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a new public realm is defined by diktats and...

The constitution of the UK scarcely constrains executive power. Independent public appointments and...

rifkind and straw are cleared, but parliament s...

Inquiry finds no wrongdoing by former foreign secretaries in Channel 4 and Telegraph sting,but how...

who d want to be an mp in a sorting office in...

The Palace of Westminster may be falling down but working there is one of the final few perks MPs...

a junior ministers lot is not a happy one - unless...

Tobias Ellwood fumbled under fire over Saudi weapons,but Justin Tomlinson can acquire care of...

party reputation must mean nothing as we root out...

For the women of Westminster to feel secure at work,a cultural shift must take place. That means no...

david cameron leads mps in a charade of smoke and...

Appearance and reality rarely converge in Westminster but on Monday they were many miles...

even if ipsa thinks mps deserve a fresh pay rise,...

Since they had a £7000 increase only last April,it seems unusually stupid to force a rise on MPs in...

the guardian view on parliament and war: all power...

The ancient royal prerogative to make war is in practice being ceded to the Commons. Good....

forget the economic gloom - gideon is in charge!

Chancellor George Osborne is very pleased with himself at Treasury Questions – everyone’s a...

standards body must be independent | letter from...

Having been cleared by the parliamentary commissioner twice over false allegations,I understand the...

parliament s palace of booze and sex seems bad,...

contemporary Westminster might seem on the verge of moral and physical catastrophe. But to MPs of...

parliamentary watchdog needs overhaul for public...

Kathryn Hudson faces scrutiny by some MPs over perceived unwillingness to act against prominent...

ethics committee may ask osborne to decline...

Under-fire former chancellor tells fellow MPs ‘parliament is enhanced when we have people from all...

cradle of democracy? westminster is more like...

Gropes,plots and blackmail as standard: this week revealed a politics far removed from societal...

ministers criticised for refusing to act on isis...

Human rights minister Joyce Anelay says it is not for government but for judges to declare if...

tories disown firebrand hindu activist after...

Tapan Ghosh spoke in Commons despite reputation for incendiary rhetoric about devout minorities in...

let s give parliament a new home - in hull |...

Yes,yes, yes: whisk parliament to Hull when the Palace of Westminster undergoes renovation (Opinion,...

palace of westminster refurbishment could see mps...

‘Full decant’ option would see oldest part of the Palace of Westminster entirely vacated for six...

commons passes english vetoes for english laws...

‘Scotland is watching this,and the mood is darkening,’ SNP says, or before MPs vote through...

english votes for english laws plan branded...

‘Scotland is watching this,and the mood is darkening,’ SNP says, or before MPs vote through...

palace of westminster renovation could take 32...

Report gives MPs five renovation options to consider,most expensive being gradual approach that...

parliaments buildings risk catastrophic failure...

Delaying blueprint to vacate decaying Palace of Westminster for £3.5bn repairs scheme is not an...

mps to debate scrapping god save the queen at...

FA and RFU reportedly against change as bill calling for England to maintain its own national anthem...

mps code of conduct to include test for damage...

The consultation says the measure had been taken ‘to set a very tall bar,which might be met only...

let s kick the mps out of london during parliament...

Regional sessions might defuse some hostility towards the capital,and challenge groupthink. We need...

wilson doctrine was always just political rhetoric...

Every PM since Harold Wilson may have reassured MPs and peers they were not being spied on,but many...

the palace of westminster is falling down - so...

Parliament’s domestic can’t just be patched up again and again. Its time to modernise Charles...

childcare voucher changes delayed after commons...

Government agrees to preserve system open for six more months after pressure from LabourLabour has...

mps say plans to tackle westminster sex assault...

Campaigners warn it could be months before proposals are finalised,which could leave party whips...

big ben to be silenced for months by tower and...

Restoration of the Elizabeth Tower,which houses the huge bell, expected to start in early 2017Big...

government criticised for holding housing bill...

Labour describes move to start Commons debate at 8.50pm instead of postponing it to ensure property...

taxpayers group criticises £250,000 spending on...

Twenty-one parliamentarians were painted or sculpted in decade,including John Bercow, Ken Clarke and...

labour mp in tears as she talks of stillborn...

Sharon Hodgson describes her pain at fact her daughter Lucy’s birth was never registeredA Labour...

they say what they like with impunity: mps tell of...

Some politicians speak out for first time with stories of rape threats,racial abuse and targeting of...

uk to stop printing laws on vellum to save...

Centuries-old practice to finish in April,switching to tall quality paper instead, but critics argue...

labour mp jess phillips honours 120 women killed...

The Birmingham Yeardley MP Jess Phillips seized the opportunity to deliver a moving speech during a...

tradition of recording uk laws on vellum may be...

Cabinet Office to offer to pay cost of continuing to expend goat and calf skin after peers called...

number of mps who earn from renting out property...

One in four MPs now a landlord,as figures show 153 members declared an income from rental property...

uk paid £650m in fines for misspent eu...

Government inaction to tackle penalties over past decade costing the taxpayer,says public spending...

civil servants complacent over e borders fiasco

Public accounts committee finds domestic Office management ‘worryingly dismissive’ approximately...

commons committee may lift objections to uk...

Conservative chair of foreign affairs select committee says preconditions for supporting strikes...

speaker changes voting rules after influx of mc...

John Bercow announces trial change to procedures after complaint that arrival of MPs with ‘Mc’...

parliament reports 24,000 attempts to access...

Official data shows 160 requests a day from computers used by MPs,peers and staff between June and...

commons watchdog chair stands aside over rule...

Sir Kevin Barron temporarily stands aside after claims he promised to arrange three corporate events...

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