EXAMPLES Flashcards
(6 cards)
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WHEN HAVE PMQs BEEN INFLUENTIAL?
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BLAIR VS MAJOR 1997
JOHNSON AND PARTYGATE 2021
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WHAT HAPPENED THAT MADE THE BLAIR VS MAJOR PMQ IN 1997 IMPORTANT?
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BLAIR ACCUSED MAJOR OF LACKING CONTROL OVER HIS DIVIDED TORY PARTY - USED THE PHRASE “WEAK,WEAK,WEAK” TO HELP REINFORCE THE IMAGE OF A FAILING GOVT.
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WHAT HAPPENED IN PMQs FOLLOWING JOHNSON’S PARTGATE SCANDAL?
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STARMER USED PMQs TO QUESTION JOHNSON AND THISS SCRUTINY INTENSIFIED PRESSURE AND LED TO HIS LOSS OF AUTHORITY AND EVENTUAL RESIGNATION.
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WHEN HAS PARLIAMENT EFFECTIVELY LIMITED THE POWER OF THE PM?
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- PARLIAMENT REPEATEDLY REJECTED MAY’S BREXIT WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENTS SHOWING THAT A PM WITHOUT A MAJORITY CAN’T DRIVE POLICY THROUGH
- PARLIAMENT VOTED AGAINST CAMERON’S DESIGNED MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA AND DESPITE HIS PREORGATIVE POWERS OVER WAR, HE WAS FORCED TO ACCEPT PARLIAMENTARY WILL.
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WHEN HAS PARLIAMENT NOT EFFECTIVELY LIMITED THE POWER OF THE PM?
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