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Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) facts for kids

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Keir Starmer is the current leader of the opposition

The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is normally the leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons.

The current Leader of the Opposition is Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party.

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  • Charles James Fox by Karl Anton Hickel

    Charles James Fox, Leader of the Opposition 1783–1806

  • Andrew Bonar Law Vanity Fair 10 April 1912

    "the opposition"Bonar Law as caricatured in Vanity Fair, April 1912

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