Questions tagged [united-kingdom]
Questions relating to the government and politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. If your question relates to a specific country within the Union, be that England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, use with the relevant tag.
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Why are there so few reactions to the Houthis' attacks on ships?
Recently, the Houthis attacked a British ship, and not for the first time. While they claim that the ships are somehow linked to Israel, they are also owned by non-Israelis, and the crew members are ...
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What was the background and impetus of the insertion of subsection 10(A1) to the Criminal Law Act 1977?
In what materials could one find insights into the concerns, motivations and rationales that were behind the genesis of section 10(A1) of the criminal law act 1977?
I have tried searching for relevant ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 10(2) of the criminal law act 1977?
Section 10(1) CLA 1977 creates an offence of obstructing a judicial enforcement officer effecting enforcement of a court order for recovery of possession of property.
But section 10(2) explicitly ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968?
Section 23 of the Theft Act 1968 states:
Advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost.
Where any public advertisement of a reward for the return of any goods which have been stolen or lost ...
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Can the UK parliament just declare Rwanda a safe-country for asylum purposes?
Earlier today (15 Nov 2023) a UK Supreme Court ruling declared that the government policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda was not permissible, due to the risk of relocation back to the ...
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In the UK, what are the votes that started as voiced but passed into the divisions for more formal voting?
Following my previous question, I've learned from comments that many votes in the UK are voiced. According to what I was able to gather the Speaker of the House determines if a vote will be voice and ...
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How significant is the UN's condemnation of UK imprisonment of Just Stop Oil protestors?
It has recently come to light that the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, had sent a letter to the UK government warning ...
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What level of data anonymisation is the NHS federated data platform/Palantir using?
It is in the news that UK NHS patients will not be given the option of whether their medical data is processed by US spy tech firm Palantir. This is being justified by because their data will be ...
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What would happen if the UK government simply ignores the ECHR and proceeds with the Rwanda relocation scheme?
As explained in the answer to Would there be any economic consequences if the UK were to leave the ECHR?, leaving the ECHR over the Rwanda plan could potentially upset the Good Friday agreement and is ...
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If UK government "ignored the law" on asylum seekers, what are the consequences? [duplicate]
The UK government wants to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, but the proposed policy has been ruled unlawful by the UK Supreme Court.
The Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson is widely reported ...
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When was the last/prior time a former PM served in another (non-PM) position in the UK government?
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Sunak then announced he was bringing Cameron back to frontline politics as foreign secretary, in a stunning move that has few parallels in recent British political history.
Cameron served as ...
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Why does the UK compete in sports sometimes as "GBR" and sometimes as each of its individual nations? [duplicate]
In football and some other sports England, Wales, NI and Scotland compete as one independent country but at olympics, saling, skiing etc compete as "GBR"
What is reason for that?
UK has just ...
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Given the principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom, how would the UK go about adopting a written constitutional settlement?
Given the principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom, which holds that:
Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution. It makes Parliament the supreme legal ...
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Has UK common budget or every country has its own?
How financial system works in UK?
Must England, Scotland, Wales and North Ireland, fill the common budget or every country is completely independent, "keep" his money/profit for itself?
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Have the UK government explained exactly why a march for peace in Gaza on Armistice Day would be disrespectful?
It is reported that various members of the UK government consider a march calling for peace in Gaza planned in London on Saturday 11 November disrespectful. However, while there are multiple quotes ...
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Transcript of public discussion between Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak, 2 Nov 2023, about the macroeconomic theme of artificial intelligence? [duplicate]
Is there a transcript (not audio or video) online of the public discussion about the macroeconomic theme of artificial intelligence that took place between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and British prime ...
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Why do you need to get court records transcribed to find out what was said?
It is in the news that it is very expensive for victims to access transcriptions of court proceedings of which they were present. For example one rape survivor said she was quoted £7,500 for the ...
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In what sense did the English Channel migration crisis begin “nearly five years ago”?
According to this article,
Meanwhile, ministers are understood to believe they have finally turned a corner on the number of migrants crossing the Channel, nearly five years after the crisis began.
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How many MPs have lost their seat in an election and subsequently been promoted to the House of Lords?
According to the electoral reform society Nearly 1/3 of current members of the House of Lords were politicians before their elevation.
In the current House of Lords, 29 percent of peers were ...
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What kind of advantage are ethnic Indians and the Republic of India expecting from Rishi Sunak? [closed]
Indians are celebrating Rishi Sunak's appointment as the PM.
Why are they celebrating?
Being an ethnic Indian and a Hindu, what kind of advantage do ethnic Indians in the UK and the Republic of India ...
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What were the postal vote figures in the 2023 Tamworth UK by-election?
What were the postal vote figures in the 2023 Tamworth UK by-election? I have looked in many places online and could not find them (if they were published)
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Could the UK government be prosecuted for their role in aiding and abetting war crimes in Gaza?
Just came across this:
Prime Minister warned of intention to prosecute UK government officials for complicity in war crimes in Gaza
I don't want to rely solely on what they say on their page to assess ...
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What evidence is there to show that the UK has become more polarised in recent years?
Anecdotally, I have found it to be taken as a given that currently, the UK is in one of its most politically polarised times; whether that is from newspapers, or from the opinion of my social circle. ...
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Why didn’t the UK reduce their yearly immigration despite leaving the EU?
Previously it seemed like wanting to cut down migration was a cornerstone argument for Brexit to happen. But despite the UK fully leaving the EU and the Conservative Party still being in power, the UK ...
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Do major parties have explicit long-term agendas?
Major parties in two-party-dominated states (e.g. US and UK) have clear reputations, we can look at the laws they pass and listen to what pundits say about them. I have never read a manifesto (maybe I ...
