Although England's involvement in Ireland began with the arrival of Norman settlers in the 12th century, its direct authority over Irish affairs - via the Irish Parliament - varied from century to ...

‘We’ll keep eyes on impact of new regs on rural vets’, says EFRA as response from govt and CMA published The EFRA Committee has published the government’s response to its veterinary sector report, ...

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 ...

Members discuss draft law to update UK's investigatory framework in face of emerging threats. Catch up. 21 November 2023 Committee questions Sir Thomas Winsor on fire service performance The Home ...

Until recently Hansard reporters used shorthand to record proceedings in the Chamber. This notebook belonged to William Dixon (1893-1979), who said in “Our Hansard” (1950) that the Hansard reporter's ...

Much of the work of the House of Commons takes place in committees, made up of around 10 to 50 MPs. These committees examine issues in detail, from government policy and proposed new laws, to wider ...

Nancy Astor was MP for Plymouth Sutton, a naval constituency. Despite her initial support for appeasement by 1940 she believed her patriotic duty was to vote to install Churchill as Prime Minister.

In 1688, 30 years after Charles's II was restored to the throne the country was invaded by a foreign army and its King fled, as the Crown was offered by Parliament to his own nephew and son-in-law ...

The Government publishes a number of Bills each Parliamentary session in draft form before they are introduced in Parliament as formal Bills. A Draft Bill is published to enable consultation and ...

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"I welcome the Supreme Court's judgment that the prorogation of Parliament was unlawful. The judges have rejected the Government's claim that closing down Parliament for five weeks was merely standard ...