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410 relations: Abbot, Act of Settlement 1701, Acts of Union 1707, Alec Douglas-Home, Amendment, Anachronism, Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, Another place, Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, Archbishop, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland), Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of York, Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield, Attorney General for England and Wales, Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom), Baron, Basil Hume, BBC, BBC News, Betty Boothroyd, Bicameralism, Bill (law), Birmingham, Bishop of Durham, Bishop of Gloucester, Bishop of London, Bishop of Winchester, Bishops in the Church of Scotland, Black Rod, Borough, Brexit, British Nationality Act 1948, British Politics (journal), By-elections to the House of Lords, C-SPAN, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cash-for-Honours scandal, Catholic priests in public office, Chamber of Most Worthy Peers, Chamber of Peers (France), Chamber of Princes, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Charles I of England, Charles III, ... Expand index (360 more) »
Abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement (12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of England that settled the succession to the English and Irish crowns to only Protestants, which passed in 1701.
See House of Lords and Act of Settlement 1701
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union refer to two Acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of England in 1706, the other by the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.
See House of Lords and Acts of Union 1707
Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, (2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
See House of Lords and Alec Douglas-Home
Amendment
An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.
See House of Lords and Amendment
Anachronism
An anachronism (from the Greek ἀνά ana, 'against' and χρόνος khronos, 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of people, events, objects, language terms and customs from different time periods.
See House of Lords and Anachronism
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, (born Andreas Adonis; 22 February 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and journalist who served in HM Government for five years in the Blair ministry and the Brown ministry.
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Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon (born 7 January 1959) is a British politician and life peer serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal since 2024.
See House of Lords and Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
Another place
"Another place" or "the other place" is a euphemism used in many bicameral parliaments using the Westminster system (including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom) and several rival educational establishments.
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Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill
Anthony Paul Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, QC (né Raab; 3 July 1936 – 8 August 2020) was a British barrister and member of the House of Lords.
See House of Lords and Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the judicial functions of the House of Lords by allowing senior judges to sit in the House of Lords as life peers with the rank of baron, known as Lords of Appeal in Ordinary.
See House of Lords and Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office.
See House of Lords and Archbishop
Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, bearing the title Primate of All Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.
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Archbishop of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury.
See House of Lords and Archbishop of York
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield PC (28 September 1916 – 8 January 2007), was by turns a civil servant, a company director, a Conservative Party politician, and a European Commissioner.
See House of Lords and Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
Attorney General for England and Wales
His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is the chief legal adviser to the sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales as well as the highest ranking amongst the law officers of the Crown.
See House of Lords and Attorney General for England and Wales
Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom)
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom)
Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
Basil Hume
George Basil Hume (born George Haliburton Hume; 2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was an English Catholic bishop.
See House of Lords and Basil Hume
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
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Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, (8 October 1929 – 26 February 2023) was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000.
See House of Lords and Betty Boothroyd
Bicameralism
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.
See House of Lords and Bicameralism
Bill (law)
A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law.
See House of Lords and Bill (law)
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
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Bishop of Durham
The bishop of Durham is responsible for the diocese of Durham in the province of York.
See House of Lords and Bishop of Durham
Bishop of Gloucester
The Bishop of Gloucester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.
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Bishop of London
The bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.
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Bishop of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England.
See House of Lords and Bishop of Winchester
Bishops in the Church of Scotland
There have not been bishops in the Church of Scotland since the Restoration Episcopacy of the 17th century, although there have occasionally been attempts to reintroduce episcopalianism.
See House of Lords and Bishops in the Church of Scotland
Black Rod
The usher of the Black Rod is an official in the parliaments of several countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.
See House of Lords and Black Rod
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.
See House of Lords and Borough
Brexit
Brexit (portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).
British Nationality Act 1948
The British Nationality Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 56) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on British nationality law which defined British nationality by creating the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" (CUKC) as the sole national citizenship of the United Kingdom and all of its colonies.
See House of Lords and British Nationality Act 1948
British Politics (journal)
British Politics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering British political studies published by Palgrave Macmillan.
See House of Lords and British Politics (journal)
By-elections to the House of Lords
By-elections to the House of Lords occur when vacancies arise among seats assigned to hereditary peers due to death, resignation, or disqualification.
See House of Lords and By-elections to the House of Lords
C-SPAN
Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service.
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a post in the Government of the United Kingdom that has been held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 1945.
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Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK Government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.
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Cardinal (Catholic Church)
A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis) is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
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Cash-for-Honours scandal
The Cash-for-Honours scandal (also known as Cash for Peerages, Loans for Lordships, Loans for Honours or Loans for Peerages) was a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007 concerning the connection between political donations and the award of life peerages.
