Parliament and Goverment

Q1-How does someone become a member of parliament?

A-For every part of the UK, there is one reprehensive in parliament. General election is held in various districts separately and members of parliament (MPs) are elected by people after general election. In fact, every person more than 18 years old has opportunity to participate in general election and someone who wins the majority of the votes, would be elected as a MP.

Q2-   What is the cabinet?

A-The cabinet is an executive committee that include 20 senior ministers .This group discuss about policies and the way of executing them. Also, they convene once a week and they have a proper chance to interact and make decision about the topics that they discuss.

Q3- Why has this year been significant in British politics?

A-The general election of 2010 in the UK was held on 6 May 2010 .Three parties participated  in this election, the Conservative Party  led by David  Cameron, the labour party led by Gordon Brown and liberal democrat led by Nick Clegg. None of these three parties achieve the 320 seats needed for an overall majority.