sovereignty

• the Uk parliaments is sovereign
• parliamentary sovereign is the concept that parliament is the the supreme decision making body in the UK
• any decision in the Uk can be overturned by parliament
• legal sovereignty refers to formal power that lies where laws are made in this case parliament is the legal sovereignty
• political sovereignty refers to bodies and institutions or a group in practice that holds the most influence over decision-making in the UK for example the PM cabinet and the governing party
• popular sovereignty- rests with the electorate which votes in referendums and electorates, the outcomes of which are in practice binding in parliament
• devolved sovereignty- parliament agrees for other bodies or institutions to take decisions