22nd Premiership of the United Kingdom
Monarch:HM King-Emperor Edward IX
Prince of Wales:HRH Prince Michael
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Prime Minister: Chris Mikaelson
Deputy Prime Minister: Edwin T. C. Astor
Home Secretary: Alexander I.M. Stewart
Foreign Secretary: Vaculatestar Telsontair
Defence Secretary: Edwin T. C. Astor
Culture Secretary: Richard de Montfort
Director of MI5: George W.F. Astor
Attorney General: Vacant
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: Daniel C.A. Astor
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25th Session of Parliament
Speaker of Parliament
Lord Cavendish
Peers of Parliament
Prince Michael, Duke of Northumberland
Lord Cavendish, the Duke of Worcester
Members of Parliament
Chris Mikaelson of Northern England (Lab)
Daniel Stewart of Southern England (RCP)
Alexander I. M. Stewart of Wales (RCP)
Victoria Stewart of Scotland (Lab)
Richard de Montfort of Northern Ireland (Lab)
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Majority: No Organized Majority
Loyal Opposition: No Organized Minority
Parliamentary News
Parliament was presented with quite a few laws over the course of this term, quite a number of them controversial. The first is the Criminal Records Act (2013) which establishes a file to record previous convictions of individuals in the region. There was concern by the Members of Parliament over a provision which states that the file is to be made public. They fear it would become some sort of “hall of shame” which would leave a black mark on those who were previously convicted. An amended version of the bill which makes the file private was proposed. However a call for a vote on the original bill was called by the Duke of Northumberland in a bid to stop the vote on the amended bill, it succeeded and the original version of the bill was passed 4 – 3.
The next piece of legislation presented also caused quite a stir, the Cabinet Reform Act(2011) Amendment IV aims to create a new ministry called the “Ministry of Recruitment” . In Stranger’s Alley some members of the government opposed the motion on the basis that it was unnecessary. A short debate followed where the author Chris Mikaelson argued that it was necessary to ease the heavy responsibilities of the Home Office (which deals with immigration and recruiting). A motion to vote was called and the amendment was passed 4-3. Henry Kudrow was thereafter named as the new Recruitment Minister.
The Culture Department has been very busy over the course of the month with several events that successfully spurred activity on the forum. Including the posting contest held recently where the contestants signed up while giving their current post count then at the end of the contest which is currently on going. Also a new show, “The Bill Show” hosted by Bill Dearheart has recently had its series premier with its first two episodes featuring Prime Minister Chris Mikaelson and Magistrate Justice Constance St. James. A couple of other contests also took place including a movie week where citizens posted a picture of their favorite movie character as there avatar and in the Culture Ministry if they wanted it to be considered for best avatar. The winner was determined to be Klaus Mikaelson’s Hawkeye from the Last of the Mohicans. Also there was a recent inductee into United Kingdom’s Hall of Fame, Marshall Holdstock, his accomplishments are too numerous to list here but his long and accomplished service is both held dear and is appreciated by the citizens and government of United Kingdom. There was also a short story contest in which several citizens of the region participated in. The winner of this contest was Alex Beckett, here is his short story.
http://issuu.com/richard54/docs/a_pale_winter
Foreign Affairs
The Foreign Office has been busy throughout the month with a new recruitment campaign to try and expand the diplomatic corp and the number of embassies abroad. Foreign Secretary Vaculatestar Mikaelson has also hired a new undersecretary for training and hiring Henry Kudrow and is currently looking for a new undersecretary in charge of assisting with the writing of the foreign updates. They have also been negotiating a new treaty, The Treaty of London between several of the major british themed regions in the Kingdom of Britain. United Kingdoms delegacy included Foreign Secretary Vacula atestar Mikaelson, Prime Minister Chris Mikaelson, and Prince of Wales Michael R.E. Stewart.
The Supreme Court
Recently the terrorist group known as Pressdale was found to be in UK. While at first there was some controversy as to how they were dealt with it has now turned into constructive dialogue. There is currently ongoing litigation regarding there presence.
Ministry of Defense
The British Armed Forces recently assisted regaining the Delegacy for the WA Delegate of Lazarus after their WA Delegate accidentally resigned from the WA.
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