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Prime Ministerial Power: Events in 2022-23
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About the lecture
In this module, Dr Andrew Blick outlines some of the key developments in UK Prime Ministerial power throughout 2022 and early (pre-February) 2023, focusing in particular on: (i) the resignation of Boris Johnson; (ii) what to make of Johnson’s stint as Prime Minister and ultimate loss of power; (iii) the Conservative leadership race in 2022 and Liz Truss’s short-lived premiership; (iv) Rishi Sunak’s first few months as Prime Minister.
About the lecturer
Professor Andrew Blick has extensive experience working for think tanks in the UK Parliament and as an administrative assistant at No.10 Downing Street. He has advised democratic reform groups working in countries including Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Ukraine; and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Stockholm. From 2010-15 he was research fellow to the first ever parliamentary inquiry into the possibility of introducing a written constitution for the UK, carried out by the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee. In 2021 he began participation in an AHRC-funded project assessing the history of democracy from ancient times to the contemporary era, through considering written primary sources. He recently published ‘Electrified Democracy: the Internet and the United Kingdom Parliament in history’.
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Blick, A. (2023, March 07). Recent Events: Recap and Revise - Prime Ministerial Power: Events in 2022-23 [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/recent-events-recap-and-revise-5a51d008-73cd-4102-bd8b-2e2348d908f7?auth=0&lesson=13022&option=9478&type=lesson
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Blick, A. "Recent Events: Recap and Revise – Prime Ministerial Power: Events in 2022-23." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 07 Mar 2023, https://massolit.io/options/recent-events-recap-and-revise-5a51d008-73cd-4102-bd8b-2e2348d908f7?auth=0&lesson=13022&option=9478&type=lesson