Parliament of the United Kingdom/Related Articles

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Parliament [r]: Legislative body convened for its (often elected) members to propose, debate, pass, amend or repeal the laws of a political region such as a state; used with particular reference to the legislative system found in many British Commonwealth countries (i.e., the Westminster system) ^[e]
United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ^[e]

Monarchy of the United Kingdom [r]: The institution, the embodiment of which is the Head of State of the United Kingdom. ^[e]
Government of the United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional government where executive authority notionally lies with the monarch but is exercised in practice by his ministers, and is the collective name for these ministers. ^[e]
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [r]: The head of the British government, usually the leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons. ^[e]
Chancellor of the Exchequer [r]: The head of the department of the British government that administers the public revenue, including the receipt and expenditure of money for public services. ^[e]

House of Commons (United Kingdom) [r]: The primary legislative chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ^[e]
Member of Parliament (UK) [r]: An elected representative in the House of Commons (the lower house of the legislative branch of government in the UK); they represent the public, debate legislation, vote on whether a bill should become law, and serve on various committees. ^[e]
Speaker of the House of Commons (UK) [r]: chair of the United Kingdom's lower house of Parliament, responsible for keeping debates to order and ensuring that proper parliamentary procedure is followed; also represents the Commons to the House of Lords, other parliamentary groups and the public. ^[e]
Leader of the Opposition (UK) [r]: Leader of the largest political party in the UK House of Commons in opposition to the government. ^[e]
General election (UK) [r]: An election in which all seats in the UK House of Commons (the lower house of Parliament) can be contested. ^[e]
Current state of the political parties in the House of Commons
Resigning from the UK Parliament [r]: Legal issues which govern leaving the House of Commons and House of Lords. ^[e]
Members' Lobby [r]: Hallway in the Palace of Westminster used by members of the House of Commons, that may congregate here for discussions while not dealing with other business. ^[e]