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  2. His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, commonly known as the Official Opposition (or colloquially The Opposition) in the United Kingdom, is the main political opposition to His Majesty's Government. This is usually the largest political party in the House of Commons that does not form part of the government or a governing coalition.

  3. Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, more commonly referred to as the Leader of the Opposition, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom. The position is seen as the shadow head of government of the United Kingdom and thus the shadow prime minister of the United Kingdom.

  4. Loyal opposition - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is derived from John Hobhouse stating His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in 1826 in a debate in the British parliament. [1] [2] It is intended to illustrate that Members of Parliament in a country's legislature may oppose the policies of the incumbent government—typically comprising parliamentarians from the party with the most seats in the elected legislative chamber—while ...

  5. Leader of the Opposition - Wikipedia

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    The full title for the Leader of the Opposition is the Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the United Kingdom [3] [4] and in many Commonwealth realms.

  6. Opinion: No. 1 democratic principle is 'loyal opposition ...

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    The Loyal Opposition is the name of the political party in Parliament that is not in power. In the democratic system, this is perfectly normal and considered the proper way to proceed. Non ...

  7. Kemi Badenoch becomes first Black woman to head British ...

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    "The task that stands before us is tough, but simple, our first responsibility as his majesty's loyal opposition is to hold this Labour government to account," she told party members.

  8. Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)

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    The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, or His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet, but usually simply the Shadow Cabinet, is the committee of senior members of the Official Opposition who scrutinise the work of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

  9. Official Opposition (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The formal title of "Official Opposition" is used in the Standing Orders of the House of Commons. [5] The Official Opposition is sometimes also referred to as the Loyal Opposition to express the idea that, although the group may be against the sitting government, it remains loyal to the Crown (the embodiment of the Canadian state) and thus to Canada.