(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.
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.
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
(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.
“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.”
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(UK politics, slang) The front row of seats below the gangway on the Labour side of the House of Commons, where rebel MPs often sit.
relating to the back benches in parliament.
In an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring.
(UK politics) The lower house of the British Parliament.
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.
“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”
“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.”
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Those Members of Parliament occupying the front benches.
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