Part of Parliamentary Constituencies Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:26 am ar 23 Mehefin 2020.
Chris Matheson
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
9:26,
23 Mehefin 2020
Q But the Opposition was proved right in the end, was it not? I do not mean Her Majesty’s Opposition; rather the opposition across all parties to the previous proposals, which was proved right in the end because we moved away from 600 and back to 650.
The Opposition are the political parties in the House of Commons other than the largest or Government party. They are called the Opposition because they sit on the benches opposite the Government in the House of Commons Chamber. The largest of the Opposition parties is known as Her Majesty's Opposition. The role of the Official Opposition is to question and scrutinise the work of Government. The Opposition often votes against the Government. In a sense the Official Opposition is the "Government in waiting".
