Houses of Parliament
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Lindsay Hoyle: the Commons speaker facing scrutiny
In Depth Speaker's position in jeopardy amid MPs anger over controversial rule changes
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Last updated
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Threats to MPs: have we reached mob rule?
Talking Point Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said security concerns for MPs made him break with parliamentary tradition and spark Commons chaos
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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David Cameron returns: how non-MP, ex-PM will fit into Sunak's cabinet
The Explainer Former Tory leader has replaced James Cleverly as foreign secretary in the wake of Suella Braverman's sacking
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The debate around the Online Safety Bill and free speech
feature UK’s landmark legislation a test case for how governments around the world can regulate content online
By The Week Staff Published
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PMQs: rules, traditions and defining moments
feature Does weekly parliamentary centrepiece really matter outside Westminster bubble?
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Can the government function until we get a new prime minister?
Today's Big Question British politics in limbo as Boris Johnson set to stay while Tories choose next leader
By Elliott Goat Published
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What is Erskine May?
feature Bible of parliamentary procedure is the glue that holds the UK’s unwritten constitution together
By The Week Staff Published
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What is the ministerial code and has Boris Johnson ‘made a mockery’ of it?
Today's Big Question PM’s ethics chief quit this week, saying Johnson had put him in ‘an impossible and odious position’
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Does Tory MP rape arrest herald more Pestminster claims?
Today's Big Question Conservative Party bracing for further sexual misconduct allegations
By The Week Staff Published
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Does Westminster have an alcohol problem?
Today's Big Question Research showing MPs more likely to drink excessively has fuelled concern about Parliament’s ‘poisonous’ drinking dens
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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The strangest rules MPs have to follow
feature One of the oldest assemblies in the world, parliament has many bizarre regulations and conventions
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Vaccine passports will usher in a “papers please” mentality’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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Tory MP accused of rape to stay away when Parliament returns in September
Speed Read Conservative Party says the unnamed politician has agreed to steer clear of Commons when summer recess ends
By Joe Evans Published
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Instant Opinion: is Boris Johnson ‘afraid of parliamentary scrutiny’?
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 19 May
By The Week Staff Published
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