6.4 - Role and significance of the opposition Flashcards
1
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ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OPPOSITION
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ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OPPOSITION
2
Q
What did Benjamin Disraeli say about opposition?
A
‘no government can be long secure without a formidable opposition’
3
Q
What are 3 roles of the opposition?
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- Ensure the government justifies its legislative programme
- Be prepared to provide an alternative government
- Use frontbenchers to expose government failures
4
Q
How many opposition days are there every year?
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20 opposition days every year
5
Q
What is the only successful opposition motion since 1978?
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A Liberal Democrat motion in 2009 condemning Brown’s refusal to guarantee UK residency rights to Gurkha veterans was passed by 267 to 246 votes
6
Q
Name 7 members of the current shadow cabinet
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- Keir Starmer (PM)
- Angela Rayner (DPM)
- Rachel Reeves (Chancellor)
- Yvette Cooper (Home Sec)
- David Lammy (Foreign Sec)
- Wes Streeting (Health Sec)
- Ed Miliband (Climate Change)
7
Q
Who resigned as Home Secretary in April 2018 after Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott criticised their policy?
A
Amber Rudd
