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DEBATE MOTION: This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty’s Government

After 14 years of Tory rule, the house debated whether we have confidence in a Labour government. The first 100 days have seen riots over rising immigration, austerity promises, and new taxes in declining economy. With public confidence waning, can Sir Keir Starmer lead the government out of crisis or is failure inevitable? 

DEBATE MOTION: This House Believes Britain is No Longer a Fighting Force
Though many maintain that the British Armed Forces remain as effective, professional and capable as ever, leading figures in Parliament, the military and the Pentagon have all recently claimed that successive budget cuts have significantly reduced the UK's ability to carry out independent action. With crises flaring and a major war on the European continent for the first time since 1945, it is more important than ever to discuss if Britain remains a fighting force. 

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