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front bench

Those Members of Parliament occupying the front benches.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Those Members of Parliament occupying the front benches.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British) In the House of Commons, either of two benches nearest the floor of the chamber, one occupied by the members of the Cabinet and the other by the Shadow Cabinet.

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  • “Steve Reed is literally on Starmer's front bench. He's actually in front of the cameras most days pretending to give a shit about Jewish people.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Westminster front bench politics is the political equivalent of trench warfare after all. I can quite imagine how the Chancellor was not impressed by her US counterpart.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It baffles me that he got to say something unambiguously antisemitic, apologise and keep a front bench post the whole time when others have been thrown into the fire for less”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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