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As MPs flounder over Brexit, rain is leaking into the House of Commons. Was there ever a more fitting time to discuss what this building is for and what it should look like?
Some possible outcomes as we head into the unknown.
New figures reveal Brexit uncertainty is deepening the NHS crisis.
The world is up in arms about many politicians’ increasing rudeness. Are we right to be so perturbed?
When the U.S. broke away from the “mother country,” the dream was to let the common good overruled selfish and private interests. Yet the federal government is arranged so this can never occur.
An informal part of the Westminster process has come under the spotlight during voting on a key piece of Brexit legislation.
Instead of having a separate regulator just for banks, the new system creates one to prevent financial crises, the other to ensure good market conduct and consumer protection.
Two toothless motions on repairing a decrepit parliament speak volumes about the state of British politics.
Key timings to watch as this important piece of legislation is scrutinised in the House of Commons.
The House of Commons’ longest-serving MP has died, aged 86.
Jeremy Corbyn wants UK politics to be less theatrical – but the Palace of Westminster is the perfect stage for confrontation.
The Labour leader has made a virtue of voting against his party line for many years. Now his party appears to be striking back.
Some wild ideas have been put forward for the UK’s seat of power over the years.
The UK election made an irresistible case for proportional representation, but a Conservative government is not likely to play ball. The upper house might be a compromise, though.
There is no avoiding it – the UK’s electoral process is well past its sell-by date. In 2010 the first-past-the-post system failed to deliver a single-party majority government and it is very unlikely to…
We’ve learnt this year that if an MP defects – particularly to UKIP – people pay attention. With their high-profile defections causing two by-elections, Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless sparked both…
As the Chief Officer of the House of Commons, the speaker is well used to being in the spotlight. But in recent weeks, John Bercow has dominated the airwaves more than at any point since his election in…
The British public was treated to two political set-pieces on Wednesday: the weekly exchange between David Cameron and Ed Miliband at prime minister’s questions and the second EU debate between Nick Clegg…
A bill passed its first reading in the House of Commons this week which, if it became law, would prove far more punitive in restricting access to social benefits than anything yet suggested by Iain Duncan…
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