Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom
There have been various proposals for constitutional reform in the United Kingdom.[1]
Current system
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy, with a Westminster system of Parliamentary democracy. It is composed of four constituent parts (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). It operates a system of devolution granting some legislative power to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Greater London, Cornwall and various combined authorities in England, but no England-wide body. The UK has a uncodified constitution, and has two chambers of the UK parliament; the House of Commons and House of Lords. The UK has various overseas territories and crown dependencies, and is composed of three legal juristictions.
List of proposals
- Codification of the UK constitution
- Increasing parliament power to hold the government to account
- Reforming the House of Lords; through either modification of the appointment process, reducing the number of Lords, or abolishment.
- Reform of the monarchy; including abolishment
- Increase in autonomy (devolution)
- Adopt a federal system of governance between either the four nations or regions
- Secession of one or multiple constituent countries or regions
- Adopt a confederal system, involving the countries of the UK as sovereign states.[2]
References
- https://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/schools/law/main/research/MSLR_Vol2_6(Jones).pdf
- "StackPath". www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
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