21st Premiership of the United Kingdom
Monarch:HM King-Emperor Edward IX
Prince of Wales:HRH Prince Michael
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Prime Minister: George W. F. Astor
Deputy Prime Minister: Bill Dearheart
Home Secretary: Silver Steps
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Vaculatestar Telsontair
Minister of Defence: Edwin T. C. Astor
Minister of Culture: Charles Sinclair
Attorney General: George W. F. Astor
WA Delegate: HM King Edward IX
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Chief Justice: Jacob M. Stewart
Sr. Associate Justice: Edwin T. C. Astor
Jr. Associate Justice: Vacant
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24th Session of Parliament
Speaker of Parliament
Klaus Mikaelson
Peers of Parliament
His Grace the Duke of Northumberland
His Grace the Duke of Worcester
Members of Parliament
Klaus Mikaelson of Northern England (Lab)
Sean G. K. Stewart of Southern England (IA)
Alexander I. M. Stewart of Wales (RCP)
Bill Dearheart of Scotland (IA)
Andrew Callaway of Northern Ireland (IA)
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Majority: No Organized Majority
Loyal Opposition: No Organized Minority
United Kingdom Policy: In Brief
- In the wake of a recent foiled forum attack, United Kingdom has become one of the newest signatories of the Convention on Off-Site Property Security (COPS). Following passage of the treaty, HM Government will be pushing for a law enforcing the provisions of the convention and giving United Kingdom the power to prosecute citizens for acts of terrorism committed abroad.
- In one of the most dramatic changes in UK election law in years, Parliament has passed a constitutional amendment changing parliamentary elections to first-past-the-post if no candidate wins an outright majority in the first round of voting. Legislative leaders expressed hope that this change would lead to the resolution of elections more quickly. The amendment will go before the citizens for a vote of ratification at the end of August.
- Parliament has recently passed, and HM Government has begun to enforce, a sweeping new legal regime for approving citizenship applications. After repeated attempts by convicted regional criminals to breach United Kingdom's current security measures and gain unauthorized access to forum, HM Government will now be authorized to impose greater scrutiny on certain applications that raise "red flags" of potential threats.
United Kingdom Law: In Brief
- Chief Justice Constance St.James's resignation became official effective on 1 August 2013. The following day Parliament voted to confirm her replacement, Jacob M. Stewart, and a new member of the Court, Edwin T. C. Astor.
- In a politically-charged case, the Supreme Court recently ruled 2-1 that Speaker of Parliament Klaus Mikaelson committed the crime of spamming when he disrupted a government-sponsored cultural event. Mikaelson was sentenced to a three-day forum ban for the crime. HM Government was criticized by some for allegedly prosecuting the Speaker based on personal animus. Meanwhile, some in Parliament used the conviction as grounds to call for the Speaker's removal from his office. Removal proceedings never materialized in the chamber, though.
Speaker Klaus Mikaelson being placed under arrest following his apprehension on spamming charges.
United Kingdom Society: In Brief
