Westminster
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Is the US-UK relationship really so ‘special’?
Today's Big Question Joe Biden isn’t playing ball with Boris Johnson over post-Brexit trade plans
By Julia O'Driscoll Last updated
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Who will be the next Lord Speaker?
Under the Radar The successful candidate will be announced tomorrow as Lord Fowler steps down
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Parliament U-turns on plan for MPs’ bars to be exempt from nationwide 10pm curfew
Speed Read Watering holes on the parliamentary estate will be forced to shut after MPs blast ‘tone deaf’ decision
By Joe Evans Published
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Conservative MPs to ‘refuse’ unconscious bias training
Speed Read Dozens of Tories to shun course designed to tackle racism as Commons authorities accused of ‘pandering to the woke agenda’
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Instant Opinion: ‘Westminster is failing victims of sexual assault’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 7 August
By The Week Staff Published
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Conservatives to investigate MP who ‘invited 21-year-old intern to fool around’
Speed Read Opposition calling for Rob Roberts to be suspended during inquiry following claims by two parliamentary workers
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Instant Opinion: MPs ‘only just saved’ from reputational disaster
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 24 June
By The Week Staff Published
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Jacob Rees-Mogg loses vote on debating Westminster bullying claims
Speed Read Critics said proposal would undermine new independent panel and ‘re-victimise’ victims
By The Week Staff Published
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Instant Opinion: England had time to prepare for lifting lockdown - ‘our leaders wasted it’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 3 June
By The Week Staff Published
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Security costs to keep MPs safe rise by £4m post-Brexit
Speed Read Heightened security measures follow divisive Brexit referendum and terrorist threats
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Last updated
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Ten things that happened in Westminster while the UK was talking about coronavirus
In Depth All eyes are on the outbreak but the world of politics has not stopped
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Instant Opinion: Floods reveal Britain’s ‘urban-rural tension’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 26 February
By The Week Staff Published
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John Bercow bullying claims: what we know so far
In Depth The former Commons speaker’s hopes of a peerage could be dashed by fresh allegations about his treatment of staff
By The Week Staff Last updated
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House of Lords to move to the North
Speed Read Plans to move peers permanently to York part of government pitch to consolidate gains in former Labour heartlands
By The Week Staff Last updated
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