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Catholic priests in public office
A number of Catholic priests have served in civil office.
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Chamber of Most Worthy Peers
The Chamber of Peers of Portugal, alternatively translatable as the House of Lords and formally styled the Chamber of the Most Worthy Peers of the Realm (Portuguese: Câmara dos Pares or Câmara dos Digníssimos Pares do Reino), was the upper house of the Cortes Gerais, the legislature of the Kingdom of Portugal during most of the constitutional monarchy period.
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Chamber of Peers (France)
The Chamber of Peers (Chambre des pairs) was the upper house of the French parliament from 1814 to 1848.
See House of Lords and Chamber of Peers (France)
Chamber of Princes
The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was an institution established in 1920 by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V to provide a forum in which the rulers of the princely states of India could voice their needs and aspirations to the colonial government of British India.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer
The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury.
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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834.
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Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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Church in Wales
The Church in Wales (Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
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Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919
The Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 76) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that enables the Church of England to submit primary legislation called measures, for passage by Parliament.
See House of Lords and Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann,; Kirk o Airlann) is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.
See House of Lords and Church of Ireland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland (The Kirk o Scotland; Eaglais na h-Alba) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland.
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Church Times
The Church Times is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper based in London and published in the United Kingdom on Fridays.
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Clergy Act 1661
The Clergy Act 1661 (13 Cha. 2 St. 1. c. 2) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in 1661.
See House of Lords and Clergy Act 1661
Clerk of the Parliaments
The Clerk of the Parliaments is the chief clerk of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Clerk of the Parliaments
Cloture
Cloture (also), closure or, informally, a guillotine, is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.
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Clouds of Witness
Clouds of Witness is a 1926 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the second in her series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
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Commonwealth citizen
A Commonwealth citizen is a citizen of a Commonwealth of Nations member state.
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Commonwealth of England
The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649.
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Confidence motions in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, confidence motions are a means of testing the support of the government (executive) in a legislative body, and for the legislature to remove the government from office. House of Lords and confidence motions in the United Kingdom are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
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Constitution Committee
The Constitution Committee is a cross-party select committee of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Constitutional Reform Act 2005
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, relevant to UK constitutional law.
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Convention (political norm)
A convention (also known as a constitutional convention) is an informal and uncodified tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state.
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Convention Parliament (1660)
The Convention Parliament of England (25 April 1660 – 29 December 1660) followed the Long Parliament that had finally voted for its own dissolution on 16 March that year.
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Cook Islands
The Cook Islands (Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; Kūki Airani) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (24 August 1932 – 1 September 2017) was a British cardinal, the Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
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COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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Crossbencher
A crossbencher is a minor party or independent member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia.
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Crown Honours Lists
Crown Honours Lists are lists of honours conferred upon citizens of the Commonwealth realms.
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Curia regis
The curia regis, Latin for "the royal council" or "'''king's court'''", was the name given to councils of advisers and administrators in medieval Europe who served kings, including kings of France, Norman kings of England and Sicily, kings of Poland and the kings and queens of Scotland.
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Dan Byles
Daniel Alan Byles (born 24 June 1974) is a former British politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 2010 to 2015.
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David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024.
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David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint
David George Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint (born 5 July 1957), is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Minister of State for the Home Office since July 2024.
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David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
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David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke
Leopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke, (born 14 September 1938), is a British hereditary peer and former member of the House of Lords.
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David Young, Baron Young of Graffham
David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, (27 February 1932 – 9 December 2022) was a British Conservative politician, cabinet minister and businessman.
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Debate chamber
A debate chamber is a room for people to discuss and debate.
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December 1910 United Kingdom general election
The December 1910 United Kingdom general election was held from 3 to 19 December.
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Dennis Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Coddenham
Henry Dennistoun "Dennis" Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Coddenham, (born 19 July 1945) is a British businessman and former chairman of HBOS.
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Department for Business and Trade
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Department for Education
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Department of Energy (United Kingdom)
The Department of Energy was a department of the United Kingdom Government.
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
See House of Lords and Department of Health and Social Care
Devolution
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level.
See House of Lords and Devolution
Dewan Negara
The Dewan Negara (Jawi) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), including four who are appointed to represent the federal territories. House of Lords and Dewan Negara are national upper houses.
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Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
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Diocese in Europe
The Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe, known simply as the Diocese in Europe (DiE), is a diocese of the Church of England.
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Diocese of Sodor and Man
The Diocese of Sodor and Man is a diocese of the Church of England.
See House of Lords and Diocese of Sodor and Man
Dissolution of the monasteries
The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions.
