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	Leader of the House of Commons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons.
		As of May 2006, the Leader of the House is Jack Straw.
		Robin Cook was appointed as Leader of the House after the 2001 UK general election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons (337 words)

	Commons, House of - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Commons, House of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Proceedings in the House of Commons began to be televised from November 1989.
		The House of Commons is not socio-economically representative of the electorate.
		The House of Commons is part of the environment in which the government operates and neither controls the other: the power lies in the hands of the government, but its exercise is influenced from time to time by the activities of the House of Commons and its members.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Commons,+House+of (7281 words)

	Leader of the House of Lords - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
		Though the Leader of the House is a member of the cabinet and remains a partisan figure, he also has responsibilities to the House as a whole.
		In contrast to the House of Commons, where proceedings are controlled by the Speaker, proceedings in the Lords are controlled by peers themselves, under the rules set out in the Standing Orders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords (1755 words)

	Prime Minister of Canada - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, if the leader of the governing party is changed shortly before an election is due and the new leader is not a Member of Parliament, he or she will normally await the general election before running for a seat.
		If a minority government is in power, a vote of non confidence in the House of Commons may lead to a quick election (9 months in the case of the most recent Canadian minority government, the Clark government of 1979-1980).
		In particular, their goal is to find ways to change the insignificant and ineffectual role of elected members of the House of Commons, to create a Parliamentary committee to review appointments to the Supreme Court, and the need to abolish or radically restructure the appointed Senate.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /p/pr/prime_minister_of_canada.html (1747 words)

	ipedia.com: British House of Commons Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		By constitutional convention, the monarch always appoints the leader of the majority party.) The Prime Minister and a majority of Ministers are members of the House of Commons, though some are members of the House of Lords.
		The House of Commons elects a Speaker, who controls the day-to-day running of the House and is empowered to call on members to speak during debates.
		One important characteristic of the House of Commons is Question Time, in which members of both the party in power and the opposition parties have a weekly opportunity to ask questions of Cabinet ministers including the Prime Minister.
	www.ipedia.com /british_house_of_commons.html (4385 words)

	Leader Of The House Of Commons In Britain Resigns From Blair's Cabinet Over War : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Robin Cook, the leader of the Commons and a former foreign secretary, today resigned from the government in protest over the prime minister's stance on Iraq.
		Mr Cook's Commons deputy Ben Bradshaw was seen going into Downing Street before the cabinet meeting and speculation was that he will be asked to make a brief business statement to MPs outlining the timetable now the peace process with Iraq has been abandoned and war could begin.
		As Leader of the House of Commons he was entitled to a salary of £124,979.
	sf.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=1584021 (795 words)

	Paper #2 Info on the UK: Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The British Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
		The governing party of the House of Commons is the party that has the majority of seats in the House.
		The Speaker of the House of Commons is elected by that House at the beginning of the parliamentary term.
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	Encyklopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the 19th century, the palazzo, by then a great treasure house, was used as a power base by Napoleon I, and later served for a brief period as the principal royal palace of the newly united Italy.
		In the early 20th century, the palazzo together with its contents was given to the Italian people by the King Victor Emmanuel III, subsequently its doors were opened to the public to serve as one of Florence's largest art galleries.
		Today housing several major collections, in addition to those of the Medici family, it is fully open to the public.
	encyclopedia.maksiu.info /wiki/House_of_Lords (647 words)

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		With the war ultimatum given by President Bush to Iraq ticking, the resignation of the leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, Robin Cook was a sensational development in the polity of the `coalition' forces.
		Following is the statement of Robin Cook to the UK House of Commons on Monday, March 17, 09:24 PM.
		It was frequently the necessity for me as leader of the House to talk my way out of accusations that a statement had been preceded by a press interview.
	www.southcentre.org /info/southbulletin/bulletin54/bulletin54-03.htm (1622 words)

	Planned reforms to the House of Lords
		The planned reform of the House of Lords was contained in the 1997 manifesto of the Labour Party.
		In fact, the white paper, introduced by the Leader of the House, Robin Cook, provoked a less than enthusiastic response from both sides of the House of Commons.
		The leader of the House of Lords, Lord Williams, claimed that the proposals were fair and that Prime Minister Tony Blair had all but given up his powers of patronage.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /Lords_reforms.htm (520 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| International \| Hedging their bets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Britain's former leader of the House of Commons and senior cabinet minister for parliamentary affairs and a former foreign minister resigned in protest of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's hawkish stance on Iraq
		Even when the House of Commons voted on the issue a fortnight ago, a backbench revolt of 122 Labour Party MPs attracted much notice, but came without any ministerial backing.
		A day after helping win a second general election in June 2001, he was axed by Blair and given the stark choice between a token position in government -- as leader of the House of Commons -- or a life in the wilderness of the backbenches.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/630/int4.htm (1157 words)

