Article contentMore than 1,000 U.K. laws were secretly vetted by the Queen or Prince Charles before they were approved by the U.K. members of the parliament, The Guardian reports. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or The Queen, Prince Charles vetted 1,062 laws before passage in parliament: The Guardian Back to videoThe Guardian found that 1,062 laws ranging from matters of justice, food policy and social security to smaller rules on road safety and hovercraft, as part of an investigation into the powers of the Queen’s consent — an old parliamentary formality whereby the Queen is privately told of draft parliamentary bills affecting the Crown’s interests and asked for consent to debate them. Her refusal to give consent can deny the parliament the ability to debate the law in question.

Source: National Post February 09, 2021 16:18 UTC