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The [year] magna carta constitutionally set a precedent that would lead to parliamentary sovereignty later. It meant there were no limits on the ???
1215 competence of parliament
after joining in [year] the UK was a member of the EU for nearly ?? years
1973 50
in [year] David Cameron called for the ? punishment of those who rioted
2011 exemplary
Kier Starmer example lack of control. Told party to abstain from ceasefire vote but only ?? in total did. Of them ? were cabinet ministers
10 8
why was the 2022 dissolution of parliament act passed - it overturned a certain rule about needing a 2/3 parliamentary vote to call an election
BJ failed on a vote to call an electon 3x
word for UK constitution to do with power being held all in one place
unitary
example showing UK not strictly bound to European charter on human rights.
2005 anti-terrorist legislation passed due to derogation
one constitutional work of authority was the twin pillars theory, a newer one came from the ?? of the 2010 coalition
cabinet secretary
some policy area sovereignty went to the EU with the passage of the [year] [treaty]
2009 Lisbon
the 1999 HOL act left 92 hereditary peers remaining, this was called the ??
cranborne compromise
before the 1999 HOL act there were over [number] peers
1000
strategic reason the 2011 FTP passed
so lib dems couldnāt be bullied by PM threatening to call election
2015 Recall of the MPs act is limited in accountability as constituents cannot recall an MP based off ofā¦
their voting record
example showing impact of recall of the MPs even when the MP wasnāt removed
Ian Paisley Jr forced to answer to scrutiny about working on behalf of foreign government
what power did the Lords get in 2014
to resign retire or be kicked
example of instance causing the west lothian Q. in [year] tuition fees raised to Ā£[?] thanks to votes from Scottish MPs who live in a country with free uni
2002 3000
city devolution outside London initially failed with ? ? and Newcastle rejecting it. What worked better was ?? of which there are [number]
leeds manchester combined authorities 11
% of the UK population live under the jurisdiction of a metro mayor
21%
in [year] ?? was elected as the first North Tyne metro mayor. the position of police and crime commissioner for the area though had low turnout at the electio and is more of a gateway job as evident with ??
2019 Jamie Driscoll Kim McGuiness
If England devolved it would dominate the union as it contains % of the GDP of the UK
95%
In 2004 how many people voted no to NE devolution
78%
London lost devolved body under ? being seen as a ?? then regained it via ?
Thatcher socialist enclave Blair
The good friday agreement did not create a northern ireland parliamentā¦ it ? it since [year]
restored 1972
most constituencies have between ??k and ??k people
60k 80k
around how many MPs are frontbenchers
140
in the HOL there are ?? lords spiritual which only includes anglican leaders, other faiths are just life peers. There are ??? crossbenchers
26 180
Critique of Boris Johnson peer appointment. Critique of Rishi Sunak peer appointment
his brother David Cameron
3 types of backbench bills
ballot 10 minute presentation
bill that the HOC voted for the HOL to stop delaying after 1yr period
2000 lowering gay age of consent to 16
May, via ???x statutory instruments, attempted to make it so her brexit deal couldnāt be scrutinised as usual
600
The commons do not have time to deal with statutory instruments, instead the HOL deals with it via the
secondary legislation scrutiny committee
what committees do all backbench MPs have to sit on
public bills committees
Private members bills can be opposed very easily as they have to be rescheduled on the parliamentary timetable everytime {?} MPs say ?
1 oppose
scrutiny of the executive is easier due to ?? and the fact that the public accounts committee is always chaired by a member of the ?
parliamentary privilege opposition
example of Public accounts committee legislative change [year]
2016 stricted tax avoidance crackdowns for multinational corporations like Google
the ?? which is there for departmental heads to checkt the PM is not effective considering ?? could just delay his appearances
liason committee Boris Johnson
in recent years the number of ? in parliament has grown, they act as policy advisors to ministers
SPADS
Who was pressured to resign in 2017 as a SPAD for being accused of writing parts of the Tory manifesto and overall undermining the private role of PM ?
Fiona Hill May
What is the informal way a PM is tested by parliament
whether they can pass a budget
example of Cameron respecting parliamentās role to do with the military
they voted against military action in Syrian airspace
the payroll vote, assured votes from paid ministers, goes out to how many people
120
3 examples of collective ministerial responsibility not being in effect: [1] [Eg. Gove] [support]
coalition brexit vote may
whilst it seems extreme for ministers to resign for breaking IMR, the impact of this expulsion is short term as ?? and ?? returned to ministerial positions after doing this
Amber Rudd Priti Patel
whilst Thatcher filled cabinet with her own allies, May also filled it withā¦
filled it with pro/anti brexit and allies
what is it called when the PM is so individually popular their majority increases as people vote for the party
prime ministerial coattails
which PM presented decisions to cabinet as a fait accompli and what does it mean
Blair decision already made for them
a [year] poll showed that desire for Welsh independence was at a level similar to when the independence referendum for Scotland was called at % [for wales]
2021 39%
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