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Leader of the House of Commons

Political role in the UK Government

Field	Value
post	United Kingdom
Leader of the
House of Commons
insignia	House of Commons of the United Kingdom logo 2018.svg
insigniasize	240
incumbent	Sir Alan Campbell
image	Alan Campbell Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.png
incumbentsince	5 September 2025
department	Cabinet Office
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
style	The Right Honourable
first	Sir Robert Walpole
formation	4 April 1721
salary	£159,038 per annum (2022)
(including £86,584 MP salary)
website

Leader of the House of Commons Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (including £86,584 MP salary) The Leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements. The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.

The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by Alan Campbell, who was appointed on 5 September 2025 by Keir Starmer as a part of the cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner from government.

Responsibilities

The current responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are as follows:

Planning and supervising the Government's Legislative Programme;
Chairing the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Business and Legislation;
Managing the business of the House of Commons and preparing weekly statements on upcoming business;
Facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber;
Serving as the Government's representative in the House, namely as a voting member of the House of Commons Commission, the Public Accounts Commission, the Members Estimate Committee, and the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority;
Reforming parliamentary procedure and operations;
Representing the House of Commons within Government, be it contributing to the Civil Service's efforts to build parliamentary capability or receiving MPs' requests for assistance on ministerial correspondence and questions; and
Ministerial responsibility for the Privy Council Office.

The Osmotherly Rules, which set out guidance on how civil servants should respond to parliamentary select committees, are jointly updated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and the Cabinet Office.

History

The title was not established until about the middle of the 19th century, although the institution is much older.

Until 1942, the title was usually held by the prime minister if he sat in the House of Commons; however, in more recent years, the title has been held by a separate politician.

The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown and the title alone does not attract a salary, so is now usually held in addition to a sinecure, currently Lord President of the Council.

List of Leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present)