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Division of the assembly
In parliamentary procedure, a division of the assembly, division of the house, or simply division is a method of taking a vote that physically counts members voting.
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Donald Soper
Donald Oliver Soper, Baron Soper (31 January 1903 – 22 December 1998) was a British Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist.
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Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime novelist, playwright, translator and critic.
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Duke
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.
Duke of Denver
In the works of Dorothy L. Sayers, the fictional title of Duke of Denver is held by Gerald Wimsey, older brother of the books' protagonist, Lord Peter Wimsey.
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Earl
Earl is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom.
Earl Marshal
Earl Marshal (alternatively marschal or marischal) is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England (then, following the Act of Union 1800, in the United Kingdom).
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Earl of Chester
The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England, extending principally over the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire.
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Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1847
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 108), sometimes called the Bishopric of Manchester Act 1847, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the principal purpose of delegating to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England the power to put forward a scheme (a form of secondary legislation) to create the Diocese of Manchester.
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Edward II of England
Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327.
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Edward III of England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377.
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Edward Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Southwell Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford, (31 January 1907 – 3 January 1982), was the only son of Jack Southwell Russell, 25th Baron de Clifford, and Eva Carrington.
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Elections in the United Kingdom
There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when all seats are contested), elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies, local elections, mayoral elections, and police and crime commissioner elections.
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Electoral Reform Society
The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) is an independent advocacy organisation in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform.
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Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.
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Enactment (British legal term)
In the law of the United Kingdom, the term enactment may refer to the whole or part of a piece of legislation or to the whole or part of a legal instrument made under a piece of legislation.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.
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English Reformation
The English Reformation took place in 16th-century England when the Church of England was forced by its monarchs and elites to break away from the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church.
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Enoch Powell
John Enoch Powell (16 June 19128 February 1998) was a British politician and statesman.
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Euphemism
A euphemism is an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive or suggests something unpleasant.
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European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.
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European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), formally just the Court of Justice (Cour de Justice), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law.
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European Union Committee
The European Union Committee was a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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European Union law
European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU).
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Ex officio member
An ex officio member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, or council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office.
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Felony
A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious.
Feudalism
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries.
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Financial Secretary to the Treasury
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a mid-level ministerial post in HM Treasury.
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Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross
Fiona Ruth Twycross, Baroness Twycross (born 29 May 1969) is a Labour Party politician.
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First Secretary of State
First Secretary of State is an office that is sometimes held by a minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Foreign Secretary
The secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza
Frances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, (née Russell; born 18 April 1944) is a British scientist and politician.
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Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Frederick Matthew Thomas Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton (born 27 October 1958), is a British peer and Labour Party politician.
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Genrōin
The was a national assembly in early Meiji Japan, established after the Osaka Conference of 1875.
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George Dangerfield
George Bubb Dangerfield (28 October 1904 in Newbury, Berkshire – 27 December 1986 in Santa Barbara, California) was a British-born American journalist, historian, and the literary editor of Vanity Fair from 1933 to 1935.
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George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.
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George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
George Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, (born 12 April 1946) is a British politician of the Labour Party who was the 10th Secretary General of NATO from 1999 to 2003; he succeeded Javier Solana.
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George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
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George Young, Baron Young of Cookham
George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented Ealing Acton from 1974 to 1997 and North West Hampshire from 1997.
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Gillian Merron
Gillian Joanna Merron, Baroness Merron (born 12 April 1959) is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since 2014.
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Government of the United Kingdom
The Government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
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Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an unsuccessful attempted regicide against King James I by a group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby who considered their actions attempted tyrannicide and who sought regime change in England after decades of religious persecution.
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H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
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Harold Wilson
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.
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Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman
Helene Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman, (Middleweek; born 26 March 1949) is a British politician who was Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE (28 April 1742 – 28 May 1811), styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was the trusted lieutenant of British prime minister William Pitt and the most powerful politician in Scotland in the late 18th century.
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Henry VII of England
Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509.
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
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Hereditary peer
The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom.
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High Court of Justiciary
The High Court of Justiciary (Àrd-chùirt a' Cheartais) is the supreme criminal court in Scotland.
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Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others.
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Historic counties of Wales
The historic counties of Wales (siroedd hynafol) were the thirteen sub-divisions used in Wales from either 1282 and 1535, up to their abolishment in 1974, being replaced by eight counties.
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History of reform of the House of Lords
Since 1997 the United Kingdom government has been engaged in reforming the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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History of the constitution of the United Kingdom
The constitution of the United Kingdom is an uncodified constitution made up of various statutes, judicial precedents, convention, treaties and other sources.