	Financial Mirror
		In 2001, he was named Leader of the House of Commons until his resignation in 2003 in protest over the United Kingdom's involvement in the war in Iraq.
		Though slightly to the left of Prime Minister Tony Blair on the political spectrum, Cook took a cooler stance on Europe as foreign secretary, especially on the disadvantages of the common currency.
		Cook was replaced by Jack Straw in the Foreign Office in 2001 when he was appointed Leader of the House of Commons, a position he resigned from in March 2003 in protest over the government's decision to go to war in Iraq.
	www.financialmirror.com /more_news.php?id=1669 (373 words)

	Archontology.org: History of NORTH, Frederick: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
		Leader of the House of Commons (Jan 1768 - 27 Mar 1782)
		His membership of the Commons and friendship with George III together with his equitable temperament and his essentially moderate politics helped ensure support for him.
		However, he believed that ministers should be personally responsible for their departments and confided to the King that he did not really have the leadership qualities to be head of an administration.
	www.archontology.org /nations/uk/bpm/north.php (506 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Leader of the House of Commons
		The Leader of the House is a member of the cabinet and controls the running of business which has been decided on by the Chief Whip.
		When the Prime Minister is absent, the Leader of the House can deputised for him or her, particularly at Prime Minister's Questions where the Leader answers on the Prime Minister's behalf, and carries out some other formal duties on her or his behalf.
		The Leader of the House is a non-statutory, non-Crown appointed office.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/h-l/82508.stm (176 words)

	John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was a successful accountant and later businessman before his election to the House of Commons for Maldon, Essex in 1974.
		During the late eighties he served as Leader of the House of Commons, in which capacity he was responsible for the first televisings of Parliament, and as Energy Secretary (1989-1992), where he drew up plans for the privatisation of electricity.
		He was appointed a life peer in 1992 by John Major, and then was Leader of the House of Lords until 1994.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/John_Wakeham (285 words)

	Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
		Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
		Leader of the Commons celebrates Hindu contribution to a rich and diverse society and praises the role of the Hindu Forum of Britain.
		The Prime Minister has announced that The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP is the new Leader of the House of Commons.
	www.commonsleader.gov.uk (90 words)

	CNN.com - Full text: Robin Cook speech - Mar. 18, 2003
		Robin Cook, former UK foreign secretary and leader of the House of Commons, made an impassioned personal statement in parliament following his resignation on Monday.
		None of those 20 years were more enjoyable or more rewarding than the past two, in which I have had the immense privilege of serving this House as Leader of the House, which were made all the more enjoyable, Mr.
		From the start of the present crisis, I have insisted, as Leader of the House, on the right of this place to vote on whether Britain should go to war.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/18/sprj.irq.cook.speech (1688 words)

	Glossary - Parliamentary Jargon Explained \| Houses of Parliament
		The Leader of the House of Commons is the member of the Government who is responsible for organising Government business in the Commons.
		The Leader of the House is a member of the Cabinet and works closely with the Chief Whip.
		The Leader of the House of Lords is responsible for looking after the organisation of Government business and procedure in the House of Lords.
	www.parliament.uk /glossary/glossary.cfm?ref=leadero_9302 (282 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World
		Specialist climbers abseil down the side of the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday in an attempt to begin cleaning the 'NO WAR' slogan painted on the side of the world famous sails earlier in the morning.
		Leader of the House of Commons Robin Cook won an unprecedented standing ovation in the House after he asserted that he would vote against an attack on Iraq as he could not back a march towards a war that did not have national and international support.
		In a Commons statement that followed his resignation as leader last evening, he warned that international alliances were under threat now that the diplomatic route had been abandoned.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030319/world.htm (2886 words)

	CNN.com - Cook: I was right to quit - Feb. 20, 2004
		Former British House of Commons Leader Robin Cook discusses his resignation with CNN's Larry King.
		His government asked the House of Commons to endorse its decision to use "all means necessary" to strip Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of any weapons of mass destruction.
		He said Bush's determination to oust the Iraqi leader had shattered the unity of NATO, the European Union, the U.N. Security Council, and the international coalition against terrorism.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/19/sprj.irq.cook (735 words)

