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  2. Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Conservatives won only 318 seats at the 2017 general election, but went on to form a confidence and supply deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) who got 10 seats in the House of Commons, allowing the Conservative Party to remain in government. The Conservatives won a majority government in 2019, taking 365 seats and forming the ...

  3. Majority government - Wikipedia

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    A majority government is usually assured of having its legislation passed and rarely if ever, has to fear being defeated in parliament, a state also known as a working majority. [2] In contrast, a minority government must constantly bargain for support from other parties in order to pass legislation and avoid being defeated on motions of no ...

  4. Majoritarian democracy - Wikipedia

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    He identifies that majoritarian democracy is based on the Westminster model, and majority rule. [5] According to Lijphart, the key features of a majoritarian democracy are: Concentration of executive power. This means that the Cabinet or executive is composed entirely of members from a single party who holds the majority of seats in the ...

  5. Government of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (currently Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.

  6. Politics of England - Wikipedia

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    The English Parliament traces its origins to the Anglo-Saxon Witenagemot.Hollister argues that: In an age lacking precise definitions of constitutional relationships, the deeply ingrained custom that the king governed in consultation with the Witan, implicit in almost every important royal document of the period, makes the Witenagemot one of Anglo-Saxon England's fundamental political ...

  7. Powers of the prime minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The prime minister sets the Government's policy agenda and priorities, [13] and generally co-ordinates the policies and activities of the Cabinet and Government departments, acting as the main public "face" of His Majesty's Government. The prime minister is ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions.

  8. Which other presidents have pardoned relatives? Trump is on ...

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    WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal gun charges and tax evasion, rocked the political world with Republican lawmakers and President ...

  9. United Kingdom general election records - Wikipedia

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    The largest majority received by an individual is also Sir Cooper Rawson, re-elected with a majority of 62,253 (35.2% of votes) at Brighton in 1931. [1]: 101 The largest majority received by a woman is 38,823 (71.4% of votes) by the Countess of Iveagh elected MP for Southend in 1931.