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HM Treasury
His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury), occasionally referred to as the Exchequer, or more informally the Treasury, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Home Office
The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925
The Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that makes the sale of peerages or any other honours illegal.
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House of Ariki
The House of Ariki is a parliamentary body in the Cook Islands.
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House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that prohibits certain categories of people from becoming members of the House of Commons.
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House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time.
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. House of Lords and house of Commons of the United Kingdom are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Elders (Somaliland)
The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida, majlis ash-Shuyūkh), also known as the Guurti, is the upper house of the Parliament of Somaliland. House of Lords and house of Elders (Somaliland) are national upper houses.
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House of Lords (Austria)
The House of Lords (Herrenhaus; Panská sněmovna; Camera dei signori; Gosposka zbornica.; Izba Panów; Camera Domnilor) was the upper house of the Imperial Council, the bicameral legislature of the Austrian Empire from 1861 and of the Cisleithanian (Austrian) half of Austria-Hungary upon the Compromise of 1867.
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House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015
The House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which authorised the House of Lords to expel a member, or to suspend a member for a definite period of time.
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House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament.
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House of Lords Appointments Commission
The House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) is an independent advisory non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom with oversight of some aspects of the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords Library
The House of Lords Library is the library and information resource of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords Reform Act 2014
The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords Reform Bill 2012
The House of Lords Reform Bill 2012 was a proposed Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced to the House of Commons in June 2012 by Nick Clegg.
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House of Peers (Japan)
The was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (in effect from 11 February 1889 to 3 May 1947).
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House of Peers (Spain)
The House of Peers (Spanish: Estamento de Próceres) was the upper house in the Spanish Cortes between 1834 and 1836.
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House of Tudor
The House of Tudor was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603.
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Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits
Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits (8 February 192131 October 1999) was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1967 to 1991.
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Impeachment in the United Kingdom
Impeachment is a process in which the Parliament of the United Kingdom may prosecute and try individuals, normally holders of public office, for high treason or other crimes and misdemeanours. House of Lords and Impeachment in the United Kingdom are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Impeachment trial
An impeachment trial is a trial that functions as a component of an impeachment.
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Instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting (IRV), also known as ranked-choice voting or the alternative vote (AV), combines ranked voting (in which voters rank candidates rather than choosing only a single preferred candidate) together with a system for choosing winners from these rankings by repeatedly eliminating the candidate with the fewest first-place votes and reassigning their votes until only one candidate is left.
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International Monarchist League
The International Monarchist League (known until the mid-1990s as the Monarchist League) is an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the monarchical system of government and the principle of monarchy worldwide.
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Interregnum (England)
The Interregnum was the period between the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 and the arrival of his son Charles II in London on 29 May 1660, which marked the start of the Restoration.
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Introduction (House of Lords)
The introduction is a ceremony in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom by which a new member is "introduced" to the existing membership.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.
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Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale
Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston, (20 January 1896 – 9 February 1966), was a British peeress, socialite and philanthropist.
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Irish Church Act 1869
The Irish Church Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 42) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which separated the Church of Ireland from the Church of England and disestablished the former, a body that commanded the adherence of a small minority of the population of Ireland (especially outside of Ulster).
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Irish Free State
The Irish Free State (6 December 192229 December 1937), also known by its Irish name i, was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.
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Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until the end of 1800.
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Irish nationality law
The primary law governing nationality of Ireland is the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, which came into force on 17 July 1956.
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Jack Straw
John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
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Jacqui Smith
Jacqueline Jill Smith, Baroness Smith of Malvern, (born 3 November 1962), is a British broadcaster, political commentator and Labour Party politician who has served as Minister of State for Skills since July 2024.
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James Callaghan
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff (27 March 191226 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman and Labour politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
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James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern
James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, (born 2 July 1927) is a British lawyer.
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James Timpson, Baron Timpson
William James Timpson, Baron Timpson, (born 17 September 1971), is a British businessman and politician who has served as Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending since 2024.
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Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Janet Anne Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, (born 20 August 1955), is a British Labour Co-operative Party politician.
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January 1910 United Kingdom general election
The January 1910 United Kingdom general election was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910.
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Jenny Chapman
Jennifer Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington (born 25 September 1973) is a British politician and life peer who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean since July 2024.
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John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble
John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble (born 17 March 1956) is a British politician.
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John Major
Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.
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John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith (born 4 October 1944), is a British politician and life peer who has served as Lord Speaker since 2021.
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Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords.
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Jonathan Sacks, Baron Sacks
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks (8 March 19487 November 2020) was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author.
