Lesson 41 (Keal) Flashcards

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Wright Reforms

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2010

Committee members became elected and not chosen

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2
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Backbench Business Committee

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Once a week

Made up of backbenchers

Discuss various topics like petitions (that have over 100k)

Can force debates in the Commons about issues

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Disadvantages of the backbench business committee?

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This is only advice and can be ignored

The whips dominate proceedings

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4
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Liaison Committee

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32 chairs of all the select committees

and the chair of the joint select committee on human rights

Oversee general matters

Question the PM 3 times a year

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5
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Why was the Liason Committee so significant under Johnson?

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Johnson dissolved parliament

so they were the only way to scrutinise the government

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Why was the Liason Committee so significant under Johnson?

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Because they were the only ones that could scrutinise him

Because he dissolved parliament

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7
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What is Labour described as? (thinking waiting)

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government in waiting

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8
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What is Labour legally called?

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‘His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition’

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9
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What are perks that the opposition gets in terms of days to debate?

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They get 20 days to debate issues chosen by them

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10
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What does Benjamin Disraeli say about the role of the opposition?

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‘No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition’

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What does the conservative MP Edmund Burke say about the role of the opposition?

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‘Our antagonist is our helper’

helps sharpens your skills

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12
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Job of the opposition?

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ensure the government justifies its legislative programme

create public debate by disagreeing with government’s legislation

provide an alternative government

scrutinise the government at PMQs

scrutinises the government in Public Bill Committees + propose amendments

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13
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Example of Diane Abbott being good opposition? (think windrush scandal)

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Diane Abbot (shadow home secretary under Corbyn)

Was effective at keeping up pressure on Amber Rudd

During the Windrush Scandal ( 2018 )

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14
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Example of Angela Rayner being good opposition? (think partygate)

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In 2022

Angela Rayner ( Labour Deputy Leader)

Attacked Boris Johnson in the Commons over allegations that he broke lockdown rules

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15
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Opposition definition

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Second largest party in the Commons

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16
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Shadow PM

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Keir Starmer

17
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Shadow Deputy PM

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Angela Rayner

18
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Shadow chancellor of the exchequer

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Rachael Reeves

19
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Shadow home secretary

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Yvette Cooper

20
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Shadow leader of the house

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Lucy Powell

21
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Give me an example of Starmer putting 2 right wing Labour MPs in the Cabinet

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Wes Streeting - health minister

Bridge Philipson - education minister

22
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Give an example of when the shadow chancellor put good pressure on the government’s exchequer? ( think kwasi kwarteng)

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When Kwasi Kwarteng was chancellor

Rachael Reeves often criticised him in the Commons

Saying he was making a ‘reckless gamble’ with the economy

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