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POLITICS IN THE UK, POLITICAL PARTIES in UK, People vote their local MPs -…
POLITICS IN THE UK
Queen Elizabeth II
had of State
no politician
Prime Minister
discuss policy
no elected
sign new laws (she can't say "no")
Prime minister
head of the government
lives: number 10 Downing Street
choose 22 people
from party to be ministers in the "Cabinet"
functions
take decisions (taxation)
proposes new laws
3 major political parties:
Labour Party (left)
Liberal Democrats (centre)
Conservative Party (right)
National and regional powers
Welsh Assemblies
Northern Irish Assemblies
Scottish Parliament
UK
democracy
no president
Parliament
House of
Lords
elect
became members of the House of Lords for life
British people don't elect them
functions
gives advice
asks for change
checks new laws
800 members "Peers"
Commons
elect
by British people (over 18)
every 5 years
functions
discuss new laws
659 Members of Parliament
POLITICAL PARTIES in UK
Scottish National Party
(currently led by Nicola Sturgeon)
is left
Scottish are more liberal than UK
SNP
The Labour Party
(currently led by David Evans)
"left wing"
The Conservative Party
(currently led by Boris Johnson)
"right wing"
business should't be regulated
should all look after ourselves
The Liberal Democrats
(currently led by Ed Davey)
mix between Liberal and Conservative
Lib Dems
People vote their local MPs
function: make local laws