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom.
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Julia Neuberger
Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, (née Schwab; born 27 February 1950) is a British rabbi and politician.
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Ken Maginnis
Kenneth Wiggins Maginnis, Baron Maginnis of Drumglass (born 21 January 1938), is a Northern Irish politician and life peer.
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Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Harry Clarke, Baron Clarke of Nottingham, (born 2 July 1940) is a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1992 to 1993 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
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Latin Church
The Latin Church (Ecclesia Latina) is the largest autonomous (sui iuris) particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics.
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Leader of the House of Lords
The leader of the House of Lords is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Lords.
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Legislation
Legislation is the process or result of enrolling, enacting, or promulgating laws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body.
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Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.
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Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 21) established the modern standards for the creation of life peers by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted without the House of Lords' consent
This is a list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that were enacted without the consent (approval) of the House of Lords.
List of bishops in the Church of England
The active bishops of the Church of England are usually either diocesan bishops or suffragan bishops.
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List of chief rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations
The following list of chief rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth gives information regarding the Chief Rabbi of the United Synagogue, which is represented through the mainstream majority Orthodox community of the United Kingdom (as the oldest and original denomination), and various other Orthodox communities located within the Commonwealth of Nations.
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List of Church of England measures
This is a list of Church of England measures, which are the legislation of the Church of England.
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List of hereditary peers of the House of Lords since 1999
This is a list of hereditary peers of the House of Lords since the reforms of the House of Lords Act 1999.
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List of Irish representative peers
This is a list of representative peers elected from the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords after the Kingdom of Ireland was brought into union with the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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List of legislatures by number of members
This is a list of legislatures by number of members.
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List of members of the House of Lords
This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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List of Scottish representative peers
This is a list of representative peers elected from the Peerage of Scotland to sit in the House of Lords after the Acts of Union 1707 abolished the Parliament of Scotland, where, as a unicameral legislature, all Scottish Peers had been entitled to sit.
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List of trials of peers in the House of Lords
This is a list of trials of peers in the House of Lords.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Lord Chancellor
The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister.
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Lord Great Chamberlain
The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal but above the Lord High Constable.
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Lord High Steward
The Lord High Steward is the first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor.
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Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament (Laird o Pairlament) was the holder of the lowest form of peerage, entitled as of right to take part in sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland.
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Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey (later 17th Duke of Denver) is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh).
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Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal (or, more formally, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal) is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain.
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Lord Protector
Lord Protector (plural: Lords Protector) was a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state.
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Lord Speaker
The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords is the presiding officer, chairman and highest authority of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Lord-in-waiting
Lords-in-waiting (male) or baronesses-in-waiting (female) are peers who hold office in the Royal Household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom.
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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords, as a committee of the House, effectively to exercise the judicial functions of the House of Lords, which included acting as the highest appellate court for most domestic matters.
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Lords Spiritual
The Lords Spiritual are the bishops of the Church of England who sit in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom.
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Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015
The Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (c. 18) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Loss of supply
Loss of supply occurs where a government in a parliamentary democracy using the Westminster System or a system derived from it is denied a supply of treasury or exchequer funds, by whichever house or houses of parliament or head of state is constitutionally entitled to grant and deny supply.
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Lower house
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where second chamber is the upper house.
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Maeve Sherlock
Maeve Christina Mary Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock, (born 10 November 1960) is a British politician serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2010.
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Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Margaret Beryl Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (born 22 May 1955) is a British Labour Peer and previously a trade union official and Labour politician.
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Magnum Concilium
In the Kingdom of England, the Magnum Concilium (Latin for "Great Council") was an assembly historically convened at certain times of the year when the English nobles and church leaders outside the ''Curia regis'' were summoned to discuss the affairs of the country with the king.
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Maiden speech
A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.
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Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.
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Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals.
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Manifesto
A manifesto is a written declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party, or government.
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Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
Margaret Alison of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar (born 19 September 1940), is a Scottish hereditary peer and politician.
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
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Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler
Margaret Eileen Joyce Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler (born 25 March 1949) is a British Labour member of the House of Lords serving as the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 2024.
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Marquess
A marquess (marquis) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies.
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Meg Russell
Meg Russell is a constitutional scholar of British politics.
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Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley
Merlin Charles Sainthill Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley, (17 June 1939 – 5 September 2022) was a British hereditary peer, author, and monarchist.
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Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
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Michael Foot
Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1983.
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Middlesex Guildhall
The Middlesex Guildhall is an historic court building in Westminster which houses the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
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Midlands
The Midlands is the central part of England, bordered by Wales, Northern England, Southern England and the North Sea.
