Changes

! Position ||  Current Holder

! Position ||  Current Holder

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| [[British monarchy|Monarch]] || Queen [[Elizabeth II]]

| [[British monarchy|Monarch]] || [[King Charles III]]

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| [[UK Prime Ministers|Prime Minister]] || [[David Cameron]] MP

| [[UK Prime Ministers|Prime Minister]] ||  

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| [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland|Secretary of State]] || [[Shaun Woodward]] MP

| [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland|Secretary of State]] || Chris Heaton-Harris

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| [[First Minister of Northern Ireland|First Minister]] || [[Peter Robinson]] MP MLA

| [[First Minister of Northern Ireland|First Minister]] ||TDB

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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]] || TBD

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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 Kingdom]] 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.