Kingdom of Great Britain Consulate

[Caesar]

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02.27.2019
Consulate Opening

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Hello TRR!
I am Alastair McIntyre, and I've been assigned to be the consul of The Kingdom of Great Britain here in The Rejected Realms!

[frattastan]

Happy to have you here.

[Manson]

Hello!

[Caesar]

His Majesty's Government	Visit Our Forum Join Our Discord	The 36th Imperial Parliament
The Monarchy King: HRBM Henry IX Prince of Wales: HRBH Charles Prince Royal: HBH Leopold HM Civil Executive Government Prime Minister: Madeline Norfolk Deputy Prime Minister: Khanter W. Molchaniye Home Secretary: Bailey Lucullus Norfolk-Stuart Foreign Secretary: William Stuart Culture Secretary: Artimedias Attorney General: Alastair McIntyre Stuart Great Officers of State Principle Private Secretary: Alastair McIntyre Stuart Lord Chamberlain: Henry Norfolk Lord Advocate: Juris Lancaster Captain General: Khanter W. Molchaniye Director-General of MI5: Arnold T Stuart Supreme Court Lord Chief Justice: Owen Bonaparte Associate Justice: Jay Dee Bonaparte	Kingdom of Great Britain Regional Information Kiosk Founded: August 18th, 2013 Ruling Family: The Royal House of Stuart Regional Power: High	The House of Lords Lord High Chancellor His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales His Royal Britannic Highness, The Prince of Wales His Grace, The Duke of Clarence and Aquitaine His Lordship, The Marquess of Ellesmere His Lordship, The Marquess of Westminster His Lordship, The Earl of Warwick His Lordship, The Viscount Peel The House of Commons The Rt. Hon. Speaker The Hon. Edward Stuart Artimedias (ind) MP for Ardennes (France) Madeline Norfolk (FEP) MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Wales) Khanter W. Molchaniye (FEP) MP for Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross (Scotland) Theodore Lewis Uchiha (WUP) MP for Lewes (England) Albert Philip Stuart (BRP) MP for Kingston East & Port Royal (Jamaica) Alastair McIntyre (FEP) MP for Brandon-Souris (Canada) Edward Stuart (ind) MP for Dublin Central (Ireland) HM Government: No Organized Majority HM Loyal Opposition: No Organized Opposition Citizens' Assembly Crown Delegate: HRH The Prince Royal Chairman: Philip V. McIntyre

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The 36th Imperial Parliament: In a Nutshell The 36th Royal Parliament experienced a stagnation of regional legislation in favor of internal growth and turmoil, while also experiencing some successful external outreach. Seven members of Parliament were elected Freedom and Equality Party (FEP) coming in just shy of a majority, acquiring three MPs, with two seats being claimed by the British Royalist Party (BRP) and two being taken up by independent candidate at the start of the term. Shortly after the election, MP and Deputy Culture Secretary Theodore Lewis, along with the Marquess of Ellesmere and Viscount Peel broke off from their respective parties in favor of forming the WUP, or Wheat and Union Party. Prime Minister Norfolk in her third term experienced backlash within the region from two separate Op-Eds as well as her own interview with the BBC.

The 36th Royal Parliament experienced slight bouts of stagnation regarding legislation. Many MPs ran with the main goal of "fixing" the House of Commons to prevent the explosive and harmful behaviors of certain MPs near the end of the 35th Parliament's term. This started an early debate with a large Standing Orders amendment, which many have publicly and privately criticized for breaking the tradition and nature of the House of Commons in favor for allowing new MPs to ease into their position and making sure MPs really do know what they can motion for. Meanwhile, the Lords brought out discussions about various ways of rectifying an issue of Lords being unable to express their discontent with the government, as well as a bill to repurpose the Bar Association. The Lords also debated and passed back to the House of Commons a bill to include the Lords in PMQs, which has been traditionally only held within the House of Commons with MPs. This change was further passed and the Prime Minister was able to have further discussions with the House of Lords within PMQs.

22 items were discussed within the House of Commons and 17 items were discussed in the House of Lords with a total of 7 items receiving assent. This included repeals of now defunct treaties, a change to PMQs to allow the Lords participation, further changes to the Citizen's Assembly, and a hopeful revitalization of the Bar Association.

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The Norfolk Premiership, End of an Era? Following an explosive electoral season, Prime Minister Norfolk secured her third consecutive term as Prime Minister, a feat few have sought after and a fewer few have achieved. In the Prime Minister's opening address, she included her cabinet and plans to make the region better, which included a focus on utilizing the new Executive Orders on Home and Culture, discussing regional matters more publicly on the forum, holding cabinet members to a higher level, and observing what more needs to be improved internally so that we can begin our bettering of relations with regions externally.

The Prime Minister sent two Associate Justice candidates to the King for the Lords to confirm or deny for the position, Charlie Beckett and then Aelita Venzalor. By the end of the term however, the position has once again become vacant, the Prime Minister indicated during a session of PMQs that it would be best to wait for the Bar Association to become officially established and citizens begin to be trained in law before anyone else should be sent to the Lords for confirmation.

Throughout the term, the government experienced two changes. First, there was the sudden resignation of Smith Arche from the government and region, for reasons unknown beyond he just wasn't interested anymore. Second, Foreign Secretary Francis Stuart was replaced with William Stuart, so that Francis may focus on IRL without fear of disappointment for being unable to attend to his duties in the Foreign Office.

Roll calls and reassignments throughout the Civil Service were held, and the Prime Minister's cabinet remained active members in the Civil Service for, in the addition of working in their own department, each cabinet member was required to join a department in the Civil Service not of their own and remain active, or face removal. This was the Prime Minister's attempt to promote having well-rounded cabinet members, who support one another in more than just moral. The Culture Secretary began further work with the Royal Role-play Committee (RRPC) in bringing more and better updates to the current regional role-play. The Home Secretary began creating guides to the region, starting with how to apply for citizenship. The Foreign Secretary began reviewing current embassies and consulates as well as looking into new regions to begin or better relations with. The Attorney General began his work in the Bar Association. The Deputy Prime Minister began his talks with various GCRs in an attempt to start thawing the cold relations with some while opening the door to relations with others. By the end of February, TRR had agreed to allow for us to have a consulate in their region!!! We are excited to begin these relations with TRR and thank them immensely for allowing us this opportunity. In addition, we look forward to bettering our relations with TEP as well as the more recent TNP.

The Prime Minister issued a statement within her removal and replacement of the BBC Director regarding her 4th term as Prime Minister. She indicated that she will not be going for a 4th term, mostly due to her need to readjust her focus in Nationstates, as well as allowing someone else the opportunity to do her job. Madeline Norfolk had been Prime Minister for nearly 200 days and looks forward to taking a break while other citizens take the work she started and continues it. She issued a direct statement stating "Many of you believe that you can do what I do and do it better. Today, I challenge you to start proving it now." And that challenge shall be met in the upcoming election.

In celebration of the end of her term, citizens were encouraged to write satirical articles about Norfolk's cabinet, the King, and the region in general. In addition, Prime Minister Norfolk is currently hosting a Roast/Gloat night where citizens who have worked with her throughout her 3 terms can celebrate everything that has been accomplished. As of the writing of this update, the celebration has been a great success with surprises ranging from helicopter arrivals and even a special visit from the King!

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Multiple Medias Over the course of the term, more medias developed tackling different issues within the region. From taking things out of context to tabloid articles about government members to reporting the happenings of Commons! We have a total of 19 medias, a total of 31 media releases, and over 200 views! With the search for a new BBC Director upon the next Prime Minister, only time will tell if one of the owners of these private medias will become the next Director!

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Royal Updates This past month has brought us many updates from the Royals! To start off, the House of Arche has been renamed to the House of Roth in a move by Prince Leopold to break away from the bad reputation that has been behind the Arche name and to secure the Germanic history of the house. In other news, the appointment of a new Prince Royal was announced on the 17th of February, with the Marquess of Ellesmere, Leopold Roth, being elevated to the position following the retirement of James Stuart, the Duke of Richmond, Gordon, Lennox and Earl. The elevation merely serves to confirm that Lord Ellesmere is senior member of the Royal Family, who has earned himself the dignity of this title with hard work and dedication to the region in numerous different offices.

In the more important news, His Royal Britannic Majesty Henry IX was married on the 8th of March, 2019 to his fiance from outside of NationStates, something we in the Kingdom of Great Britain celebrate. The region was overjoyed when Her Royal Highness Magda Anette Astrid Glucksberg-Stuart officially joined the game. She was granted the full title of: Her Royal Highness the Queen Consort Magda Anette Astrid Glucksberg-Stuart of Great Britain, Ireland, and France, Duchess of Orkney, Countess of Flintshire, and Baroness Adare of Adare in the County of Limerick. We wish the King and Queen-Consort the best of marriages.

To conclude with the Royal Biz, His Royal Britannic Majesty Henry IX changed how royal styles work in the family! Now, members of the royal family do not automatically assume the styles of HH or HRH; they now are handed to select people through Letters Patent. With this, His Royal Britannic Majesty Henry IX is certain that the family will become more meritocratic and unify the family rather than divide it through competition.

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Military, Where Are We Now? It's already been two months since the military reforms, and the rebirth of the Royal Marine Corps of KoGB. Captain General Khanter Molchaniye summarized the happenings within the military below:

"Lately, the region has experienced apprehension towards becoming apart of the military, some due to being uninterested in that side of gameplay, and others due to KoGB's involvement in Antifa, which has continued to be a topic for controversy. Some more conservative citizens have argued that Antifa would harm the image of KoGB, which quite frankly, KoGB does not have much of an image to further harm given how we are still viewed after the events of Fall 2017. The image has improved, but we have a long way to go. When we joined AntiFa, we had one goal in mind: bash the fash, and that has been what we have done. KoGB has participated in several operations with AntiFa.

In an attempt to make peace with the citizens apprehensive about involvement in the military, the Captain General created the ACCO, where citizens may be able to air their concerns regarding the military and be allowed to join without being punished for refusing to participate in operations that go against their beliefs, morals, etc. Unfortunately, the ACCO never took off and was recently abolished due to no one joining or using the ACCO, in addition to the previously appointed member of the military taking little initiative in making the ACCO the hub of military recruitment.

The abolition of the ACCO followed an operation with AntiFa, where the Council recruited several citizens for the sole purpose of participation. A total of 9 marines jumping, including the King and the Captain General who trigger jumped. While we did not get the delegacy, we returned a second time and took it with a total of 30 something people assisting in gaining the delegacy. Following these two operations, the military has been reinvigorated in involvement, and plans for more operations more often are in the near future. I am happy to see the military finally grow, it makes me happy because it means I can promote people more often!"

The marines have grown to a total of 12 from the original 6 where one has transferred from reserves to active duty. The hope is to see further growth and involvement as KoGB's foreign affairs continues to grow.

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Best Story The Daily Tea

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KING SECRETLY MARRIES MYSTERIOUS FOREIGN PRINCESS 04 March, 2019

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The Daily Tea has confirmed reports from palace aides that did not wish to be named that King Henry IX secretly eloped with a foreign princess from Norway.

The mysterious Princess Magda and the aging King are said to have married in a private ceremony at Crathie Kirk, a small Church of Scotland church outside the Balmoral Estate grounds that the Royal Family regularly attends while in residence at Balmoral during special occasions.

Speculation began a week ago when our reporters heard from witnesses that multiple cars belonging to senior members of the Royal Family appeared near the estate although there was no announcement from the Palace of any special occasion or retreat. Members of the family such as the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence and Aquitaine were not in the House of Lords, and the Earl of Carlisle was absent from the Speaker’s chair in the House of Commons for much of the weekend. When our reporters reached out to their offices, their spokespeople had no comments on their whereabouts. The Duke of Clarence’s recognizable 1994 Reliant Robin was spotted in an auto shop at a village near the Balmoral Estate, and the Lord Chamberlain Henry Norfolk was seen in the park with a bouquet of flowers in one hand, and a suit covered in a black garment cover in the other. At the Balmoral railway station, witnesses saw a young woman in a dark trench coat and reflective fedora step off a train with a Norwegian flag on the side flanked by bodyguards. On the other side of the train, a couple wearing similar clothing said to be the King and Queen of Norway were seen being whisked to a black unmarked Range Rover.

The only maiden princess is the Norwegian Royal Family is Princess Magda, youngest of the Norwegian King’s seven children. Little is known about Magda since she has remained out of public view and has not been pictured at official state events since childhood.

The Palace did not respond when we reached out for comment, and the King returned with his entourage to Buckingham Palace late Sunday, pictured without a mysterious young woman.

We caught up with a local and asked her what she thought if the King had eloped:
“It would be disappointin if the King secretly married some silly foreigner,” said 74 year old Mary Dobbins, a local innkeeper, “We ave got enough foreigners arriving on our shores and stealing our jobs, and some silly wee foreign Viking lass is going tae be the one tae marry our King? He should get with a proper Scottish lass like me instead! I’ve always fancied him teehee”.

This is Morgs Pierson reporting from Balmoral, Scotland, and that’s the Tea!

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DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical gossip column and should not be taken seriously as real news.

[Manson]

Nice!

I'm glad that good stuff is coming from KoGB now.

[Caesar]

His Majesty's Government	Visit Our Forum Join Our Discord	The 38th Imperial Parliament
The Monarchy King: HRBM Henry IX Prince of Wales: HRBH Charles Prince Royal: Leopold Roth HM Civil Executive Government Prime Minister: Cameron M. Romefeller Deputy Prime Minister: Bailey Lucullus Norfolk-Stuart Home Secretary: Reece Saint-Pierre Foreign Secretary: Crushita Stuart-Telcontar Culture Secretary: Arthur Hanover-Stuart Roleplay Secretary: Artimedias Norfolk-Wesfalen Attorney General: Alistair Stuart Great Officers of State Principle Private Secretary: Alistair Stuart Lord Chamberlain: Henry Norfolk Lord Advocate: Juris Lancaster Captain General: Madeline Norfolk Director-General of MI5: Arnold T Lancaster-Stuart Supreme Court Lord Chief Justice: Owen Bonaparte Associate Justice: Jay Dee Bonaparte Associate Justice: Theodore Uchiha	Kingdom of Great Britain Regional Information Kiosk Founded: August 18th, 2013 Ruling Family: The Royal House of Stuart Regional Power: High	The House of Lords Lord High Chancellor His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales[/center] His Royal Britannic Highness, The Prince of Wales His Grace, The Duke of Clarence and Aquitaine His Lordship, The Marquess of Ellesmere His Lordship, The Marquess of Westminster His Lordship, The Earl of Carlisle His Lordship, The Earl of Peel His Lordship, The Baron Brandon The House of Commons The Rt. Hon. Speaker Alistair Stuart[/center] Crushita Stuart-Telcontar (ind) MP for Sault Ste Marie (Canada) Arthur Hanover-Stuart (FEP) MP for Grey (Australia) Artimedias Norfolk-Wesfalen (NLP) MP for Aberdeen North (Scotland) Madeline Norfolk (BRP) MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Wales) William Rhys Lancaster (BRP) MP for Kingston upon Hull East (England) Alistair Stuart (ind) MP for Dunedin (New Zealand) Cameron M. Romefeller (NLP) MP for Cork South-Central (Ireland) HM Government: No Organized Majority HM Loyal Opposition: No Organized Opposition Citizens' Assembly Crown Delegate: HRH The Marquess of Ellesmere Chairman: Richard Hamilton

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Another Speaker Resigns After Showdown with CA Chair Written by Edward Stuart (LONDON- 14 MAY 2019) - Speaker Aelita Venzalor (IND- Carlow-Kilkenny) has resigned from the Speaker’s Chair and her Irish seat, citing her acceptance of “the office of the Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead” and that she “no longer has the passion for the work that [she] did when [she] came in” to the region. The resignation was announced after a series of controversy between her and the Assembly Chairwoman and her allies in the House of Commons.
The conflict began after two separate proposals related to the Mock Parliament Act were drafted in the Commons and Assembly. The House shortly issued a summons to allow the Chairwoman to discuss the legislation with the rest of the MPs to build a proposal, but the summons was rejected. After the Crown Delegate and Assembly Chairwoman refused to comply with the summons issued by the Speaker on behalf of the Commons, believing the summons to be “unnecessary”. In response to the refusal, Venzalor and Deputy Speaker Arthur Grey (FEP-Grey) issued a joint statement expressing concern over the constitutionality of the Mock Parliament Act with the popular initiative clause of the Constitution, and stated that all proposals will be ignored. Venzalor was later overheard saying to a colleague that “the Chair refusing a summons of the Commons on matters related to the Assembly serious flouts our authority” and that she “will not present any governance law passed by the CA given the circumstances”.
During a press conference with Prime Minister Henry Norfolk, the BBC asked about his views on the joint statement:
”I was extremely disappointed in the statement released by the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House. There are various ways to handle disagreements and squabbles and that statement was in my view clearly not the proper one. As the regional Parliament, it is our duty to work with the Citizen’s Assembly on matters that affect it, after all, it is composed of our regional citizens, the people who we answer to and are held accountable to. In regards to the statement by the Father of the House, I believe he laid out the perfect way forward. Together as MPs we must listen to those who post comments in the Strangers Gallery and work together as one region to create the progress we wish to see.”
Frustrated with the conflict between the lower House of Commons and Citizens’ Assembly, a resolution of intent to block all legislation related to the CA from the two bodies was proposed by Lord Carlisle, who is Speaker Venzalor’s predecessor. The resolution expressed discouragement and concern over the impasse between the Speaker and Chairwoman and recognized that Parliament can make changes to the Mock Parliament Act “as it sees fit”, but emphasized that the propriety of making changes with the consultation of the Assembly must be regulated by “social convention”. The resolution would have forced the Commons and Chairwoman to work together by blocking legislation related to the assembly until a consensus proposal was made between the entities, and there was even consideration to block any legislation altogether until the issue of the CA was resolved. During the discussion, the Marquess of Westminster and Lord Advocate Juris Lancaster reviewed and corrected the constitutional concerns from the joint statement. The resolution would have likely passed, but Lord Carlisle withdrew the resolution for the time being.

After the release of the joint statement, Alistair Stuart (FEP-Paris), who is considered one of Chairwoman Norfolk’s allies in the Commons, released his own statement lamenting that the Commons “has been a state of rapid decline” since the rise of Venzalor after resignation of former Speaker Edward Stuart; and bemoaned the “lack of legal understanding” from the Speaker, and that the Lords had “lost faith” through its proposed resolution in the “laughing stock” Commons to perform well for its constituents.
“The MP for Paris seems to be trying to imply that we lost faith in the Commons solely because of the Speaker,” one anonymous Lord told the BBC, “The conflict is shared with the Chairwoman and other MPs including himself, so Alistair has no room to blame the Speaker. He doesn’t speak for us.”
The BBC was also able to reach out to the Speaker and her Deputy. Deputy Speaker Grey told the BBC that the entire situation has been “overblown and overstated from the beginning”. When the BBC reached out to the Speaker about the statement and its timing, she told us that her and the Deputy Speaker “took the best action we could with the information we had” and that the step was necessary after the Chairwoman “refused to come to the table”; the BBC has also verified that the statement was the Deputy Speaker’s idea.

Before Venzalor’s resignation, the Assembly passed a repeal and replace bill to the Speaker’s Office, in which the Chairwoman thanked the MPs of Paris and Grey for assisting in the discussions. With the Irish seat now filled by Reece Saint-Pierre and the Chairwoman now having an ally in Alistair Stuart as the new Speaker, the Citizens’ Assembly Act is seen as a consensus proposal between the Chair and the Commons and is set to pass the House. However, after the discussions of repealing the Citizens’ Mock Parliament Act altogether, some Lords are expected to amend the legislation to remove Governance Laws from the Assembly’s purview when it reaches the upper House.

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The Royals' Busy Easter Weekend Written by Edward Stuart (EDINBURGH- 22 APRIL 2019) - This weekend was a busy one for the King and members of the Royal Family. The aging King Henry IX made a rare public appearance Saturday for a visit to the Ministry for Culture, Media, and Sport in London, where he was greeted by Culture Secretary Arthur Grey, MP for Grey. His Majesty did not make any remarks to the media waiting outside per royal protocol, but a spokesperson for the Culture Secretary told the BBC "His Majesty was very interested in the operations of the Regional Roleplay Committee and the Easter festival planning with the NS United Kingdom and congratulated the Secretary for his excellent work so far."

On Sunday, His Majesty was joined by various members of the Royal Family for the Easter Service at St. Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh. The Prince of Wales, Prince Royal, Duke of Clarence and Aquitaine, Marquess of Westminster, and Earl of Carlisle were able to get away from the House of Lords business in London to join the King in listening to the Easter message of Archbishop of Canterbury Albert Stuart. The Royal Regiment of Scotland and a Celtic singer treated the royals and the waiting crowd to a rendition of Mo Ghile Mear and Auld Lang Syne outside of the chapel. Built under the reign of King David I of Scotland in the 12th century, the tiny chapel is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Edinburgh on the site of the Castle. The Royal Family recently committed £1.2 million to its renovation after it fell to disuse, and they intend to use the chapel during their visits to Scotland in recognition of the historic Scottish roots of the Royal House of Stuart.

The royals spent their Easter holiday in the historic Edinburgh Castle, some of which had to leave late Sunday evening after the family dinner in order to make it back to London for official business.

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Mock Parliament News Written by Madeline Norfolk After the election of Madeline Norfolk as Assembly Chair, we experienced different energy coming from the Assembly. This energy resulted in 10 bills being discussed in the Assembly. Within those 10 bills, some received assent, others were denied assent, and others failed at the vote. We averaged between 5 and 10 people voting on the proposals, which is the highest average we have seen at least within the last year.
The Assembly, however, was not without controversy as disagreement regarding the Assembly ensued between the Chair and the then Speaker of the House of Commons.
In the end, Commons worked with the Assembly in pushing a governance bill to Commons, which has since been waiting for deliberation by the House of Lords.
The most anticipated assented bills include the bills on residencies and businesses. Another highly anticipated bill included a shoe-throwing budget for the Chair, which was denied assent due to the Crown Delegate not receiving funds in said bill.
With elections at a close and a new chair chosen, only time will tell if the Assembly will continue with activity and bills.

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Less Aggressive Pacts Written by Crushita Telcontar Stuart On March 21st, 2019, King Henry signed into law the Pact of Non-Aggression between The Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom, starting a new era for foreign relations in the KGB. This Pact, which is the first agreement to be signed between KoGB and another British region since over a year ago when a treaty with The Britannian Kingdom was signed into law. Further relations between the UK and KoGB are projected to occur within the next few months as both regions prepare for their respective new governments.

The Pact was quickly followed up an Easter Festival which brought much merriment and joy to both sides. With our outgoing PM, Henry Norfolk now serving as the PM of United Kingdom there is sure to be more cooperation in the future. A toast to our friends in UK!

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This concludes the Kingdom of Great Britain's belated May update, stay tuned for the post election update with details on our new Government, new Parliament, and new citizenship opportunities!

[Manson]

Nice update.

[Caesar]

His Majesty's Government	Visit Our Forum Join Our Discord	The 39th Imperial Parliament
The Monarchy King: HRBM Henry IX Prince Regent: HRBH Charles Prince Royal: Leopold Roth HM Civil Executive Government Prime Minister: Madeline Norfolk Deputy Prime Minister: Arthur Hanover-Stuart Home Secretary: Ralph Norfolk-Westfalen Foreign Secretary: Klaus Mikaelson Culture Secretary: William Rhys Lancaster-Stuart Roleplay Secretary: Artimedias Norfolk-Wesfalen Attorney General: Alistair Stuart Great Officers of State Principle Private Secretary: Alistair Stuart Lord Chamberlain: Henry Norfolk Lord Advocate: Juris Lancaster Captain General: Madeline Norfolk Director-General of MI5: Arnold T Lancaster-Stuart Supreme Court Lord Chief Justice: Owen Bonaparte Associate Justice: Jay Dee Bonaparte Associate Justice: Theodore Uchiha	Kingdom of Great Britain Regional Information Kiosk Founded: August 18th, 2013 Ruling Family: The Royal House of Stuart Regional Power: High	The House of Lords Lord High Chancellor His Britannic Highness, the Prince Royal His Britannic Highness, The Prince Royal His Grace, The Duke of Clarence and Aquitaine His Grace, The Duke of York His Lordship, The Marquess of Westminster His Lordship, The Earl of Carlisle His Lordship, The Viscount Telcontar of Whitby The House of Commons The Rt. Hon. Speaker Alistair Stuart Alistair Stuart (TPP) MP for Brandon-Souris (Canada) Arthur Hanover-Stuart (FEP) MP for Grey (Australia) Madeline Norfolk (BRP) MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Wales) William Rhys Lancaster-Stuart (BRP) MP for Bath (England) Artimedias Norfolk-Westfalen (ind) MP for East Coast (New Zealand) Albert Philip Hanover-Stuart (BRP) MP for Dublin Central (Ireland) Cameron M. Romefeller (NLP) MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scotland) HM Government: The Free-Royalist-Potato Cooperative HM Loyal Opposition: National Labour Party Citizens' Assembly Crown Delegate: HRH The Marquess of Ellesmere Chairman: Alec Norfolk-Stuart

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HMG Foreign Update

Norfolk-Stuart and the BRP Take the Main Stage Written by K. Mikaelson Following a time of political turmoil across the region, it was Madeline Norfolk-Stuart and her British Royalist Party that swept into political power in the most recent General Election. BRP members took control of 10 Downing Street, six of the seven seats in the House of Commons and the Chairman's seat in the Citizen's Assembly. Norfolk-Stuart Address supporters of the British Royalist Party following the Election With a mixture of old and new members, the British Royalist Party was able to appeal to a wide base of support, in part thanks to their multi-party coalition that now holds a majority of seats within the House of Commons. Prime Minister Norfolk-Stuart is no stranger to holding high office, and after being nominated several times for the position in the previous term, she now finally enters 10 Downing Street ready and willing to get to work for the betterment of her people and region. Before the election, Norfolk-Stuart announced the proposed cabinet members that she would invite to join her government if she were to be elected.

His Majesties Government now looks like this:

Deputy Prime Minister: Arthur Hanover-Stuart
Home Secretary: Ralph Norfolk-Westfalen
Foreign Secretary: Klaus Mikaelson
Culture Secretary: William Rhys Lancaster-Stuart
Roleplay Secretary: Artimedias Norfolk-Wesfalen
Attorney General: Alistair Stuart

While some questioned a few of the nominees who were newer to the region, Norfolk-Stuart heartily endorsed her proposed cabinet as being a good mixture of people well known in the region and people that while newer, had worked with Norfolk-Stuart before.

The citizens of the region now eagerly wait to see just how successful Norfolk-Stuart's government is during this much-anticipated term.

*Author's Note: Since the time that this article was first written, one of the BRP MP's has stepped down and has been replaced by Cameron Romefeller of the NLP.

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The Assembly is Working Written by Alec Norfolk Stuart,
Chairman of the Assembly The purpose of the inclusion of legislative theme events in the Citizens' Assembly is to encourage participation in the CA. The First Theme, Defense, encouraged members to draft and discuss pieces of legislation that fell under the category of Defense. While I do not have an exact number for the individuals who participated in the discussions (which is awesome because a lot of people participated!), we did have three bills submitted and discussed in the CA. The goal is to "institutionalize" these themed events- by that I mean, I hope that my successor in the role of CA Chair will continue the events, and the placement of past Chairs and their terms in the Hall of Chairpeople. Another major goal is the purpose of the events- the aforementioned encouragement of participation in the CA- and to continue to see them increase. We are almost finished with the second theme, Education, and discussion and debate has been going on for quite some time- especially pertaining to one piece of Education-themed legislation. While I cannot share the next theme at this time (I want to keep it a surprise), I do hope that it will be even more active than the previous two, which are increasing in activity and participation already. The BBC and private medias have been covering this wildly successful initiative!

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Parliament, Parliament, Parliament Written by Arthur Hanover-Stuart MP The House of Commons this past month has seen discussion close on 4 bills and there’s one still on the floor. Though the Speaker has been noted to have concern over activity, the People’s House has been ultimately productive having passed 3 of those 4 bills on to the House of Lords.

First, the Freedom of tInformation Act, proposed in the previous term, was tabled following the proposal from the Hon. Member for Grey (Australia) that would, rather than create a whole new act, amend a standing one to ensure that the law already on the books was compliant with other laws that it was contradicting.

The Military Intelligence Reform Act (MIRA) Freedom of Information Amendment, as previously discussed, would amend the act to be compliant and expounding by other laws already enacted. It was passed on July 25th.

Prior to the passage of the Freedom of Information Amendment, however, the ambitious and wide ranging Criminal Code Amendment proposed by the Rt. Hon. Speaker and Member for Brandon-Souris (Canada) passed to the House of Lords on July 21st. It would change many of the punishments in the Criminal Code, and set a new standard for scalable punishments for wide-ranging crimes. This would allow the court to be more lenient when sentencing as crimes are not always as black and white as the Code presently would make it seem.

The Prime Minister’s Succession Act, which would make sweeping changes to the way that Prime Ministers would be succeeded in the event of a resignation, passed the House of Commons on July 29th.

A bill petitioned to Parliament by a citizen is currently in Commons. The bill still being debated was put to the House floor on July 25th and would set ethical standards for official domestic media sources in the region such as out of context quotations and the punishments for breaking those ethics. The bill was proposed by the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister and Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Wales) at the request of a citizen (Mr. Eli Hesial) in her office on July 22nd. Mr. Hesial also wrote the bill.

On July 19th, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Madeline Norfolk-Stuart opened the first session of Prime Minister’s Questions. There, while answering questions, also made promises towards guides for the Master Citizenship Maintenance, appointment of a chief mouser at 10 Downing, among other things.

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Deputy PM Takes Mental Holiday Written by Eliza Poppyseed
BBC News Recent speculation suggestions that the Deputy PM has been refusing to take his medication since taking office Prime Minister Norfolk, now in her 4th term and just days into it, has already experienced a few hiccups in her administration, namely, her Deputy Prime Minister entering Parliamentary chambers to report on his duties, but not on the duties one would think.

In a heated conversation and many coming to an agreement that the Speaker of the House of Commons Alistair Stuart was on the right track in rectifying the concern of setting a minimum and rather extreme sentencing, Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Grey, Arthur Norfolk-Hanover-Stuart entered the chambers to report that he had spoken to all the Ministers regarding their Civil Service applications.

Confused and concerned for his well being, the Prime Minister and Speaker pulled the Deputy Prime Minister aside to ensure he was well. The Deputy blinked and realized in horror that he was in fact not in the Prime Minister’s office and was instead in the Commons chambers. “I am so sorry, I thought this was 10 Downing, my driver must have taken me to the wrong address…” to which the Deputy was reminded he drove himself. In a dignified tone, the Deputy exclaimed “I have just finished traveling and I’ve had 2 really productive days I’m entitled to a stupid day”. The Prime Minister and Speaker were seen by a House recordkeeper cracking up as the Speaker adjourned today’s Commons session for Lunch. This event was quickly struck from the record in chambers, but not before this reporter got her hands on it!

During lunch, the Speaker had indicated he “took that drill like a man” as he explained his horrors at the dentist earlier in the morning while the Deputy Prime Minister commented on the Speaker’s behavior must be drug-related. Sources say that the Speaker does not have a drug issue, just a caffeine dependency. The Culture Secretary reminded the Speaker to brush his teeth, but not go too far and floss.

After hearing of what occurred within Commons, the Foreign Secretary smirked “Deputy PM? Mr. Bean? You decide!” to which the Speaker and Deputy Prime Minister began a heated argument over the use of uwu. By-standers at the lunch have indicated that Mr. Hanover-Stuart intends to resurrect the zombie of Andrew Jackson to siege Mr. Stuart’s city. Whatever this means is only known between the two as the rest during the lunch stared blankly at the two.

Upon meeting after lunch concluded, all Secretaries reported that their applications have been updated, and the launch for the new and improved Civil Service is to be announced sometime later this week prior to the first round of Prime Minister’s Questions.

The ambassador and diplomat list has finally received the TLC needed for organization and an update is set to have finish the drafting stages by the end of the first session of PMQs.

The Roleplay Secretary, after making faces towards the Home Secretary, explained that she has been hard at work for a new update within the roleplay, likely military-related as the guide for the roleplay is reaching the end of the drafting stages.

The Attorney General happily reported that the Bar Exam is continuing to be improved, when asked about what is next for his staff, he simply stared at the Prime Minister in response, only she knew what that meant. After he insinuated that the Prime Minister was distributing weed to foreign nationals, she concluded it was better to simply allow his shenanigans during meetings and in private, handling business.

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Thank you for reading our July 2019 Update! As always, we invite you to come and visit our offsite forum where the activities never stop!

[Manson]

Thanks for the update, Caesar.

[Caesar]

His Majesty's Government	Visit Our Forum Join Our Discord	The 42nd Imperial Parliament
The Monarchy King: HRBM Henry IX Queen-Consort: HRBM Magda Prince of Wales: HRH Charles Prince Royal: HRH Juris HM Civil Executive Government Prime Minister: Willian Rhys Lancaster-Stuart Deputy Prime Minister: Artimedias Norfolk-Westfalen Home Secretary: Josephine Lancaster-Stuart Foreign Secretary: Madeline Norfolk Culture Secretary: Alec Norfolk-Stuart Roleplay Secretary: Artimedias Norfolk-Westfalen Attorney General: Juris Lancaster-Stuart Great Officers of State Lord Chamberlain: Alistair Lancaster-Stuart Lady Advocate: Sarah Lancaster-Stuart Lord Lyon: Cameron M. Kensington Captain General: Madeline Norfolk Director-General of MI5: Alistair Lancaster-Stuart Supreme Court Lord Chief Justice: Owen Bonaparte Associate Justice: Jay Dee Bonaparte Associate Justice: Edward Lancaster-Stuart Associate Justice: Madeline Norfolk	Kingdom of Great Britain Regional Information Kiosk Founded: August 18th, 2013 Ruling Family: The Royal House of Stuart Regional Power: High	The House of Lords Lord High Chancellor His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales His Grace, The Duke of Somerset Her Ladyship, The Marchioness of Ellesmere His Lordship, The Earl of Peel His Lordship, The Earl of Lennox Her Ladyship, The Viscountess Flitwick His Lordship, The Viscount Charlemont The House of Commons The Rt. Hon. Speaker The Rt. Hon. Member for Wrexham Arthur Lancaster-Stuart (BRP) MP for Grey (Australia) Alec Norfolk-Stuart (BRP) MP for Quebec (Canada) William Rhys Lancaster-Stuart (BRP) MP for Bath (England) Zel Norfolk (BRP) MP for Paris (France) Alistair Lancaster-Stuart (Ind.) MP for Waterford (Ireland) Chloe von Westfalen (Ind.) MP for Orkney and Shetland (Scotland) Josephine Lancaster-Stuart (BRP) MP for Wrexham (Wales) HM Government: The British Royalist Party HM Loyal Opposition: No Organized Opposition Citizens' Assembly Crown Delegate: HH The Viscountess Flitwick Chairman: Edmund Arthur de Vitre

House of Commons Election Results! The hustings are over, the ballots are counted, and the results are in. The General Election of February 2020 has been decided, and the following are the winners making up our next House of Commons.

William Rhys Lancaster-Stuart- 23 votes. Arthur Lancaster-Stuart- 23 votes. Josephine Lancaster-Stuart- 22 votes. Alec Norfolk-Stuart - 21 votes. Zel Norfolk- 18 votes. Chloe von Westfalen- 15 votes. Alistair Lancaster-Stuart - 15 votes.
People who missed out were Albert Philip Lancaster-Stuart (BRP) 11 votes, Eli Hesial Rothschild (TPP) 13 votes, Edmund Arthur de Vitre (BRP) 13 votes, John Laurens-Wessex (IND) 11 votes, and John Donald (IND) 8 votes.
The British Royalist Party which faced some criticism during the campaign is vindicated at the ballot box trusted with the voters with six out of the seven seats taking the marginal seat of Scotland from the incumbent Sir Eli of TPP.
The Potato Party lost its only seat and the SDLP did not put forth any candidates during the election leaving the Commons with no organised opposition.
William Rhys’ win sets him up for a strong shot at becoming Prime Minister this term, likely to be confirmed in the House of Commons with the BRP majority but the real test as always will be can he convince the House of Lords. The Eternal Speaker Gets Dethroned! The BRP-majority House of Commons has voted to elect BRP’s Josephine Lancaster-Stuart (MP of Wrexham) as the 42nd Session’s Speaker of the House of Commons, ousting the independent Alistair Lancaster-Stuart, who has served during four sessions of Parliament.


Speaker Alistair’s performance in the February 2020 General Election declined sharply from his popular support in the December General Election, in which he went from 20 votes to just 15 votes (7.77%) this time. By contrast, Josephine Lancaster-Stuart earned the highest support in the February Election under the incoming and former Prime Ministers, and is relatively new to the political scene after first being elected in December with 18 votes. It’s likely that she earned the support and trust of her colleagues after a stellar performance in churning out numerous bills and amendments during the 41st Session. After concerns of Speaker Alistair’s temperament last session from anonymous MPs and his poor election performance, the independent Speaker ended up losing the support of his colleagues this time.
We reached out to Speaker Alistair for a comment on his loss, to which he said, “Well, loss as a general concept is a frustrating thing so I guess I'm a bit frustrated over a loss. But I'm not even close to being as upset to this loss as my first one in Session 37. In retrospect I'm kinda happy that it was a loss to such a respectable candidate. As far as the now Rt. Hon. Member for Wrexham's abilities I don't have much doubt. My only advice is to listen to everyone's thoughts and don't rush. A good Speaker is not remembered for how many bills they passed during their tenure, ya know?”


However, there are concerns that the new Speaker will be unable to remain impartial and independent due to her membership in the British Royalist Party, which commands a majority. When asked about the concern by a citizen from the Strangers’ Gallery, Lady Josephine responded, “I often have independent and impartial views in concern to party politics. I vote in what I believe personally and I do not agree with a party line. Last term, every vote I cast was one of independence and I can answer why I voted the way I did on every single one. None of those answers include because I am involved in a party.”


Responding to the same question, Speaker Alistair stated that “a Speaker that belongs to a party will not have the same level of certainty and will not bring the same level of comfort as a Speaker who is politically independent”, and referred to past Sessions in which party-aligned Speakers made such Sessions “erratic”.


One anonymous former MP told the BBC that they were “disappointed” and explained what likely led to his ouster, “I think it’s part of two things. The first was Alistair probably wasn’t supposed to run for Commons this term, and the second is that the BRP is probably struggling organizationally. Despite Alistair being the more preferred option by the citizenry over the inexperienced and at times more combative alternative Josephine, at the end of the day, party lines probably played the biggest part. It is disappointing but could be seen from kilometers away. Alistair didn’t stand a chance simply because their minds were made up before the initial election even started.”


The former MP went on to say about the new Speaker, “I don’t think she can handle it. It was made pretty clear in the Speakership election that she wasn’t interested in being an independent Speaker. Had Edward not spoken up in the Stranger’s Gallery, we wouldn’t have seen any questions despite Alistair nearly begging the House to ask questions, sure Josephine complied to ask, but even her answers show she isn’t ready and won’t be able to be independent or impartial for that matter.”


Another anonymous citizen, on the other hand, praised Speaker Josephine, “I believe the new Speaker will be a breath of fresh air and more pleasant. She has a bright future ahead of her and if her record in the previous term is any indication, she will remain as an active and vital leader for the House and the region as a whole. She may not have intended to run as Speaker since that wasn’t made clear in her campaign, but I trust that she will know how to lead as Speaker while remaining fair between BRP and the independent minority in all rulings.”


With Alistair Lancaster-Stuart on his way out as Attorney General and now being ousted as Speaker by his colleagues, it’s not clear what is next for his future. As the only independent and non-BRP Member of Parliament, he will hopefully keep the British Royalist super-majority accountable. The House of Commons Pick their Candidate It was nighttime, a long day of deliberating over the Election of the Speaker of the House of Commons had worn the Members of Parliament thin. However, the government needed a new Prime Minister. The House took a short evening break, eating sandwiches provided by the Westminster Cafeteria. The Members gathered again, and at 11:47 p.m. GMT, the newly-elected Speaker, Rt Hon Josephine Lancaster-Stuart, the Member for Wrexham, opened the nominations for Prime Minister.


Quickly, the popularly-elected and former Prime Minister, Rt Hon Arthur Lancaster-Stuart, nominated former Deputy Prime Minister and former Culture Secretary, Hon William Rhys Lancaster-Stuart, the Member for Bath. The nominee accepted the nomination.


The Speaker started questions by asking about his qualifications to be Prime Minister. Former Speaker, Rt Hon Alistair Lancaster-Stuart, Member for Waterford, followed up by asking about departmental restructuring. Later on, the candidate clarified that Lady Artimedias, would serve both as Deputy Prime Minister and Roleplay Secretary. What followed was a repartee between the candidate and first-term parliamentarian, Hon Chloe von Westfalen, Member for Orkney and Shetland. The MP was concerned that the candidate was not clearly answering her questions. While, the candidate stipulated that he was answering to his ability.


At 6:30 p.m. GMT, Culture Secretary, Hon Member for Quebec, Alec Norfolk-Stuart, motioned to vote on the nominee. It was seconded by the Rt Hon Member for Waterford. The Speaker then opened the vote, and the MP’s voted as follows:

Hon Member for Bath: AYE. Hon Member for Quebec: AYE. Hon Member for Orkney and Shetland: AYE. Hon Member for Paris: AYE. Rt Hon Member for Waterford: AYE. Rt Hon Member for Grey: AYE. Rt Hon Member for Wrexham: AYE. The nominee then moved to the House of Lords for confirmation. The Lords Deliberate His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, opened debate on 10 February 2020, at 10:07 p.m. GMT. Her Highness, Viscountess Flitwick, motioned to summon the candidate to the floor, and it was seconded by Her Lordship, the Lord Lomond. Subsequently, the Prince of Wales ordered the Hon Member for Bath to the floor.


Viscountess Flitwick started questions asking about non-cabinet ministers and foreign relations. Then, His Royal Highness, the Duke of Somerset, orated a number of questions, all of which originated from the Carlisle Test, of his own devising. What followed was a lengthy and thorough questioning led by the Duke of Somerset and Viscountess Flitwick. In the end, the Duke of Somerset motioned to vote, seconded by Viscountess Flitwick, and thirded by the Earl of Peel. The vote was opened by the Prince of Wales. The Lords voted as follows:

Viscountess Flitwick: CONTENT. Viscount Charlemont: CONTENT. Earl of Peel: CONTENT. Lord Lomond: CONTENT. Viscountess Adderley: CONTENT. Duke of Somerset: CONTENT. With his vote, the Duke wrote a speech about the candidate, praising him, “...the nominee that stands before us is a strong one whose party commands a super-majority of the lower House, and is one of the strongest nominees that stand before us to face the Carlisle Test.” The Prince of Wales: CONTENT. King's Speech, What to Expect The King's Speech was delivered on an unusually sunny day, in between winter storms and apocalyptic rains. It doesn't tell us much that hasn't already been said during the campaign or the questioning in Parliament. For me, it simply reinforces the intention of the Prime Minister to do what he set out to do. The reforms to the legal and judicial systems supported by the PM and the BRP will also be a big part of what the government will do this term. I do think that these changes are mostly for the best. However, legalese reforms aren't exactly all that interesting for a lot of people. What will really affect most citizens will be the other two main promises from the government. I expect that the focus on culture and external affairs will lead to renewed activity within the region. I am particularly looking forward to the development of the estates and businesses system as well as the new events in the RP. I believe that those will encourage more people to join the region and more importantly, stay active. All in all, this seems like a solid government agenda which has great potential for our region. It remains to be seen whether the government will live up to our expectations.

The Assembly saw itself with another low maintenance contest with Chloe von Westfalen going up against Edmund Arthur de Vitre. Both ran on similar platforms of continuing the work of the Assembly and encouraging more to become involved as the Assembly continues to evolve from the "Mock Parliament" of its past. At the end of the election, Edmund Arthur de Vitre rose to the top, beating Chloe von Westfalen 13 votes to 12 votes. Following this victory, Mr. de Vitre quickly started his confirmation of his deputy, Miss von Westfalen. Unfortunately, luck was on her side, and she lost the confirmation 5 in favor to 8 against. Mr. de Vitre quickly put forth Arthur Lancaster-Stuart for confirmation, who received 10 in favor and 6 against. Chairman de Vitre is currently on a leave of absence until the 28th.
First Week(s) of Government! It was the first real week of the William Rhys premiership, and so far things look ok, with William Rhys taking many actions in his first week.



It started with a opening address outside Downing Street, doing the rounds of thank you’s and his first week plans.



The Prime Minister's PMQs went from easy to straight into pressing questions. In his first round, it was easy which makes sense because it was his first, and not much can really be asked. Lord Arthur asking him about his plans which he detailed, and how his day was which was rather standard, Lady Sarah asking about the economy which he said he was paying close attention to, and Rt. Hon. Josephine asking him on his opinion regarding the proposal by one MP to repeal the PMQ’s Act which he didn’t unless a credible alternative was proposed. His second week was slightly more difficult with specified questions on Government activity. Giggles could be heard from the Stranger's Gallery as the Prime Minister reminded Parliament that the Government is in fact not in charge of the University and questions regarding if his government is going to be more active on the forum is unnecessary, especially when the thread that won't go away, the constituency battle sign ups, makes it clear the Government's initiatives to push for more forum activity.


The Prime Minister has issued 3 different persona non grata announcements regarding individuals proven to be dangerous or harmful to the community at large.


Deputy positions, as well as undersecretaries were filled, and opening announcements by departments made. The Foreign Office announced the most changes with the single department splitting into three sub departments under the Foreign Office, each with their own focus to improve the ambassador system, interregional activities, and general upkeep of the Office as a whole.


Home continues to tick along, and the Culture Department has closed sign ups for constituency battles, with an announcement on who is where to be announced by the end of the week.
What's New For Updates? This term we are trying a few new things!
First, we are going to do our best to distribute updates every two weeks! Why? Because we want our allies and friends to know what we're up to! The government this term has a huge emphasis on cultural events, and we want to do our best to encourage our friends in other regions to join us in the fun!
Second, we've tried to increase our dedication to consistency across platforms! Be it a google doc, a dispatch, a pdf, or even a forum post, we do our best to ensure what you get is consistent across everything!

That does it for this update! For any questions, please reach out to Madeline Norfolk or Reece Lancaster-Stuart for more information!

[Alec]

Greetings, Everyone!

My name is Alec Norfolk-Stuart and I am very excited to announce that I am stepping in to serve as the Ambassador/Diplomat/Representative/etc. from the Kingdom of Great Britain to you all here in The Rejected Realms! It has been some time since I have served in this role, so I am very pumped to get back into it!

If you have any questions, or just want to stop by and say hello, feel free to reach out to me! The official KoGB Update is coming soon!

Thank you very much,

Alec Norfolk-Stuart

[Alec]

Here is the link to our newest update!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2P ... _IXwkY/pub

As usual, please let me know if you have any questions, or just want to reach out!


Best Regards,

Alec Norfolk-Stuart

[Alec]

Please click the link below to access our latest update! It is in the form of an NS Dispatch!

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1493840

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to myself via this thread or via Discord!

Thanks!

-Alec

[Alec]

Greetings!

Hope you all are doing well!

Please find the link to our latest update below!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2P ... JMMcz9/pub

If you have any constructive comments or questions, please do not hesitate to let me know! Thanks

Best,

Alec

[Alec]

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HMG Foreign Update

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Early March Update

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February 2021 Parliament Election Results Theodore Bedford (BRP): 15 votes (10.49%)
Alistair Brandon (IND): 20 votes (13.99%)
Eli Hesial (TA): 8 votes (5.59%)
John Laurens-Wessex (SPOG): 16 votes (11.19%)
Madeline Norfolk (TA): 15 votes (10.49%)
Harvey Rudyard (PDP): 10 votes (6.99%)
L. James Shinkle (BRP): 18 votes (12.59%)
Arthur Somerset (BRP): 21 votes (14.69%)
Crushita Telcontar (IND): 20 votes (13.99%)

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The winners of the February 2021 General Election are displayed based on their result in the election, starting with the highest, and with tied individuals being sorted and given preference by whomever registered first. No absentee ballots were received by the Royal Electoral Commission, so the final results are as follows:
Arthur Somerset (BRP) Grey (Australia) 21 votes (14.69%) Crushita Telcontar (IND) University-Rosedale (Canada) 20 votes (13.99%) Alistair Brandon (IND) Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scotland) 20 votes (13.99%) L. James Shinkle (BRP) Cities of London and Westminster (England) 18 votes (12.59%) John Laurens-Wessex (SPOG) Dublin Bay-South (Ireland) 16 votes (11.19%) Theodore Bedford (BRP) Monmouth (Wales) 15 votes (10.49%) Madeline Norfolk (TA) Cher (France) 15 votes (10.49%)

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MAJORITY: NO CLEAR MAJORITY
Loyal Opposition: SPGB

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The Gibraltarian Election Follow his loss of a seat in the House of Commons, Eli Hesial stood to be the next Speaker of the Gibraltarian House of Assembly. After a hiccup and a half, he was duly elected, beating out abstain, and William Rhys, the Prince of Wales, was appointed as the new Governor following Alistair Brandon’s resignation to focus on the upcoming Parliamentary term.
The House of Assembly has already become quite busy and is expected to stay busy.

