Speakers’ statements on ministerial policy announcements made outside the House
Statements made by the Speaker deprecating the making of key policy announcements before they are made in the House of Commons.
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The office of Deputy Prime Minister (87 KB , PDF)
This Note offers a short history of the office of Deputy Prime Minister since 1940, when Clement Attlee served as deputy to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, without a formal use of the title. The leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Nick Clegg, served as Deputy Prime Minister in the 2010-15 Coalition Government.
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The office of Deputy Prime Minister (87 KB , PDF)
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