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03 Government, Politics and Monarchy

The document provides an overview of politics, government and monarchy in the UK. It discusses the political framework including parliament, government and devolved administrations. It also outlines the legislative process and lists prime ministers since 1945.

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03 Government, Politics and Monarchy

The document provides an overview of politics, government and monarchy in the UK. It discusses the political framework including parliament, government and devolved administrations. It also outlines the legislative process and lists prime ministers since 1945.

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3.

POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND


MONARCHY
LECTURE OUTLINE
• I. INTRODUCTION • VIII. PARTIES
• II. POLITICAL HISTORY • IX. PROCEDURES
• III. CONSTITUTION • X. GOVERNMENT
• IV. MONARCHY • XI. CONTROL
• V. PRIVY COUNCIL • XII. ATTITUDES
• VI. PARLIAMENT • XIII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• VII. ELECTIONS
The political framework

UK Parliament
('Westminster')

UK government
('Whitehall')

Scottish Parliament Welsh Assembly Northern Irish Assembly


('Stormont')

Scottish local government Welsh local government Northern Irish local government English local government
UK parliament (‘Westminster’)
House of Commons layout
House of Commons photo
The UK government
(‘Whitehall’)
Prime Minister’s residence (10 Downing St.)
The monarch’s residence
(Buckingham Palace)
The Scottish Parliament design
Scottish Parliament model
Scottish Parliament Chamber
The Welsh Assembly building
Northern Ireland Assembly (‘Stormont’)
Governments and Prime Ministers since 1945
05 Jul 1945 Labour Clement Attlee
23 Feb 1950 Labour Clement Attlee
25 Oct 1951 Conservative Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden (7 Apr ‘55-)
26 May 1955 Conservative Anthony Eden
H. Macmillan (10 Jan ‘57-)
08 Oct 1959 Conservative Harold Macmillan
Alec Home (19 Oct ‘63-)
15 Oct 1964 Labour Harold Wilson
31 Mar 1966 Labour Harold Wilson
18 Jun 1970 Conservative Edward Heath
28 Feb 1974 Labour Harold Wilson
10 Oct 1974 Labour Harold Wilson
James Callaghan (5/4/1976)
03 May 1979 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
09 Jun 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
11 Jun 1987 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
John Major (28/11/1990)
09 Apr 1992 Conservative John Major
01 May 1997 Labour Tony Blair
07 Jun 2001 Labour Tony Blair
05 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair
Gordon Brown (27/6/2007)
11 May 2010 Conservative David Cameron
Teresa May (13/7/2016-)
Clement Attlee (1945-51)
Winston Churchill (1951-55)
Anthony Eden (1955-57)
Harold Macmillan (1957-63)
Alec Douglas-Home (1963-64)
Harold Wilson (1964-70 & 1974-76)
Edward Heath (1970-74 & 1974-76)
James Callaghan (1976-79)
Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990)
John Major (1990-1997)
Tony Blair (1997-2007)
Gordon Brown (2007-2010)
David Cameron (2010-2016)
Theresa May (2016-)
From bill to Act of Parliament
Preliminary White or Green Paper

HOUSE OF COMMONS

1st reading (formal introduction of bill)

2nd reading (debate on general principles)

Committee stage (detailed discussion; amendments suggested )

Report stage (amendments)

3rd reading (formal but debate possible)

HOUSE OF LORDS

MONARCH

STATUTE BOOK

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