Leader
Constituency	Term of office	Other ministerial offices held as Leader	Party	Ministry
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford by Arthur Pond.jpg	75px]]	Robert Walpole
MP for King's Lynn	4 April
1721	6 February
1742
Whigs (British political party)}}"		Walpole
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:1stLordSandys.jpg	75px]]	Samuel Sandys
MP for Worcester	12 February
1742	27 August
1743
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Henry Pelham, Parliamentary Art Collection crop.jpg	75px]]	Henry Pelham
MP for Sussex	27 August
1743	6 March
1754†
Whigs (British political party)}}"		Broad Bottom
(I & II)
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham.jpg	75px]]	Thomas Robinson
MP for Christchurch	23 March
1754	October
1755
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland by John Giles Eccardt.jpg	75px]]	Henry Fox
MP for Windsor	14 November
1755	13 November
1756
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:William Pitt the Elder by William Hoare crop.jpg	75px]]	William Pitt 'the Elder'
MP for Okehampton	4 December
1756	6 April
1757
Vacant	April
1757	June
1757		Whigs (British political party)}}"
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:William Pitt the Elder by William Hoare crop.jpg	75px]]	William Pitt 'the Elder'
MP for Bath	27 June
1757	6 October
1761
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:George Grenville (1712–1770) by William Hoare (1707-1792) Cropped.jpg	75px]]	George Grenville
MP for Buckingham	October
1761	May
1762
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland by John Giles Eccardt.jpg	75px]]	Henry Fox
MP for Dunwich	May
1762	April
1763
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:George Grenville (1712–1770) by William Hoare (1707-1792) Cropped.jpg	75px]]	George Grenville
MP for Buckingham	16 April
1763	13 July
1765
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Henryseymour.jpg	75px]]	Henry Seymour Conway
MP for Thetford	July
1765	20 October
1768
	Chatham
(WhigTory)
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:Nathaniel Dance Lord North.jpg	75px]]	Frederick North
Lord North
MP for Banbury	October
1768	22 March
1782
Tories (British political party)}}"		North
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Charles James Fox00.jpg	75px]]	Charles James Fox
MP for Westminster	27 March
1782	July
1782
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Viscount Sydney by Gilbert Stuart.jpg	75px]]	Thomas Townshend
MP for Whitchurch	10 July
1782	6 March
1783
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Charles James Fox00.jpg	75px]]	Charles James Fox
MP for Westminster	2 April
1783	19 December
1783
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:Nathaniel Dance Lord North.jpg	75px]]	Frederick North
Lord North
MP for Banbury		Tory
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:William Pitt the Younger 2 cropped.jpg	75px]]	William Pitt 'the Younger'
MP for Appleby until 1784
MP for Cambridge University from 1784	19 December
1783	14 March
1801
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:Henry Addington by Beechey.jpg	75px]]	Henry Addington
MP for Devizes	17 March
1801	10 May
1804
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:William Pitt the Younger 2 cropped.jpg	75px]]	William Pitt 'the Younger'
MP for Cambridge University	10 May
1804	23 January
1806†
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Charles James Fox00.jpg	75px]]	Charles James Fox
MP for Westminster	February
1806	13 September
1806†
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey by Sir Thomas Lawrence.jpg	75px]]	Charles Grey
Viscount Howick
MP for Northumberland	September
1806	31 March
1807
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:Spencerperceval.jpg	75px]]	Spencer Perceval
MP for Northampton	April
1807	11 May
1812†
Tories (British political party)}}"		Perceval
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:Lord Castlereagh Marquess of Londonderry.jpg	75px]]	Robert Stewart
Viscount Castlereagh
MP for Down until 1821
MP for Orford from 1821
The Marquess of Londonderry from 1821	June
1812	12 August
1822†
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:George Canning by Richard Evans - detail.jpg	75px]]	George Canning
MP for Liverpool until 1823
MP for Harwich 1823–1826
MP for Newport 1826–1827
MP for Seaford from 1827	16 September
1822	8 August
1827†
	Canning
(Canningite–Whig)
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:William Huskisson by Richard Rothwell.jpg	75px]]	William Huskisson
MP for Liverpool	3 September
1827	21 January
1828
Tories (British political party)}}"		[[File:Robert Peel by RR Scanlan detail.jpg	75px]]	Robert Peel
MP for Oxford University until 1829
MP for Westbury from 1829	26 January
1828	16 November
1830
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:JC Spencer, Viscount Althorp by HP Bone cropped.jpg	75px]]	John Spencer
Viscount Althorp
MP for Northamptonshire until 1832
MP for South Northamptonshire from 1832	22 November
1830	14 November
1834
Whigs}}"		Melbourne I
Vacant	14 November
1834	10 December
1834		Tories (British political party)}}"
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Robert Peel by RR Scanlan detail.jpg	75px]]	Robert Peel
MP for Tamworth	10 December
1834	8 April
1835
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Lord john russell.jpg	75px]]	Lord John Russell
MP for Stroud	18 April
1835	30 August
1841
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Robert Peel by RR Scanlan detail.jpg	75px]]	Robert Peel
MP for Tamworth	30 August
1841	29 June
1846
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Lord john russell.jpg	75px]]	Lord John Russell
MP for City of London	30 June
1846	21 February
1852
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Disraeli.jpg	75px]]	Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire	27 February
1852	17 December
1852
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Lord john russell.jpg	75px]]	Lord John Russell
MP for City of London	28 December
1852	30 January
1855
Whigs (British political party)}}"		[[File:Palmerston.jpg	75px]]	Henry John Temple
The Viscount Palmerston
MP for Tiverton	6 February
1855	19 February
1858
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Disraeli.jpg	75px]]	Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire	26 February
1858	11 June
1859
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Palmerston.jpg	75px]]	Henry John Temple
The Viscount Palmerston
MP for Tiverton	12 June
1859	18 October
1865†
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Gladstone.jpg	75px]]	William Ewart Gladstone
MP for South Lancashire	October
1865	26 June
1866
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Disraeli.jpg	75px]]	Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire	6 July
1866	1 December
1868
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Gladstone.jpg	75px]]	William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Greenwich	3 December
1868	17 February
1874
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Disraeli.jpg	75px]]	Benjamin Disraeli
MP for Buckinghamshire	20 February
1874	21 August
1876
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh.jpg	75px]]	Stafford Northcote
MP for Devonshire North	21 August
1876	21 April
1880
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Gladstone.jpg	75px]]	William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Midlothian	23 April
1880	9 June
1885
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:St Aldwyn Michael Edward Hicks-Beach (1st Earl).jpg	75px]]	Michael Hicks-Beach
MP for Bristol West	24 June
1885	28 January
1886
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Gladstone.jpg	75px]]	William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Midlothian	1 February
1886	2 July
1886
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Randolph churchill.jpg	75px]]	Lord Randolph Churchill
MP for Paddington South	3 August
1886	14 January
1887
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:William Henry Smith (1825–1891).jpg	75px]]	W. H. Smith
MP for Strand	17 January
1887	October
1891
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour.jpg	75px]]	Arthur Balfour
MP for Manchester East	October
1891	11 August
1892
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Gladstone.jpg	75px]]	William Ewart Gladstone
MP for Midlothian	15 August
1892	2 March
1894
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Sir William Harcourt.jpg	75px]]	William Harcourt
MP for Derby	2 March
1894	21 June
1895
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour.jpg	75px]]	Arthur Balfour
MP for Manchester East	29 June
1895	4 December
1905
	Balfour
(Con.–Lib.U.)
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Sir-Henry-Campbell-Bannerman.jpg	75px]]	MP for Stirling Burghs}}	5 December
1905	5 April
1908
