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| [[Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland|Deputy First Minister]] || [[Martin McGuinness]] MP MLA

| [[Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland|Deputy First Minister]] || [[Martin McGuinness]] MP MLA

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Although constitutionally the United Kingdom is a unitary state with one sovereign, parliament and government - there has been moves to give power to national legislature in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this has taken the form of devolution. Power for certain areas of government like education, health and the environment are fully the responsibility of their national governments. However, central government maintains the right to overturn any decision by a national assembly, as such the [[Parliament of the United Kingom]] remains sovereign in the United Kingdom as a whole.   

Although constitutionally the United Kingdom is a unitary state with one sovereign, parliament and government - there has been moves to give power to national legislature in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this has taken the form of devolution. Power for certain areas of government like education, health and the environment are fully the responsibility of their national governments. However, central government maintains the right to overturn any decision by a national assembly, as such the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] remains sovereign in the United Kingdom as a whole.   

=== Devolution ===

=== Devolution ===