| RIGHTHONOURABLE | Whether lady or gent, they're courtly addressed unlike commons in the House of Commons! (5,10) |
| OFFICIALOPPOSITION | Name given to the second-largest party in the House of Commons, in the country north of the U.S. |
| BACKBENCHES | These may be at the rear of a shed or greenhouse - and normal MPs sit on them in the House of Commons! (4,7) |
| SALESPERSON | Roses? Planes? These could be sold in a garden centre by this lady or gent! (11) |
| HOWDO | Quaint greeting to a lady or gent |
| ACHIEVEMENTS | He's active about welcoming gents -- they're accomplished (12) |
| CONVENIENCEFOOD | Time-saver for busy ladies (or gents?) |
| SPENCER | British Conservative prime minister assassinated in the lobby of the House of Commons in 1812 (7,8) |
| PERCEVAL | British Conservative prime minister assassinated in the lobby of the House of Commons in 1812 (7,8) |
| KEIRHARDIE | Scottish politician who became the first person to lead the Labour Party in the House of Commons in 1906 (4,6) |
| ASTOR | First woman elected to sit in the House of Commons in England, Lady Nancy ... |
| DANIEL | Irish nationalist leader whose election to the House of Commons in 1828 forced the acceptance of Catholic emancipation (6,8) |
| OCONNELL | Irish nationalist leader whose election to the House of Commons in 1828 forced the acceptance of Catholic emancipation (6,8) |
| NANCYASTOR | The first female MP to sit in the House of Commons, in 1919 |
| REESMOGG | Jacob, Conservative politician who became Leader of the House of Commons in 2019 (4,4) |
| BOOTHROYD | First female Speaker of the House of Commons, in office from 1992 to 2000 (9) |
| BETTY | First female Speaker of the House of Commons, in office from 1992 to 2000 (5) |
| POWELL | Lucy, politician who became leader of the House of Commons in 2024 (6) |
| DALYELL | Tam ___, Labour politician who was Father of the House of Commons in 2001-05 |
| MARKSPENCER | MP appointed leader of the House of Commons in February |