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		[[File:H H Asquith 1908.jpg	75px]]	H. H. Asquith
MP for East Fife	5 April
1908	5 December
1916
	Asquith Coalition
(Lib.–Con.–Lab.)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Andrew Bonar Law 02.jpg	75px]]	MP for Bootle until 1918}}
MP for Glasgow Central from 1918	10 December
1916	23 March
1921
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Austen Chamberlain nobel.jpg	75px]]	MP for Birmingham West}}	23 March
1921	19 October
1922
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Andrew Bonar Law 02.jpg	75px]]	MP for Glasgow Central}}	23 October
1922	20 May
1923
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg	75px]]	MP for Bewdley}}	22 May
1923	22 January
1924
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Ramsay MacDonald ggbain.29588.jpg	75px]]	MP for Aberavon}}	22 January
1924	3 November
1924
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg	75px]]	MP for Bewdley}}	4 November
1924	4 June
1929
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Ramsay MacDonald ggbain.29588.jpg	75px]]	Ramsay MacDonald
MP for Seaham	5 June
1929	7 June
1935
National Labour Organisation}}"		National Labour		National I
(*N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N.
–Lib.*)
	National II
(*N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N.
–Lib. until 1932*)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg	75px]]	MP for Bewdley}}	7 June
1935	28 May
1937
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Neville-Chamberlain.jpg	frameless	104x104px]]	Neville Chamberlain
MP for Birmingham Edgbaston	28 May
1937	10 May
1940
	Chamberlain War
(Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Churchill portrait NYP 45063.jpg	75px]]	MP for Epping}}	10 May
1940	19 February
1942
Independent (politician)}}"		[[File:Stafford Cripps 1947.jpg	75px]]	MP for Bristol East}}	19 February
1942	22 November
1942
Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none"		[[File:Anthony Eden (retouched).jpg	75px]]	Anthony Eden
MP for Warwick and Leamington	22 November
1942	26 July
1945
Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none"			Churchill Caretaker
(Con.–N.Lib.)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Herbert Morrison 1947 (cropped).jpg	frameless	100x100px]]	MP for Lewisham East until 1950}}
MP for Lewisham South from 1950	27 July
1945	9 March
1951
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:James Chuter Ede (minister van Binnenlandse Zaken (Home Secretary)), Bestanddeelnr 900-7223.jpg	75px]]	MP for South Shields}}	9 March
1951	26 October
1951
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Crookshank1932.png	75px]]	Harry Crookshank
MP for Gainsborough	28 October
1951	20 December
1955
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Eden
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Rab Butler.png	75px]]	R. A. Butler
MP for Saffron Walden	20 December
1955	9 October
1961
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Macmillan
(I & II)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Iain Macleod crop.jpg	75px]]	MP for Enfield West}}	9 October
1961	20 October
1963
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Selwyn Lloyd cropped.jpg	75px]]	MP for Wirral}}	20 October
1963	16 October
1964
Labour Party (UK)}}"			MP for Leicester South West}}	16 October
1964	11 August
1966
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Crossland MP.jpg	75px]]	MP for Coventry East}}	11 August
1966	18 October
1968
Labour Party (UK)}}"			MP for Workington}}	18 October
1968	19 June
1970
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			MP for Penrith and The Border}}	20 June
1970	7 April
1972
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			MP for Mitcham}}	7 April
1972	5 November
1972
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			MP for Lowestoft}}	5 November
1972	4 March
1974
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Edward Short
MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central	5 March
1974	8 April
1976
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Michael Foot (1981).jpg	75px]]	MP for Ebbw Vale}}	8 April
1976	4 May
1979
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			MP for Chelmsford}}	5 May
1979	5 January
1981
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Francis Leslie Pym.jpg	75px]]	MP for Cambridgeshire}}	5 January
1981	5 April
1982
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			John Biffen
MP for Oswestry until 1983
MP for Shropshire North from 1983	5 April
1982	13 June
1987
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			Thatcher II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Official portrait of Lord Wakeham crop 2.jpg	75px]]	MP for South Colchester and Maldon}}	13 June
1987	24 July
1989
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Geoffrey Howe (1985).jpg	75px]]	MP for East Surrey}}	24 July
1989	2 November
1990
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:official portrait of Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market crop 2.jpg	75px]]	John MacGregor
MP for South Norfolk	2 November
1990	10 April
1992
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			Major I
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Tony Newton 1995.png	75px]]	Tony Newton
MP for Braintree	10 April
1992	2 May
1997
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Official portrait of Baroness Taylor of Bolton crop 2, 2019.jpg	75px]]	Ann Taylor
MP for Dewsbury	2 May
1997	27 July
1998
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary (cropped).jpg	100x100px]]	Margaret Beckett
MP for Derby South	27 July
1998	8 June
2001
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Robin Cook-close crop.jpg	75px]]	Robin Cook
MP for Livingston	8 June
2001	17 March
2003
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:JohnReidHeadshot.jpg	90x90px]]	John Reid
MP for Hamilton North and Bellshill	4 April
2003	13 June
2003
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Peter Hain.png	94x94px]]	Peter Hain
MP for Neath	11 June
2003	6 May
2005
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Geoff Hoon Headshot.jpg	75px]]	Geoff Hoon
MP for Ashfield	6 May
2005	[5 May
2006](2006-british-cabinet-reshuffle)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Jack Straw 2.jpg	75px]]	Jack Straw
MP for Blackburn	[5 May
2006](2006-british-cabinet-reshuffle)	27 June
2007
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Harriet Harman (3x4 crop).jpg	99x99px]]	Harriet Harman
MP for Camberwell and Peckham	28 June
2007	11 May
2010
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:George Young Minister.jpg	100x100px]]	George Young
MP for North West Hampshire	12 May
2010	[3 September
2012](2012-british-cabinet-reshuffle)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Andrew Lansley Official.jpg	112x112px]]	Andrew Lansley
MP for South Cambridgeshire	[4 September
2012](2012-british-cabinet-reshuffle)	[14 July
2014](2014-british-cabinet-reshuffle)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs (13131092904) (cropped).jpg	99x99px]]	William Hague
MP for Richmond (Yorks)	[14 July
2014](2014-british-cabinet-reshuffle)	8 May
2015
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Chris Grayling 2016.jpg	93x93px]]	Chris Grayling
MP for Epsom and Ewell	9 May
2015	14 July
2016
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Official portrait of Mr David Lidington crop 2.jpg	75px]]	David Lidington
MP for Aylesbury	14 July
2016	11 June
2017
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Andrea Leadsom 2017.jpg	104x104px]]	Andrea Leadsom
MP for South Northamptonshire	11 June
2017	22 May
2019
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Mel Stride MP crop 2.jpg	75px]]	Mel Stride
MP for Central Devon	23 May
2019	24 July
2019
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Jacob Rees-Mogg Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2021 (cropped).jpg	alt=	90x90px]]	Jacob Rees-Mogg
MP for North East Somerset	24 July
2019	8 February
2022
Johnson II
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Mark Spencer Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2021 (cropped).jpg	center	90x90px]]	Mark Spencer
MP for Sherwood	8 February
2022	6 September
2022
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Penny Mordaunt Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg	center	91x91px]]	Penny Mordaunt
MP for Portsmouth North	6 September
2022	5 July
2024
Conservative Party (UK)}}"			Sunak
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Lucy Powell Leader of the House (cropped) 2.jpg	center	91x91px]]	Lucy Powell
MP for Manchester Central	5 July
2024	5 September
2025
Labour Party (UK)}}"		[[File:Alan Campbell Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped).jpg	center	91x91px]]	Alan Campbell
MP for Tynemouth	5 September
2025	Incumbent

