Tynwald Day 2015: Thousands celebrate Manx national day
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Thousands of people gathered in St John's to celebrate Tynwald Day on Monday despite the almost constant rainy weather
Thousands of people gathered in St John's on Monday to celebrate Tynwald Day - the Isle of Man's national day.
It is the only day of the year when parliament is held in the open air and the public gets the chance to lobby politicians by presenting petitions.
This year's Tynwald Honour, the highest award the court can make, was presented to Geoffrey Karran MBE.
He has been being recognised for his "substantial" Manx charity work.
At Tynwald Day 2015 there were 18 acts for promulgation, including the Criminal Justice, Police Powers Act 2014, the Sewerage Amendment Act and the Terrorism and Other Crime Act 2014
During the day the Manx flag was flown from the UK Ministry of Justice headquarters in London.
The Ministry of Justice manages the UK Government’s constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies
Justice Minister Lord Faulks said: "I was delighted to celebrate Tynwald Day alongside the Isle of Man.
"The UK Government takes its constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies very seriously and in flying the Manx flag, the Ministry of Justice is pleased to recognise the historic ties between the UK and the Isle of Man".