State & Ceremonial

Just what is it like to be a Lord or Lady?

For centuries, hereditary titles were dispensed to close allies of the Sovereign as a mark of the Monarch’s patronage, nowadays hereditary titles are no longer dispensed and having an existing hereditary title no longer permits one to sit in the House of Lords. Instead what are known as ‘life peerages’ are awarded which permit the holder to bear a title and sit in the House of Lords. On…
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State & Ceremonial

Bercow rules that Queen's consent is not required for bill blocking no-deal Brexit

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has ruled that The Queen’s consent is not required for the bill being debated in the House of Commons on Wednesday which seeks to block a no-deal Brexit. This partly scuppers the government’s hopes to block the bill from coming into law should it be passed. The Queen’s consent and Royal Assent are different things and…
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State & Ceremonial

The 22 MPs set to bring down the government tomorrow

The United Kingdom is edging closer and closer to a General Election as Boris Johnson’s government looks set to lose its majority in the House of Commons. The government, which currently has a Parliamentary majority of just one MP, will likely be forced into an early general election as Conservative MPs face expulsion from the party. This comes after the Prime Minister issued a threat…
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State & Ceremonial

The Queen approves controversial order to suspend Parliament

The Queen has approved a controversial order to prorogue Parliament. The court of Bamoral Castle has announced that Parliament cannot be suspended any earlier than September 9 and no later than September 12, until October 14. The order reads: “It is this day ordered by Her Majesty in Council that the Parliament be prorogued on a day no earlier than Monday the 9th day of September…
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