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Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers.
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Minister of State for Defence
The Minister of State for Defence is a mid-level position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government.
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Minister of State for Development
The minister of state for development, formerly the minister of state for development and Africa and the secretary of state for international development, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a mid-level position in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending (or simply Prisons Minister) is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice.
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Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
The minister of state for science, research and innovation (also known as the science minister) is a mid-level position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.
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Minister of State for Transport
The Minister of State for Rail is a mid-level ministerial position in the Department for Transport of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the minister without portfolio is often a cabinet position, or often attends cabinet.
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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Mitre
The mitre (Commonwealth English) (Greek: μίτρα 'headband' or 'turban') or miter (American English; see spelling differences) is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity.
Model Parliament
The Model Parliament was the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. The term Model Parliament was first attributed to Frederic William Maitland.
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Monarchy of the United Kingdom
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.
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Monday Club
The Conservative Monday Club (usually known as the Monday Club) is a British political pressure group, aligned with the Conservative Party, though no longer endorsed by it.
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Money bill
In the Westminster system (and, colloquially, in the United States), a money bill or supply bill is a bill that solely concerns taxation or government spending (also known as appropriation of money), as opposed to changes in public law.
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National People's Congress
The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China.
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Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed
Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (نذیر احمد., born 24 April 1957) is a former Labour politician and convicted sex offender.
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Neil Kinnock
Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, (born 28 March 1942) is a Welsh politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.
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New Zealand Legislative Council
The New Zealand Legislative Council (lit) was the upper house of the General Assembly of New Zealand between 1853 and 1951.
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Nicholas True, Baron True
Nicholas Edward True, Baron True, (born 31 July 1951) is a British Conservative politician who served as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal between September 2022 and July 2024.
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Nick Clegg
Sir Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967) is a British retired politician and media executive who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015.
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Nicky Morgan
Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, (born 10 October 1972) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2014 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2019 to 2020.
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Nobility
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.
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Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler
Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, (born 2 February 1938) is a British politician who served as a member of both Margaret Thatcher and John Major's ministries during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Northern England
Northern England, or the North of England, is a region that forms the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
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Northern Ireland peace process
The Northern Ireland peace process includes the events leading up to the 1994 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, and subsequent political developments.
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Office of Public Sector Information
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.
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Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)
Old Sarum was from 1295 until 1832 a parliamentary constituency of England, Great Britain (until 1800), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
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Order of Merit
The Order of Merit (Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture.
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Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. House of Lords and Palace of Westminster are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliament Act 1911
The Parliament Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 13) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliament Act 1949
The Parliament Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 103) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. House of Lords and Parliament Act 1949 are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which form part of the constitution of the United Kingdom. House of Lords and Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliament in the Making
Parliament in the Making was a programme of events organised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to commemorate a series of anniversaries in 2015 including. House of Lords and Parliament in the Making are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain.
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Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland.
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Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland (Pairlament o Scotland; Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom relocation
Several parties have advocated the relocation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its current location at the Palace of Westminster, London, to the English Midlands or Northern England, for economic or other reasons. House of Lords and Parliament of the United Kingdom relocation are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliamentary Archives
The Parliamentary Archives of the United Kingdom preserves and makes available to the public the records of the House of Lords and House of Commons back to 1497, as well as some 200 other collections of parliamentary interest. House of Lords and parliamentary Archives are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa is a junior position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the British government.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills (also known as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister) is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Education in the British government.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean is a ministerial office in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the British government.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy is a ministerial position within the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of mental health and women's health policy.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Minister for Work and Pensions, or Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the House of Lords, is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.
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Patrick Vallance
Patrick John Thompson Vallance, Baron Vallance of Balham, (born 17 March 1960), is a British politician, physician, scientist, life peer, and clinical pharmacologist who has served as Minister of State for Science in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology since July 2024.
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Paul Tyler
Paul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, (born 29 October 1941) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.
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Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 (c. 48) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permits women peeresses and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords and allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be disclaimed.
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Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland (Moraireachd na h-Alba; Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707.
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Peerages in the United Kingdom
Peerages in the United Kingdom form a legal system comprising both hereditary and lifetime titles, composed of various ranks, and within the framework of the Constitution of the United Kingdom form a constituent part of the legislative process and the British honours system.
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People's Budget
The 1909/1910 People's Budget was a proposal of the Liberal government that introduced unprecedented taxes on the lands and incomes of Britain's wealthy to fund new social welfare programmes.
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Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton, (6 June 1919 – 9July 2018), was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of the General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.
