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1
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Where do Commons (backbenchers!) effectively legislate

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House of Lords Act 2014 - introduced by Dan Byles

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Where do Commons fail to legislate

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2018: Chris Chope blocks upskirting bill

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How many private members bills passed

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15 2017-2019

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Important things debated due to Backbench Business Committee

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Grenfell Tower, 2019

Cancer in teens, 2020 (although held in Westminster Hall where fewer MPs reside!)

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Example of ineffective debate?

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2021 Budget only debated for 2 hours in the Lords

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Effective debate

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2015 speech by Hillary Benn on why we should launch air strikes on Syria

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Where have PMQs been effective

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Brought attention to cost of living crisis 2022

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Where have PMQs been ineffective

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‘Sir Beer and Korma’, 2022

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9
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Where have MPs effectively represented constituents

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Sarah Champion MP voted for Brexit according to Rotheram!

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Where have MPs failed to represent constituents?

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Instead of representing their MPs, they just get kicked out of their party so most tie party line
-> Boris Johnson has expelled 21 MPs from the parliamentary Conservative Party after they rebelled against him in a bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit, including Rory Stewart, 2019

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Where have Lords tried to be effective in representation

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Held a rebellion against Borders Bill in 2022 over the power it gives the government to stop agreement that would allow asylum seekers to be shipped to Rwanda stopped!

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Where have SC failed to overrule executive

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Begum v Home Dept 2021
Friends of the Earth v Heathrow Airport 2020
Jobseekers Act overruled Reilly v DWP 2018

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Where have SC failed to protect rights

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Begum v Home Dept 2021
Jobseekers Act overruled Reilly v DWP 2018
Abu Qatada v UK 2012

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Where have SC overruled executive

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UNISON v Lord Chancellor 2017
Miller v PM 2019
Treasury v Ahmed 2010

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Where have SC protected rights

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Tigere v Secretary of State for Business 2015
UNISON v Lord Chancellor 2017
Treasury v Ahmed 2010

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How representative is the SC

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1 woman (Lady Rose)
All white
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Examples of fear of the court (sub judice)

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In the News of the World Case In 2014, Cameron condemned Andy Coulson - his previous press secretary - as a liar - whilst the case was going on. Justice Saunders chastised him for it.

18
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Where has collective ministerial responsibility declining

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Priti Patel Donald trump 2021
Andrea Leadson 2019
AV 2011

19
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Where have select committees been effective?

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Sarah Wollaston served as Committee Chair for the Health and Social Care Committee 2014-2019

20
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Where have select committees been ineffective?

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2013: Theresa may (as Home Secretary) blocked Home Affairs Committee from interviewing head of MI5 over Counter Terrorism.

21
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Where were the Lords influential?

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Lords defeat of George Osborne bedroom tax, 2015, led to it being scrapped (despite this contradicting HoL Act 1949)

22
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Largest Commons defeat

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2019: Brexit under May (230 vote defeat)

23
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Where were backbenchers voting important

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2020: Huawei backbench rebellion

24
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Low turnout under AMS

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2016: 55%

25
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Northenr Ireland Agreement failure

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NI shutdown 2017-2020

resignation of Paul Givan, 2022 and no First Minister sincce

26
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Has calls for Scottish independence been silenced

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+Referendum failed (55%)

-500,000 petition, 2019

27
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Mayors effective?

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Sadiq Khan got £60m finding for Manchester, 2021

28
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Evidence of government dominance

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Only 1 Conservative voted against giving May the power to revoke article 50, 2017

29
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What happened with Matt Hancock. What did that show?

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2021: resigned after pictures came out of him breaking lockdown rules with his secretary.
Individual!

30
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What happened with Amber Rudd. What does it show

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2018: resigned over wind rush. Individual!

31
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What happened with Estelle Morris, what does it show?

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2003: resigned after standards were questioned after literacy and numeracy standards were not met. Individual!

32
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What happened with Priti Patel bullying. What does it show?

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2021: did not resign despite allegations of bullying coming out. Lack of individual

33
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What happened with Chris Grayling. What does it show?

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2019: did not resign as Transport Sec despite being nicknamed failing grayling and £50m contracts with ferries like P&O. Lack of individual

34
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What happened with Gavin Williamson. What does it show?

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2020: failing of A Level and GCSE results with algorithms. Did not resign. Lack of individual.

35
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What happened with Sajid Javid. What does it show?

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2022: kept collective responsibility by only questioning Boris’ stance on stopping free test kits in private.

36
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What happened with Lord Frost. What does it show?

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2022: resigned instead of supporting Boris’ government. actually shows collective as did not support and quit as convention.

37
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What happened with Dominic Cummings. What does it show?

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2020: protected Dominic Cummings after he was accused of breaking lockdown rules after travelling to Barnard castle. shows collective

38
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What happened with Priti Patel Trump. What does it show?

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2021: refused to condemn Trump like Boris had. decline of collective

39
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What happened with Andrea Leadson. What does it show?

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2019: Andrea Leadson and other senior Cabinet Ministers voted against Theresa May extension to Article 50 to try to trigger a no deal Brexit. never resigned. decline of collective

40
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What happened with Coalition 2010. What does it show?

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2011: Conservatives publicly condemned AV. COALITION. No collective

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