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who is in parliament
house of commons
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speaker of the house
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when an MP becomes the speaker, they must sever all ties to their previous party
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party(s) in government on the right, opposition on the left
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oppostion
leader of the official opposition (second largest party) sits at the front with their shadow minsters- leader of opposition appoints shadow cabinet
each shadow minster's job is to scrutinise the minister- e.g. shadow education minster scrutinises the education minster
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whips
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issue weekly instructions (called 'the whip') to backbench MP's making it clear how party leaders would like them to vote in upcoming votes
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monarch
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the monarch opens parliament through state opening, and dissolves parliament before a general election
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