His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
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His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition is the main political party in the United Kingdom’s Parliament that is not in government and is tasked with scrutinizing and challenging the policies and actions of the ruling party.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition | 2 |
| His Majesty's Opposition | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary institution
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political role ⓘ |
| aim |
to improve legislation through scrutiny
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to present an alternative government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
Loyal Opposition
Official Opposition (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Official Opposition
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| associatedConcept |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
Her Majesty's Opposition (historical term)
shadow cabinet ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole |
forming a government-in-waiting
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holding government to account ⓘ offering alternative policies ⓘ scrutiny of government ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
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surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
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| hasRight |
priority in parliamentary time for opposition days
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short money for parliamentary activities ⓘ |
| hasShadowCabinet | Yes ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOpposed | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headOfStateReferenced | Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessorName |
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
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Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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His Majesty's Opposition
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| keyFunction |
challenging government legislation
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participating in Prime Minister's Questions ⓘ presenting alternative budgetary policies ⓘ proposing amendments to bills ⓘ questioning ministers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | constitutional convention in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords of the United Kingdom
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| loyaltyExpressedTo |
the Crown
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the United Kingdom constitution ⓘ |
| notLoyalTo | the incumbent government ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Westminster system ⓘ |
| parliamentaryPrivilege | enhanced speaking rights for opposition leaders ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | opposition to the current government ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
checks and balances
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government-in-waiting ⓘ multi-party democracy ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| scope | UK-wide national politics ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion | largest party not in government in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| systemType | adversarial parliamentary system ⓘ |
| typicalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Conservative Party (when Labour in government)
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Labour Party (when Conservatives in government)
|
Referenced by (4)
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Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
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His Majesty's Opposition
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
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Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition