UK Update

[Vaculatestar]

[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/dsDAD9W.jpg[/img][/center][c][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/F84KELf.png[/img][/center] [big][big][center][url=http://w11.zetaboards.com/NSUK/index/]Forum[/url][img]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1457/icon2yz.png[/img][url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=united_kingdom]NS Factbook Entry[/url][img]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1457/icon2yz.png[/img][url=http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=United_Kingdom]NSwiki[/url][/center] [center][b][color=#5a70b3]Foreign Update: JULY 2014[/color][/b][/center] [center][b]Monarch:[/b] HM James III&VIII [b]Princess of Wales:[/b] HRH Alessandra[/center][/big][/big] [table=2,][center][big][b]His Majesty's Government[/b][/big][/center][big] [b]Prime Minister:[/b] Lord Haldane [b]Deputy Prime Minister:[/b] Andrew B. Fraser [b]Home Secretary:[/b] Andrew B. Fraser [b]Foreign Secretary:[/b] Richard North [b]Defence Secretary:[/b] Vac Mikaelson [b]Culture Secretary:[/b] Bill Dearheart [b]Director of MI5:[/b] Niklaus Mikaelson [b]Attorney General:[/b] William Kudrow [b]WA Delegate:[/b] HM King James III[/big][c][big][center][b]30th Parliament[/b] Speaker: Charles Fraser[/center] [b]Lords of Parliament[/b] Lord Haldane, EarlEarl Cardigan Richard, Duke Northumberland William Mikaelson of Northern England (SF) Victoria E.C. North of Southern England (LIB) Takanashi of Wales (LIB) Andrew Fraser of Scotland (BCP) Charles Fraser of Northern Ireland (BCP)[/big][center][big][b]Supreme Court of the United Kindom[/b][/big][/center][big][b]Chief Justice:[/b] Daniel C.A. North [i][b]Sr. Associate Justice:[/b] [i]Jacob M. Stewart[/i] [i][b]Jr. Associate Justice:[/b] Vacant[/i][/i][/big][/table][center][big][big][b]Lord Haldane Moves into NO. 10[/b][/big][/big][/center] After what everyone could call a humiliating defeat for BCP Candidate Edwin Astor, Lord Haldane, (former Monarch of the United Kingdom, moved into No. 10 Downing Street. The election which was held June 24th saw 24 people voting, 16 of those supported Lord Haldane Compared to 7 supporting Edwin and 1 voting none of the above. Lord Haldane, went right to work by naming his cabinet: DPM&Home Secretary: Andrew Fraser Foreign Secretary: Richard North Defence Secretary: Vac Mikaelson Chief of the Defence Staff: Niklaus Mikaelson Director of MI5: Niklaus Mikaelson Attorney General: William Kudrow Culture Secretary: Bill DearHeart[c][center][img]http://www.onaquietday.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/number-10-downing-street.jpg[/img][/center][center][big][big][b]Parliament of The United Kingdom[/b][/big][/big] [img]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2010/12/16/1292507425117/House-of-Commons-full-of--007.jpg[/img][/center][table=2,][center][big][b]BCP Looses its hold. Liberal Party Makes Gains[/b][/big][/center] As [i]Astor[/i], BCP candidate for Prime Minister lead the ticket, so did the candidates for parliament followed. [table=2,][u]Northern England[/u] William Mikaelson (SF) 50% Anthony D. Powell (BCP) 45% None of the Above 5% [indent] Runoff [indent][b]William Mikaelson (SF) 57.1%[/b] [indent]Anthony D. Powell (BCP) 42.9% [u]Southern England[/u] [b]Victoria E.C. North (Lib) 56.5%[/b] Edwin Astor (BCP) 39.1% None of the Above 4.3%[c] [u]Wales[/u] [b]Takanashi (Lib) 59.1%[/b] Tony Benn (BCP) 31.8% None of the Above 9.1% [u]Scotland [/u] Vac Mikaelson (BCP) 21.7% [b]Andrew B. Fraser (I) 69.6%[/b] None of the Above 8.7% [u]North Ireland: [/u] Klaus Mikaelson (SF): 39.1% [b]Charles Fraser (BCP): 52.2%[/b] None of the Above: 8.7%
[c][/table][center][b]A Speaker is Chosen[/b][/center] Unlike the last session of Parliament, this Session electing a speaker went off without issue. Two Candidate vied for the position: Duke of Northumberland and Mr. Fraser of Northern Ireland, it was a close election but in the end Lord Haldane cast his Vote for Mr. Fraser.[c][center][b]First Order of Business... Military Stance Review[/b] [/center]The first item undertaken by Parliament was to pass a bill to allow fora referendum by our citizens on our region's Military stance. The bill after a few changes gained near unanimous support and established a referendum to be Held on July 7th with runoff following should there be no clear winner.[/table][center][b]From the News Desk of the B.B.C. This is a[/b] [img]http://i.imgur.com/XV8sqGK.png[/img] [big][b]THE CROWN, PRIME MINISTER, AND DEFENCE SECRETARY SUED OVER MILITARY OPERATION[/b][/big][/center] [b]MIDDLESEX GUILDHALL, LONDON (Supreme Court): [/b]Princess Royal Constance St.James has filed a suit against King James III, Prime Minister Lord Haldane, and Defence Secretary Vac Mikaelson with Attoney General William Kudrow representing them, over a recent military operation in the Kingdom of Britain The petitioner makes claims that the recent military operation overseas violated the Military Stance Reform Act, which assures that the region has a defender military stance. The respondent seeks relief with " an order from this Court enjoining the named respondents, in their official capacities, and their successors, in their official capacities, from authorizing any further military activities inconsistent with Sec. 8 of the Military Stance Reform Act." The Court is now considering the case[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/Y5lrjMX.gif?1[/img] [small]Foreign Ambassadors Richard North & William Mikaelson[/small][/center][c][b][center][big]UNITED KINGDOM and BRITISH ISLES RELAUNCH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS[/big] [/center] WHITEHALL, LONDON (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Office):[/b] On June 29th, 2014, the United Kingdom and British Isles finally reopened embassies with one another, marking a era of diplomatic peace between the two British states. The embassies where first closed due to complications and disagreements in the past between individuals of each nation. The proposal to re-establish relations was first brought up by William Mikaelson in the British Isles forums, and very soon, after the political terms of each region ended. the two governments agreed to re-establish consular relations with one another.[center][img]http://z5.ifrm.com/30228/125/0/f5222831/britannia.png[/img][/center][c][center][big][big][b]Monarch: His Majesty James III&VIII[/b] Princess of Wales: HRH Alessandra[/big][/big][/center][big][big] [right][b]Prime Minister:[/b] Lord Haldane [b]Deputy PM:[/b] Andrew B. Fraser [b][small][small]Foreign Affairs Secretary: [/small][/small][/b][small][small]Richard A. North[/small][/small][/right][/big][/big]

[James]

Thanks, Vac. I had to give it a read myself this time around.