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Peter Hendy
Peter Gerard Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill, (born 19 March 1953), is a British transport executive and politician who has served as Minister of State for Rail since July 2024.
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Peter Mandelson
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson (born 21 October 1953), is a British Labour Party politician who served as First Secretary of State from 2009 to 2010.
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Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott
Peter Derek Truscott, Baron Truscott (born 20 March 1959) is a British petroleum and mining consultant, independent member of the House of Lords and writer.
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Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath
Philip Alexander Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, (born 19 May 1949) is a former health administrator and a Labour Co-operative member of the House of Lords who has served as Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2024.
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President of the Board of Trade
The president of the Board of Trade is head of the Board of Trade.
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British royal family.
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Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British royal family.
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British royal family.
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British royal family.
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Prior (ecclesiastical)
Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders.
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Private member's bill
A private member's bill is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch.
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Prussian House of Lords
The Prussian House of Lords (Preußisches Herrenhaus) in Berlin was the upper house of the Landtag of Prussia (Preußischer Landtag), the parliament of Prussia from 1850 to 1918.
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Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, previously known as the Public Administration Select Committee, is a committee designated by the British House of Commons.
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Public bill committee
In the British House of Commons, public bill committees (known as standing committees before 2006) consider Bills – proposed Acts of Parliament. House of Lords and public bill committee are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Public policy
Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs.
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Rachel Treweek
Rachel Treweek (née Montgomery; born 4 February 1963) is an English Anglican bishop who sits in the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual.
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Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury
Ray Edward Harry Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury (born 21 December 1954) is a British politician and trade unionist serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2011.
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Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45) that introduced major changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.
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Reform Acts
The Reform Acts (or Reform Bills, before they were passed) are legislation enacted in the United Kingdom in the 19th and 20th century to enfranchise new groups of voters and to redistribute seats in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Reform of the House of Lords
The reform of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, has been a topic of discussion in UK politics for more than a century.
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Resignation from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
As a constitutional convention, members of Parliament (MPs) sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are not formally permitted to resign their seats. House of Lords and Resignation from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer
Richard Simon Hermer, Baron Hermer, (born 1968) is a British barrister and life peer who has served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland since July 2024.
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Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.
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Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook (28 February 19466 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his death in 2005 and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001 when he was replaced by Jack Straw.
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Robin Eames
Robert Henry Alexander Eames, Baron Eames, (born 27 April 1936) is an Anglican bishop and life peer, who served as Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from 1986 to 2006.
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Rotten and pocket boroughs
A rotten or pocket borough, also known as a nomination borough or proprietorial borough, was a parliamentary borough or constituency in England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom before the Reform Act 1832, which had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain unrepresentative influence within the unreformed House of Commons.
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Rowan Williams
Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet.
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Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark
Roy Francis Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark, (born 9 November 1962) is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Whip of the House of Lords since 2024.
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Royal assent
Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf.
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Salisbury Convention
The Salisbury Convention (officially called the Salisbury Doctrine, the Salisbury-Addison Convention or the Salisbury/Addison Convention) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom under which the House of Lords should not oppose the second or third reading of any government legislation promised in its election manifesto.
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Second Johnson ministry
The second Johnson ministry began on 16 December 2019, three days after Boris Johnson's audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she invited him to form a government following the 2019 general election.
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Secretary General of NATO
The secretary general of NATO is the chief civil servant of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance with 32 member states.
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Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The secretary of state for business and trade (business secretary), is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Department for Business and Trade.
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Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The secretary of state for culture, media and sport, also referred to as the culture secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Secretary of State for Defence
The secretary of state for defence, also known as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence.
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Secretary of State for Employment
The secretary of state for employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
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Secretary of State for Justice
The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice.
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Secretary of State for Transport
The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport.
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Secular clergy
In Christianity, the term secular clergy refers to deacons and priests who are not monastics or otherwise members of religious life.
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Select committee (United Kingdom)
In British politics, parliamentary select committees can be appointed from the House of Commons, like the Foreign Affairs Select Committee; from the House of Lords, like the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; or as a joint committee of Parliament drawn from both, such as the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
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Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. House of Lords and senate are national upper houses.
Senate of Lesotho
The Senate of Lesotho is the upper chamber of the Parliament of Lesotho, which, along with the National Assembly of Lesotho (the lower chamber), comprises the legislature of Lesotho. House of Lords and Senate of Lesotho are national upper houses.
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Senate of the Kingdom of Italy
The Senate of the Kingdom of Italy was the upper house of the bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of Italy, officially created on 4 March 1848, acting as an evolution of the original Subalpine Senate.
