hold gov to account

Question 1

committees

vs

gov controls their work

Answer 1

through questioning, Yvette Cooper of the Home Affairs committee exposed the government for not knowing how many people were coming into the UK with coronavirus

to avoid embarrassment, the government chose to delay the publication of a report into Russian interference in UK elections until after the 2019 election

Question 2

lords less party loyal

vs

undemocratic and loyal supporters rewarded

Answer 2

in the first 12 months of the 2019 parliament the Lords defeated the government around 100 times and forced it to change plans about making deals with countries that had been committing genocide

in 2020, Boris Johnson put his own brother into the House of Lords to join nearly 800 other members

Question 3

call out PM/FM for poor work

vs

no consequences for PM/FM

Answer 3

in September 2022, Nicola Sturgeon had to justify her allocation of £250 million to repairing ferries instead of putting this toward the cost of living crisis

after Nicola Sturgeon was called out for her allocation of government funds during an economic crisis, she remained in her position without consequences