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UK budget and the financial services industry
A few days ago the BBC reported https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66897881 on the disastrous mini budget of the Kwarteng/Truss era, and included this:
Economically, the UK has long enjoyed a ...
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By which reasoning is Birmingham "the largest local authority in Europe"?
In recent reports, the BBC has used this superlative in relation to the City of Birmingham multiple times:
The largest local authority in Europe is to halt all spending other than services it must ...
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Why is vote counting made so laborious in the US?
At the UK General Election in 2015, the constituency of Houghton & Sunderland South, declared its result in under 49 minutes, from close of polling.
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What is the rationale for allowing Irish and Commonwealth citizens to vote in general elections?
To vote at the UK general election you must be (among other things):
be a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen
be resident at an address in the UK (or a UK citizen living abroad ...
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Does allowing Commonwealth citizens to vote in UK elections have any practical impact on those elections?
Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK are generally allowed to vote in UK elections, even if they aren't British citizens. There's been some controversy over this provision. For example, Migration ...
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A comparison on UK and Japan cost of living
Both are Island countries, the UK's cost of living is 63.6, and Japan cost of living is 54.3 (reference).
Yet Japan has a higher quality of life index.
Why UK have that additional 10~ cost of living ...
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When was the last defeat by filibuster of a government-backed bill in the UK?
Let's define defeat as the bill not passing that session.
Wikipedia lists a number of successful filibusters but most (if not all in that list) appear to be on private bills or advanced by a minority ...
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How and why has the UK been arresting anti-monarchy protestors?
The UK police have been arresting protesters for being anti-monarchy in public.
What I want to know is:
HOW: Can the UK justify these arrests within their own laws? Have they tried to?
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When did a Prime Minister last miss two, consecutive Prime Minister's Questions?
Rishi Sunak was criticised at the Liaison Committee for his plans to miss two consecutive Prime Minister's Questions sessions in Parliament:
Sir Chris Bryant: Remind us when a Prime Minister last
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Have Prime Ministers ever removed people from Honours Lists
PMQs again see Rishi Sunak pushed on the state of Johnson's resignation honours list and why he is allowing Johnson's nominations to the Lord's to go forward.
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Boris Johnson Partygate Report: What are the possible consequences for Johnson?
As I type this, the debate is ongoing over Boris Johnson, deciding whether or not to accept the Partygate report's findings.
The report suggests a 90-day suspension, possibly triggering a by-election, ...
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Have Jonathan Pie's "allegations" been supported by the Privileges Committee report? "he lied, and did it again by denying that he’d previously lied"
The Evening Standard's June 20, 2023 MPs overwhelmingly back report finding Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Partygate begins:
MPs voted by 354 to seven to accept a report finding ...
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If Boris Johnson returns as an MP, would he have to serve the 90-day suspension for lying to Parliament?
Parliament has accepted the partygate report, which investigated whether Boris Johnson misled parliament. The report recommended a 90-day suspension and that he should be denied a former member's pass ...
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Why does the UK Parliament allow its members to also be in the Irish Parliament?
The House of Commons disallows its MPs to also be members of foreign legislatures except for Commonwealth countries and, since 2000, Ireland. Why is Ireland a special case here?
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Why is there a strong drive for undocumented migration, from France, to the United Kingdom?
Since years, undocumented migrants camp in Calais and try to get to the United Kingdom. In recent days, media have reported this has increased. For example, BBC News.
I can understand why ...
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Given the typical pace of Parliament, what is roughly the earliest one could see the renters reform bill becoming law? [closed]
How long does it take for such a Bill to make it through Parliament and gain parliamentary assent?
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Why does England not have its own government?
There is the Welsh Government, The Northern Ireland Assembly, and The Scottish Government. All those countries are also under the Westminster government. Why does England not have its own devolved ...
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Why do immigrants want to come to the UK when its cost of living is so high? [closed]
As a working visa holder, I realize that the cost of living in the UK is horrifying.
A British whole breakfast that would cost only £3 in Asia costs £10 in the UK.
Public transport wise, it only cost ...
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Where are the "shires" in the UK?
Today's Guardian article, "Local elections: Tories tipped for heavy losses," contains the following statement:
...the Conservatives could lose about 500 seats to the Lib Dems and 300
to Labour. ...
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Why is it so difficult to deal with cold calling? [closed]
It is in the news that the UK government is making a significant investment in "a clampdown on the use of cold calls to sell financial products". This involves significant investment in ...
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What is the logic of allowing animal testing for cosmetics regarding the safety of workers but not the safety of customers?
25 years ago in response to public pressure concerning animal welfare in the cosmetics industry a ban on cosmetic testing on animals was introduced. The text of that motion:
That this House welcomes ...
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UK allegiance oath - Is there a secular alternative?
It has been proposed that at the Coronation, the "general public" will be "invited" to swear an oath which takes the form "I swear that I will pay true allegiance to your ...
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How does the logic work for no prosecution exceptions to the right to not self incriminate in the presence of different jurisdictions?
In many democratic countries there is some sort of a right for an accused to not have to answer police questions to prevent people being forced to incriminate themselves. In the USA this is in the ...
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Will we know after the election how many people are denied a vote because of the new ID rules?
In the UK on Thursday 4 May 2023, local elections are taking place across England. To vote at a polling station, you will need to bring photo ID. This is a new law introduced by the current ...
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Why does British Humanist Association advocate for abortion rights? [closed]
When going over the website of the Humanists.UK I discovered that this organization advocates for extended abortion rights.
This looks to me highly counterintuitive. I was always convinced that a ...
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