Commonwealth of Britain Bill (original) (raw)
The Commonwealth of Britain Bill was a bill first introduced in the House of Commons in 1991 by Tony Benn, then a Labour Member of Parliament (MP). It was seconded by the future Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. The Bill proposed abolishing the British monarchy, with the United Kingdom becoming a "democratic, federal and secular Commonwealth of Britain", or in effect a republic with a codified constitution. It was introduced by Benn a number of times until Benn's retirement in 2001, but never achieved a second reading. Under the Bill:
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| dbo:abstract | The Commonwealth of Britain Bill was a bill first introduced in the House of Commons in 1991 by Tony Benn, then a Labour Member of Parliament (MP). It was seconded by the future Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. The Bill proposed abolishing the British monarchy, with the United Kingdom becoming a "democratic, federal and secular Commonwealth of Britain", or in effect a republic with a codified constitution. It was introduced by Benn a number of times until Benn's retirement in 2001, but never achieved a second reading. Under the Bill: * The monarchy would be abolished and the constitutional status of the Crown ended; * The Church of England would be disestablished; * The head of state would be a president, elected by a joint sitting of both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament; * The functions of the royal prerogative would be transferred to Parliament; * The Privy Council would be abolished, and replaced by a Council of State; * The House of Lords would be replaced by an elected House of the People, with equal representation of men and women; * The House of Commons would similarly have equal representation of men and women; * England, Scotland and Wales would have their own devolved National Parliaments with responsibility for devolved matters as agreed; * County Court judges and magistrates would be elected; and * British jurisdiction over Northern Ireland would be ended. * The judiciary would be reformed and a National Legal Service would be created. * The Constitution would be codified and an amendment process established. * The voting age would be lowered from 18 to 16. * MPs and other officials would swear oaths to the Constitution, not the Crown. (en) De Commonwealth of Britain Bill was een wetsvoorstel dat in 1991 voor het eerst werd ingediend door Tony Benn, destijds Labour-parlementariër in het Britse Lagerhuis. Het stelde voor om de Britse monarchie af te schaffen en het Verenigd Koninkrijk een "democratisch, federaal en seculier Gemenebest van Groot-Brittannië" te maken, een republiek met een geschreven grondwet. Het voorstel werd enkele keren in het Parlement behandeld totdat Benn in 2001 uit het Lagerhuis verdween, maar bereikte nooit een tweede lezing (stemming). Het wetsvoorstel hield in: * De monarchie zou worden afgeschaft en de grondwettelijke status van de Kroon beëindigd; * De Anglicaanse Kerk zou van de staat worden gescheiden; * Het staatshoofd zou een president worden, verkozen door een gemeenschappelijke vergadering van beide Huizen van het Gemenebestsparlement; * De functies van het koninklijk prerogatief zou worden overgedragen aan het parlement; * De Privy Council zou worden afgeschaft en vervangen door een Raad van State; * Het Hogerhuis zou worden vervangen door een verkozen Huis van het Volk, met gelijke vertegenwoordiging van mannen en vrouwen; * Het Lagerhuis zou gelijke vertegenwoordiging van mannen en vrouwen krijgen; * Engeland, Schotland en Wales zouden hun eigen Nationale Parlementen krijgen met verantwoordelijkheid voor gefedereerde zaken zoals overeengekomen; * Rechters en magistraten voor graafschappelijke gerechtshoven zouden worden verkozen; en * De Britse jurisdictie over Noord-Ierland zou worden beëindigd. (nl) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Commonwealth of Britain Bill was a bill first introduced in the House of Commons in 1991 by Tony Benn, then a Labour Member of Parliament (MP). It was seconded by the future Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. The Bill proposed abolishing the British monarchy, with the United Kingdom becoming a "democratic, federal and secular Commonwealth of Britain", or in effect a republic with a codified constitution. It was introduced by Benn a number of times until Benn's retirement in 2001, but never achieved a second reading. Under the Bill: (en) De Commonwealth of Britain Bill was een wetsvoorstel dat in 1991 voor het eerst werd ingediend door Tony Benn, destijds Labour-parlementariër in het Britse Lagerhuis. Het stelde voor om de Britse monarchie af te schaffen en het Verenigd Koninkrijk een "democratisch, federaal en seculier Gemenebest van Groot-Brittannië" te maken, een republiek met een geschreven grondwet. Het voorstel werd enkele keren in het Parlement behandeld totdat Benn in 2001 uit het Lagerhuis verdween, maar bereikte nooit een tweede lezing (stemming). Het wetsvoorstel hield in: (nl) |
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