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Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

From 1922, when the prime minister was also Leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. At other times, a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.

The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the Second May ministry to 2022, when it was revived by Boris Johnson. This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.

List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons

Deputy Leader	Term start	Term end
Paddy Tipping	23 December 1998	11 June 2001
Stephen Twigg	11 June 2001	29 May 2002
Ben Bradshaw	29 May 2002	13 June 2003
Phil Woolas	13 June 2003	9 May 2005
Nigel Griffiths	10 May 2005	13 March 2007
Paddy Tipping	28 March 2007	27 June 2007
Helen Goodman	28 June 2007	5 October 2008
Chris Bryant	5 October 2008	9 June 2009
Barbara Keeley	9 June 2009	11 May 2010
David Heath	14 May 2010	4 September 2012
Tom Brake	4 September 2012	8 May 2015
Thérèse Coffey	11 May 2015	17 July 2016
Michael Ellis	17 July 2016	9 January 2018
Chris Heaton-Harris	9 January 2018	9 July 2018
Mark Spencer	15 July 2018	24 July 2019
Peter Bone	8 July 2022	27 September 2022

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David Butler and Gareth Butler, British Political Facts 1900–1994 (7th edn, Macmillan 1994) 65.
"Lord Newton of Braintree". UK Parliament.
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"Rt Hon Robin Cook". UK Parliament.
"Lord Reid of Cardowan". UK Parliament.
"Lord Hain". UK Parliament.
"Mr Geoffrey Hoon". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Jack Straw". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP". UK Parliament.
"Lord Young of Cookham". UK Parliament.
"Lord Lansley". UK Parliament.
"Lord Hague of Richmond". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon David Lidington MP". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Mel Stride MP". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP". UK Parliament.
"Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP". UK Parliament.
"Penny Mordaunt". UK Parliament.
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