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Prime Minister Selection The two candidates for 10 Downing St. were the Hon. MP for Ireland, John Laurens-Wessex, and the Hon. MP for Scotland, Alistair Brandon. Both came into the process without a predetermined majority. However, after some questions by their colleagues, the House of Commons voted in favor of Alistair Brandon, 5 to 2. After answering questions from the House of Lords, they voted unanimously to confirm Alistair as the Prime Minister for the 48th Parliament. Shortly after the state opening, John Laurens-Wessex issued a public statement forming the Opposition

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First Week of the New Government Prime Minister Alistair Brandon issued an opening statement addressing the region.
“Firstly, I want to thank everyone who has supported our campaign for 10 Downing. We made it! We passed the Commons with a vote of 5-2 and we were confirmed by the House of Lords unanimously! Already, this Government is starting off its term with three victories and it is thanks to all of you who supported us for helping us get here. We couldn't have done it without you. Now that we are here I hope to see you beside us as we take this premiership from start to finish. We will have our work cut out for us. We are counting on you to be there for us just as you count on us to be there for you. With each other, we will make this term one of the greatest in our history. Again, and I cannot say it enough, thank you all.”
Following other miscellaneous announcements, the cabinet was put together and is as follows:
Deputy Prime Minister: Madeline Norfolk
Foreign Secretary: Nosma
Home Secretary: L. James Shinkle
Culture Secretary: Rhea Amsburg
Attorney General: JJ Douglas

A mixture of citizens old, new, returning, and experienced, this term is planned to reset the standard, and set it high at that.
Already the Government has opened Citizen of the Month nominations with a record number of submissions. The Culture Secretary has begun discussions on weekend game nights. The Home Secretary has gotten his bearings on the MCL and more importantly, the set up of his staff. The Foreign Secretary has gotten the ball rolling on the World Assembly front by appointing Isabella Kensington to be the World Assembly Minister. And the Attorney General has set out to finish the court case started by last Government in addition to future plans to discuss with the Government and potentially ask the Court.

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What to Expect Next Parties, festivals, games, voice chats, good vibes, a wedding, and more! Come check out the Kingdom of Great Britain and take part in all we have to offer! We will be in touch with your leadership shortly to discuss get togethers to ensure we are keeping up with both our political obligations and our social obligations!


Thanks for Reading!
We hope you enjoyed this small look into what’s been up with us as of late!

[Alec]

Foreign Update April 2021

Parliament Keeps Busy

Throughout the 48th Imperial Parliament, both the House of Commons and House of Lords have kept busy with various topics of legislation. The House of Commons tabled the Criminal Law Omnibus, a beast of a proposal and a noble attempt to clean up our Criminal Law procedures in a chunk of proposals, as well as the Incorporated Municipalities Act, a proposal intended to allow for citizens to create their own “groupings” of estates and businesses similar to that of a devolved nation feel with their own legislature, municipality requirements, etc. The House of Commons also passed a few different proposals to the Lords intended to clean up language and provide clarity to various laws within the region. The House of Lords in turn passed these items and they have since become law. The House of Lords also took upon beginning the discussions on the topic of the Law Lords, of which after debate and amendments was sent to the House of Commons. This version of the Law Lords would lead to the Judiciary becoming part of the Appointed Legislative Branch, subject to certain checks and balances to ensure balance and fairness in the court system. The House of Commons unfortunately rejected the proposal by a single vote, enjoying the idea of Law Lords but concerned about the execution as well as noting that other things may need to come first. The Lords are currently debating their original proposal again with intentions to compromise with the concerns laid out by the House of Commons. With an initiative as structurally changing as it would become, one can hope this term’s Parliament can reach a common ground before dissolution approaches.
Government Events and More to Come

Throughout the term, the Government had strove to be more engaging with their allies and friends across other regions. This has resulted in a few different approaches to celebrating regional holidays and the infamous April Fool’s being discord based and inclusive to the non-citizens. The Home Office created an integration system for non-citizen residents of the region to encourage them to become more involved. With this and the recent influx of manual recruitment making strives, the region continues to keep a steady count of 230-250 nations on average with roughly 40+ citizens on average.
Onto more fun topics, the Kingdom of Great Britain will be enjoying events with Wintreath and The East Pacific including Among Us, competitions, and other fun interregional events intended for us to become closer to both of these regions respectively. An Ascot is also rumored to take place soon to bring hype for the upcoming election season. The Prime Minister has indicated he is pleased so far with what his Government has been doing and hopes to see more participation in the end of term festivities to wrap up his stint as the Prime Minister.
The End of an Era

The World Roleplay taking place in the regional Discord was started in August 2018 and ran until April 2021. Throughout the life of the roleplay, it went through its ups and downs of both activity and administration. This roleplay began the topics of various questions and made numerous regional firsts. The roleplay brought in several citizens who started as simply visitors to our discord server, created fun dramas and popcorn moments, numerous memes, and so much more. It also brought forth the discussion on who should be “regulating” what roleplays get created within the region, it has gone through iterations of direct Government Control, Indirect Government Control, committees, etc. Ultimately, the best way for our region to “regulate” without too much bureaucracy has been to revert it to a committee of citizens chosen by the Prime Minister who approve roleplay creation requests, so that they may be advertised in the region, and allowing citizens who create these roleplays to run them how they see fit.

The World Roleplay had roughly 25 different nations in total involved within this world with some citizens rebranding, others creating a new nation after returning from a break, and the administrators of the rp creating NPC states to interact with the players.
Xavier Lee-Ross has been a pivotal member of this Roleplay by creating and improving upon the regional map since the beginning.
Artimedias Westfalen-Kensington has also been a pivotal member of this Roleplay for constantly advocating for leadership to be better at allowing the runnings of the roleplay more autonomy, implementing various “updates” such as improved war systems, improved resource systems, etc. and of course creating a bot which used a dice system and allowed for results to be determined for players who are battling to prevent infighting of what is and is not fair.
This roleplay has done a lot and each player who contributed put in their good work. While we are sad to see this chapter close, we are glad to have had it last as long as it did. It is currently the longest ran roleplay within the Kingdom of Great Britain, ever.
Unrest in Gibraltar
(SPOILER: This is purely a roleplay article, this is not a reflection of the current state of the region.)

Following the passage of the “Spanish Lands Act” in the Assembly of Gibraltar, rumors of unrest within the now Kingdom of Spain have not gone unnoticed. Gibraltar continues its efforts to peacefully and forcefully bring Spain under its umbrella of protection within the Kingdom. The Prince of Wales, Captain General, and Prime Minister met at Waddesdon Manor for friendly discussions, as they are also known as the Trio of Trouble. This Trio however has also been known for allegedly being behind the unrest which took place in France not too long ago. The Media speculated that their meeting took place to discuss the upcoming war with Spain, which has not been disclosed and the BBC intends to remain vigilant in indicating that is it “just a rumor”, however with the lack of presence of the Prince of Wales at various Royal Meetings over the last few weeks, perhaps a war is imminent, and perhaps it is a war that not even His Majesty the King can prevent. Do we smell a coup?

That does it for this month’s update! Thank you for reading!

[Dyl]

Thanks for the update!