Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK)
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The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) is a senior political role, typically within the main opposition party, responsible for supporting and standing in for the Leader of the Opposition in parliamentary and party duties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | 1 |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedWithParliament |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentalContext | Westminster system ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
stand in for the Leader of the Opposition (UK) in parliamentary duties
ⓘ
stand in for the Leader of the Opposition (UK) in party duties ⓘ support the Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assist in coordinating opposition strategy
ⓘ
represent the Opposition in parliamentary debates when the Leader of the Opposition is absent ⓘ support party leadership in internal party matters ⓘ |
| hasStatus | unofficial or conventional title rather than a statutory office (in many periods) ⓘ |
| isOpposedTo |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| isPositionWithin |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Official Opposition frontbench
|
| isSeniorPoliticalRole | true ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo | Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ |
| isTitleUsedIn | political commentary in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isUsuallyHeldBy | senior member of the main opposition party ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mayBeHeldConcurrentlyWith | Deputy Leader of the main opposition party ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | deputy to the Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ |
| partOf | Official Opposition (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | main opposition party in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| requiresMembershipOf |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom (usually)
|
| shortDescription | senior role in the UK’s main opposition party deputising for the Leader of the Opposition ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity | UK national politics ⓘ |
| typicalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party