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Senate of Zimbabwe
The Senate of Zimbabwe is the upper of the two chambers in Zimbabwe's Parliament. House of Lords and Senate of Zimbabwe are national upper houses.
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Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
The Senior Deputy Speaker is an officer of the House of Lords whose main role is to preside over the House when it is in committee (i.e., considering a bill at committee stage), either in the Lords Chamber or in Grand Committee, which is when committee stage is taken away from the floor to free up debating time in the main Chamber.
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Serjeant-at-arms
A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings.
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Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, also referred as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, and casually as the Shadow Lords Leader, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Lords.
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Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Sharon Jane Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, (born 19 January 1956), is a British politician and life peer who has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and a Baroness-in-Waiting since July 2024.
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Simon de Montfort's Parliament
Simon de Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament held from 20 January 1265 until mid-March of the same year, called by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader.
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Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote (STV), sometimes mistakenly conflated with proportional ranked choice voting (P-RCV), is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot.
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Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore
Spencer Elliot Livermore, Baron Livermore (born 12 June 1975) is a British politician and strategist serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2015 and Financial Secretary to the Treasury since 2024.
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State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial event which formally marks the beginning of each session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. House of Lords and State Opening of Parliament are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Statutory instrument
In many countries, a statutory instrument is a form of delegated legislation.
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Sue Hayman
Susan Mary Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock (née Bentley; born 28 July 1962) is a British politician and life peer who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024.
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Supreme court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is the legislature of North Korea.
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Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
Susan Frances Maria Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford (née McElroy; born 16 May 1967).
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Stationery Office
The Stationery Office (TSO) is a British publishing company created in 1996 when the publishing arm of His Majesty's Stationery Office was privatised.
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The Strange Death of Liberal England
The Strange Death of Liberal England is a book written by George Dangerfield and published in 1935.
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The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.
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Tim Beaumont
Timothy Wentworth Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley (22 November 1928 – 8 April 2008) was a British politician and an Anglican priest.
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Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn
Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn, (10 June 192925 November 2016) was a businessman and Labour politician.
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Tony Benn
Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as The Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician and political activist who served as a Cabinet minister in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Tony Blair
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
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Tony Wright (Cannock Chase MP)
Anthony Wayland Wright (born 11 March 1948) is a British Labour Party politician and author, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock Chase from 1997 to 2010.
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Treason
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance.
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Treaty of Union
The Treaty of Union is the name usually now given to the treaty which led to the creation of the new state of Great Britain.
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UK Independence Party
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal that emerged in 2009, concerning expense claims made by members of the British Parliament in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords over the previous years. House of Lords and United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal are parliament of the United Kingdom.
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United Synagogue
The United Synagogue (US) is a union of British Orthodox Jewish synagogues, representing the central Orthodox movement in Judaism.
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Upper house
An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.
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Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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Vatican City
Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Stato della Città del Vaticano; Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.
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Vatican Publishing House
The Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana; Officina libraria editoria Vaticana; LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926.
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Vernon Coaker
Vernon Rodney Coaker, Baron Coaker (born 17 June 1953) is a British politician and life peer serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence since 2024.
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Viscount
A viscount (for male) or viscountess (for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.
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Viscount Stansgate
Viscount Stansgate, of Stansgate in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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Voice vote
In parliamentary procedure, a voice vote (from the Latin viva voce, meaning "by live voice") or acclamation is a voting method in deliberative assemblies (such as legislatures) in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by responding vocally.
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Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley
Wajid Iltaf Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley (born 15 October 1979), is a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2017 to 2019 and as Mayor of Burnley from 2020 to 2021.
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Wakeham Report
A House for the Future, known as the Wakeham Report, published in 2000, was the report of a Royal Commission headed by Lord Wakeham, concerning reform of the House of Lords.
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Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487.
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Welsh Church Act 1914
The Welsh Church Act 1914 is an Act of Parliament under which the Church of England was separated and disestablished in Wales and Monmouthshire, leading to the creation of the Church in Wales.
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Westminster system
The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature, first developed in England.
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White paper
A white paper is a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter.
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William IV
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837.
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Women in the House of Lords
The first women in the House of Lords took their seats in 1958, forty years after women were granted the right to stand as MPs in the House of Commons.
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Woolsack
The Woolsack is the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss.
1983 Code of Canon Law
The 1983 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church".
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2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.
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2009 cash for influence scandal
The 2009 cash for influence scandal (also cash for amendments or cash for laws) was a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2009 concerning four Labour Party Life Peers offering to help make amendments to legislation for up to £120,000.
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2021 Lord Speaker election
An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, was held from 13 to 15 April 2021.
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