A website presenting information from the UK Parliament annunciator system, covering both the House of Commons and House of Lords. Similar to annunciator screens on the estate, the app provides ...

The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by ...

On 4 January 1642, King Charles I entered the House of Commons to arrest five Members of Parliament for high treason. Speaker Lenthall defied the King to uphold the privileges of Parliament. The King ...

Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chorley, Lancashire, is a three time elected Speaker and has held the office of Speaker of the ...

Here we look at the relationship between the two independent kingdoms of England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. We explore the critical period leading up to the passing of Acts of Union ...

Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad and educated at Harrow School in England and later Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1919 Nehru joined the Indian National Congress, then led by Mahatma Gandhi who ...

Members vote on platform categorisation and anti-terrorism orders as further scrutiny concludes. Catch up 20 July 2023 Light and noise pollution are “neglected pollutants” in need of renewed focus ...

The 2024 general election will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about previous general elections and links to impartial summaries and analysis of ...