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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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How do they decide who the leader of the opposition is?
Suppose the 2017 general election had gone very differently. Labour down to <200 seats, Tories triumphant.
Suppose that most Labour MPs were against Corbyn but couldn't remove him as leader (they've …
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Is there a record of how party strength in the House of Lords has changed over time?
This article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_House_of_Lords shows how the parties (and non parties) stand right now.
Is there any collection of information about how many members they …
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If the UK Prime Minister dies who is "next in line" given there is no current deputy PM
Prime ministers with no deputy often appoint a First Secretary of State.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Secretary_of_State
This is Dominic Raab at the time of writing. He is chairing the cabi …
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How frequent is it for governments to win votes in the house of Commons, which would fail wi...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_government_defeats_in_the_House_of_Commons_(1945%E2%80%93present)
This is a list of government defeats in the house of Commons. Does a similar list exist for ho …
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Why do the Conservatives bother standing in elections in Northern Ireland?
According to Wikipedia, the Conservative party only started contesting elections in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s, and they haven't ever been close to a breakthrough. Their political philosophy i …
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How old is cooperation between British and American parties on the same 'side'?
Recently there was a news story about Labour activists from the UK volunteering to support the Democratic party in the United States. Sometimes the traffic is the other way - in 2015 a team organised …
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Is there an online source for pre-1942 UK general election polls from the British Institute ...
I know that there are records of UK general election polls from before 1942, since I have read them in back issues of Cavalcade in the British Library (because I'm fun). I'm looking for an online reco …
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In a Westminster parliamentary system who would be appointed Prime Minister if all MPs were ...
Someone would put themselves forward to the head of state/governor-general. They would write a programme of government, known as the queens speech in the uk, which would then be voted on. If a simple …
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What previous actions had been taken by Bristol city council regarding the statue of Edward ...
A quick partial answer which I can turn into a comment if not good enough. You asked what caused the delay.
I am a Bristolian. Some people opposed removing the statue because Colston was a benefactor …
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