The Commonwealth of Britain Bill was introduced by Tony Benn, who was then a Labour MP in the House of Commons, first in 1991. It proposed abolishing the British monarchy, with the United Kingdom becoming a 'democratic, federal and secular commonwealth', in effect, a republic with a written constitution. It has been read in Parliament a number of times since, but has never achieved a second reading. Under the bill:
The constitutional status of the Crown would be ended;
Britain has shown its keenness to help Delhi in organising the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Addressing a UK Trade and Investment Seminar on Commonwealth Games 2010 here Wednesday, Britain's Sports Minister Richard Caborn said he believed 'with a strong personal conviction' that his country is firmly committed to supporting sport in India.
Without a doubt, the 2010 Commonwealth Games will have a big part to play in achieving that goal,' he said.
Britain was on the winning side, but the cost of the war did not leave any space for enjoying her victory.
Britain had to find a practical solution that would help solve its labour shortage and consequent financial crisis, and it hd to do so to preserve the prestige of the country as the centre of an empire, though in rapid decline.
Britain in 1971 was very different from the Britain of 1948 that was trying to keep up appearances as the centre of an empire while suffering from the harsh conditions created by the aftermath of the Second World War.
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