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1952–1953: Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar 1953–1957: Sir Christopher Steel 1957–1960: Sir Frank Roberts 1960–1962: Sir Paul Mason 1962–1966: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh 1966–1970: Sir Bernard Burrows
Member of: United Nations Security Council United Nations General Assembly: Reports to: Prime Minister Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Permanent Under Secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service: Appointer: King Charles III as Sovereign: Inaugural holder: Sir ...
This is a list of members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom who were elected as independents or as a member of a minor political party.. Excluded are the speaker, who traditionally stands for re-election without party affiliation, and MPs who were elected representing a major party but then defected or had the whip removed during a parliamentary term.
47.4% William Ewart Gladstone: 24 1886 General election: MPs: The Marquess of Salisbury: Conservative: 51.1% 25 1892 General election: MPs: William Ewart Gladstone: Liberal (minority) 45.4% The Earl of Rosebery: 26 1895 General election: MPs: The Marquess of Salisbury: Conservative: 49.0% 27 1900 General election: MPs: 50.3% Edward VII: Arthur ...
All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. [3] [4]
Uma Kumaran (Tamil: உமா குமரன்) is a British politician and Member of Parliament (MP). A member of the Labour Party , she has represented Stratford and Bow since July 2024. Early life
From 2004 to 2009, the number of Indian students studying in the UK doubled from 10,000 to over 20,000. [48] By 2009, India was one of the top ten countries sending students to study in the UK. [49] Because the number of students grew, the British government and the Indian government agreed to cooperate [clarification needed].
The low number of private members' bills passed has resulted in calls for reform of the PMB system. The Hansard Society has produced reform proposals in a pamphlet called 'Enhancing the Role of Backbench MPs'. The pamphlet calls for greater resourcing of PMBs and changes to the times when private members' bills are debated. [4]