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When was the last/prior time a former PM served in another (non-PM) position in the UK government?

The instance in the 1970s was when Alec Douglas-Home came back to serve as Foreign Secretary in the Heath ministry in 1970, just under six years after leaving the office of Prime Minister in 1964 ...
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Can the UK parliament just declare Rwanda a safe-country for asylum purposes?

Yes, it can. Parliament is sovereign in the UK, which means that the legislature is supreme over the executive and judicial branches. If parliament were to pass a bill which overruled the Supreme ...
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Have the UK government explained exactly why a march for peace in Gaza on Armistice Day would be disrespectful?

The article you have linked in your first paragraph does provide some more context to the British government's characterisation of the planned demonstrations as "disrespectful". The main ...
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In the UK, what are the votes that started as voiced but passed into the divisions for more formal voting?

In Parliament, all votes start out as voiced. At the end of a debate, the speaker "puts the question" by stating the matter which will be decided. The MPs in the chamber then vote by ...
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How significant is the UN's condemnation of UK imprisonment of Just Stop Oil protestors?

Not very significant. The UN Special Rapporteur has no actual powers to effect change, as set out in the mandate given in RES/48/14. Firstly it's worth noting the the Just Stop Oil protesters were not ...
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Has UK common budget or every country has its own?

The Westminster Parliament creates a budget for its responsibilities that covers the whole UK. This budget will include taxes, money from other sources (such as bond sales) and allocations of money. ...
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Have the UK government explained exactly why a march for peace in Gaza on Armistice Day would be disrespectful?

Because calls for peace are seen as a dog whistle If calls for peace were only about peace, it’s unlikely that anyone would have an issue with them. But as evidenced by protests over the past month, ...
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What level of data anonymisation is the NHS federated data platform/Palantir using?

Frame challenge, the method used for anonymsing the data is not really the relevant part if you want to judge the risk of deanonymisation. The relevant question is how much and which data about ...
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What would happen if the UK government simply ignores the ECHR and proceeds with the Rwanda relocation scheme?

They could still abide by all other ECHR rulings but declare that henceforth any rulings related to matters of asylum will be ignored. International repercussions could they'd be suspended from CoE ...
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What would happen if the UK government simply ignores the ECHR and proceeds with the Rwanda relocation scheme?

The government would be breaking the law of the UK. And so could be sued for damages in UK courts. It is different if Parliament tells the government to ignore the ECHR, for example by amending the ...
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