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Parent topics
- Parliament [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy (capital London) and island nation in north-west Europe, between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, which includes England, Scotland, Wales (on the island of Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. [e]
Subtopics
- Monarchy of the United Kingdom [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Government of the United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional government where executive authority notionally lies with the monarch but is exercised in practice by her ministers, and is the collective name for these ministers. [e]
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [r]: The head of the British government, usually the leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons. [e]
- Chancellor of the Exchequer [r]: The head of the department of the British government that administers the public revenue, including the receipt and expenditure of money for public services. [e]
House of Commons
- House of Commons (United Kingdom) [r]: Lower house of the Parliament in the United Kingdom, situated in London's Palace of Westminster. [e]
- Member of Parliament (UK) [r]: An elected representative in the House of Commons (the lower house of the legislative branch of government in the UK); they represent the public, debate legislation, vote on whether a bill should become law, and serve on various committees. [e]
- Speaker of the House of Commons (UK) [r]: chair of the United Kingdom's lower house of Parliament, responsible for keeping debates to order and ensuring that proper parliamentary procedure is followed; also represents the Commons to the House of Lords, other parliamentary groups and the public. [e]
- Leader of the Opposition (UK) [r]: the leader of the largest political party in the UK House of Commons in opposition to the government; office held by David Cameron since December 2005. [e]
- Resigning from the UK Parliament [r]: Legal issues which govern leaving the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. [e]
- Members' Lobby [r]: Hallway in the Palace of Westminster used by members of the House of Commons, that may congregate here for discussions while not dealing with other business. [e]
House of Lords
- House of Lords [r]: The upper chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
- Speaker of the House of Lords [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
- Commonwealth of Nations [r]: An international organisation that evolved out of the British Empire. [e]
- Scottish Parliament [r]: Legislative body of Scotland, having authority over many aspects of Scottish political life including Health and Education; re-created by the Act of Devolution 1997. [e]
- Welsh Assembly [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Northern Irish Assembly [r]: Add brief definition or description
