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What are the 3 main political parties in UK?
Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
What political type is the UK?
The United Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy in which the reigning monarch (that is, the king or queen who is the head of state at any given time) does not make any open political decisions. All political decisions are taken by the government and Parliament.
Who runs England?
The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty’s Government and is ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions. The Prime Minister also: oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies.
Is the UK a two party system?
The two party system in the United Kingdom allows for other parties to exist, although the main two parties tend to dominate politics; in this arrangement, other parties are not excluded and can win seats in Parliament.
Exams rescheduled as Scottish teachers strike A secondary school teachers’ strike over pay in Scotland means preliminary exams have had to be rescheduled for some…
Anti-strikes bill to be introduced to Parliament An anti-strike bill will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday which would ensure public sector services maintain minimum…
Ambulance workers will strike on Wednesday and January 19.
Mr Barclay said the extra capacity ‘will be available in weeks not months’.
Only next year’s pay increase will be on the table for discussion, the PM says.
The opposition leader has declared that the NHS is ‘on its face.’
It comes after the Prime Minister said that the new strike legislation will ensure a ‘minimum levels of safety’ in critical areas to protect the public.
From trains to motorways, here’s how today’s strikes will affect you.
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Labour won’t spend its way out of the mess Tories created – Starmer Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour “won’t be able to spend…
Michelle Donelan has reportedly written to PM saying ‘pursuing a sale at this point is not the right decision’ The UK culture secretary has recommended…
Road workers are striking over pay.
The Prime Minister is expected to unveil his ‘Maths to 18’ plan in a speech tomorrow.
Paul Nowak says frontline workers need a ‘fair deal’ and urges PM to open pay negotiations with unions UK strike calendar: service stoppages in January…
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Judges reject SNP argument and rule Holyrood cannot legislate on indyref2