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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. From 2015 to 2020, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition was the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition was Jeremy Corbyn. Key
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 ...
Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party: The Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher: 1975–1979 Shadow Minister responsible for Devolution: The Rt Hon. William Whitelaw: 1975–1979 The Rt Hon. Francis Pym: 1976–? Shadow Minister with responsibility for policy formation and research The Rt Hon. Sir Keith Joseph, Bt ...