House of Commons

noun

the elective, lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and various other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.

House of Commons

noun

(in Britain, Canada, etc) the lower chamber of Parliament

House of Commons

The lower house of the parliament of Britain . It includes representatives from England , Northern Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , all elected by the people. It is more powerful than the House of Lords , the upper house of parliament. The leader of the ruling party in the House of Commons is the prime minister of Britain; the prime minister chooses a cabinet composed mainly of members of the House of Commons. ( Compare House of Lords .)

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Speaking about the strikes in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to the "professionalism and bravery of all our service men and service women".

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Byrne, who was speaking during a House of Commons debate of the second reading of the Football Governance Bill, added: "We need to tackle the issue of the pricing out of working class supporters."

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The Liberals will need to rely on their support to pass legislation through the House of Commons.

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The row was discussed in the House of Commons on Tuesday, with Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp calling their comments "evil".

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The Liberals could be the largest party in the House of Commons, but may still fall short of the 172 required for a majority.

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