United Kingdom politics

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United Kingdom politics encompasses the political system, institutions, parties, and public affairs of the UK, including its parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
public affairs domain
basedOn constitutional conventions
parliamentary sovereignty
rule of law
country United Kingdom
dominantParties Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Conservative Party

Labour Party (UK)
surface form: Labour Party
electoralSystemForCommons first-past-the-post
executiveBranch His Majesty’s Government
surface form: His Majesty's Government
formerInternationalOrganisationMembership European Union
hasConstitutionType uncodified constitution
hasDevolvedLegislature Northern Ireland Assembly
Scottish Parliament
Senedd
surface form: Senedd Cymru
hasFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
hasReferendumsOn European Union membership
devolution
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
highestCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
influencedBy Westminster system
common law tradition
internationalOrganisationMembership Council of Europe
NATO
United Nations
judicialBranch courts of the United Kingdom
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
localGovernmentLevel local authorities
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
mainPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Conservative Party

Labour Party (UK)
surface form: Labour Party
monarchPowers largely exercised by convention
monarchRole ceremonial head of state
notableReferendum Brexit
surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
parliamentaryTermLength up to five years
partySystem multi-party system
politicalParty Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Democratic Unionist Party
Green Party of England and Wales
Liberal Democrats
Plaid Cymru
Scottish National Party
Sinn Féin
Social Democratic and Labour Party
primeMinisterSelection appointed by the monarch
normally leader of majority in House of Commons
upperHouse House of Lords
votingAge 18

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Reginald McKenna areaOfActivity United Kingdom politics
Representation of the People Act 1884 standardizedAcross United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: United Kingdom constituencies
Old Men Forget mainSubject United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: British politics
Terry Davis sphereOfActivity United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: British politics
Politics of Wales partOf United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: Politics of the United Kingdom
Tim Sainsbury sphereOfInfluence United Kingdom politics
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 partOf United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: United Kingdom electoral framework
Tom Watson (politician) areaOfInfluence United Kingdom politics
James Heappey sphereOfActivity United Kingdom politics
United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies partOf United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: United Kingdom electoral system
Charles Grant sphereOfActivity United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: British politics
Politics of Gloucestershire partOf United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: Politics of the United Kingdom
More Memories mainSubject United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: British politics
Lewis Goodall areaOfActivity United Kingdom politics
Earl of Devonshire associatedWith United Kingdom politics
this entity surface form: British politics