	UK troops `not free' to enter Iran, says House of Commons leader - Irna
		Leader of the House of Commons Geoff Hoon has denied that Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has suggested that local British commanders in southern Iraq can authorize troops to enter Iran.
		Cousins said that the Foreign Secretary "appeared to suggest that British forces in southern Iraq are free under certain circumstances, and with the approval of local commanders on the ground, to operate over the border with Iran."
		Speaking during a debate Thursday on next week's parliamentary business, Cousins, who chair the Northern Group of Labor MPs said he wanted to draw the attention of the House of Commons leader to Straw's remarks as it was a "serious matter."
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-17/0510143915140027.htm (503 words)

	M2 Presswire: Statement from the Leader of the House of Commons on first meeting of the Modernisation Committee.@ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		M2 Presswire: Statement from the Leader of the House of Commons on first meeting of the Modernisation Committee.@ HighBeam Research
		Statement from the Leader of the House of Commons on first meeting of the Modernisation Committee.
		The first meeting of the Modernisation Committee took place this morning where Leader of the House of Commons, Robin Cook, was elected to the Chair following his nomination by Nicholas Winterton MP.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:76606905&... (212 words)

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		Answering a parliamentary question, Blair told MPs that he had chosen the leader of the House of Commons, Robin Cook a former foreign secretary, to head the committee.
		The aim of the committee is to "consider ways of strengthening the democratic process by engaging the public and their elected representatives through the use of the internet and other electronic means," Blair said.
		Robin Cook (president of the council and the leader of the House of Commons)
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	Robin Cook
		A cabinet reshuffling in 2001 demoted him from this position to Leader of the House of Commons.
		He abruptly resigned that position in 2003, later citing disappointment with himself for not having persuaded Prime Minister Tony Blair from going to war in Iraq.
		U.K. Leader of the House of Commons Resigned 17-May-2003
	www.nndb.com /people/958/000047817 (258 words)

	Inside the House of Commons; Biffen, John, MP (Leader of the House of Commons from 1982 to 1987); Hardback; World ...
		Inside the House of Commons; Biffen, John, MP (Leader of the House of Commons from 1982 to 1987); Hardback; World Retail Store - English Books
		Biffen, John, MP (Leader of the House of Commons from 1982 to 1987)
		An inside guide by a senior MP and ex-Cabinet minister to the practices and procedures of the House of Commons and the inner dynamic of parliament.
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	Robin Cook: 'Blair Knew Iraq Had No Banned Arms'
		Cook, who resigned his post as leader of the House of Commons because of Britain's decision to join in the American-led war, said Mr.
		Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded privately that Iraq did not have the quickly deployable weapons of mass destruction that the British government cited as justification for war, former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook asserted today.
		Cook declared himself a Blair loyalist in his resignation speech to the House of Commons and said he hoped to see him remain in office.
	www.truthout.org /docs_03/printer_100603H.shtml (829 words)

	CNN.com - Cook calls resignation one of his toughest decisions - Mar. 19, 2003
		Former British House of Commons Leader Robin Cook discusses his resignation with CNN's Larry King (March 18)
		Though his strong convictions against waging war with Iraq led him to resign as leader of the House of Commons, Robin Cook said Tuesday "it was one of the toughest decisions I've made in my life."
		He said the determination of U.S. President George W. Bush to oust the Iraqi leader had shattered the unity of NATO, the European Union, the U.N. Security Council and the international coalition against terrorism.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/03/19/cook.lkl (765 words)

	Q&A: Geoff Hoon MP, Leader of the House of Commons \| eGov monitor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		eGov monitor speaks to the Leader of the House of Commons on the state of British democracy and how he envisions to address the challenges facing it.
		We need to move forward with reform of the House of Lords.
		In the Labour Party manifesto we committed ourselves to removing the hereditary peers and it is important we deliver on that pledge and build consensus for any further reforms.
	www.egovmonitor.com /node/3799 (1275 words)

	UK Foreign Secretary who quit over Iraq war dies - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Robin Cook, UK former foreign secretary who resigned as Leader of the House of Commons in 2003 to protest the invasion of Iraq, died Saturday after collapsing while walking on a mountain in northern Scotland, the police said without explaining the cause of death.
		Cook apparently took ill while walking with his wife Gaynor on Ben Stack and was removed by Stornoway coast guard helicopter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness," the police said.
		In March 2003, Cook, who was the Leader of the House of Commons at that time, sent a letter to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying, "In principle, I believe it is wrong to embark on military action without broad international support.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=9359 (752 words)

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