The speaker has spoken.
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Why will calling someone a liar get you thrown out of the UK parliamentary debates, but using defamatory language might not?
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The prime minister seized on Sue Gray’s warnings about structural problems in government, avoiding the bigger ethical questions raised by her report.
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Sue Gray’s “update” reveals that 16 separate incidents have been investigated as part of inquiries into the behaviour of government staff during pandemic lockdowns.
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Boris Johnson continues to insist the public cares more that he ‘gets on with the job’ than what happened in Downing Street over lockdown. But he may be wrong.
Chief Whip, Rt Hon. Mark Spencer MP.
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Recent allegations suggest the line towards blackmail has been breached too frequently, and MPs are no longer afraid to speak out.
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Sue Gray won’t rule on whether the prime minister has broken the law but her report could triggers a vote of no confidence in his leadership.
Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament.
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First uttered by Oliver Cromwell, the words David Davis used to ask Boris Johnson to step down have a storied past.
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For all the public anger over the ‘Partygate’ scandal, Johnson’s weakened position owes much to the aftershocks of Brexit.
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Polling trends suggest more letters could make their way to the 1922 Committee.
The investigation into Downing Street parties has no power to bring the Prime Minister down. But it may still provide the ammunition that brings Boris Johnson’s government to an end.
Energy prices might be global, but domestic policy still counts.
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Boris Johnson’s arguments fall down in several key ways.
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He’s sort of sorry – but the caveats are key.
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The Conservative Party isn’t polling too badly, all things considered, so MPs may think it’s time to boot out the prime minister.
Sage Willoughby, Jake Skuse, Milo Ponsford and Rhian Graham were cleared of criminal damage.
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The acquittal of the Colston Four is an important moment in upholding the right to protest, precisely because the jury’s verdict was based on the law as well as sentiment.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss could have serious influence over Northern Irish politics this year.
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After Lord Frost’s departure, the future of Brexit negotiations – and the Northern Ireland protocol – are in Liz Truss’s hands.
Liberal Democrat Helen Morgan will take over the North Shropshire seat from Conservative Owen Paterson.
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What the huge upset means for the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the country.
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Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal byelection loss has made it all so much worse.
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The revolt over new restrictions comes in stark contrast to support of other draconian laws.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Justice Minister Dominic Raab.
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Plans by the government to regularly overturn court decisions are the perfect way to avoid accountability.