A private member’s bill is a type of public bill introduced by an individual member of the House (rather than the government). Public bills affect everyone. Private members' bills must go through the ...
ONS ‘paints a daunting picture’ on official data in letter to Treasury Committee A letter from the Office for National Statistics sets out an updated position on the Labour Force Survey in response to ...
The removal of James II by the protestant William of Orange in 1688 – the Glorious Revolution – changed matters. The resumption of war with Catholic France in the 1690s meant that British Catholics ...
Before 1918 no women were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. In the early 20th century there were two main groups active in the campaign for women's suffrage, a term used to describe the ...
The West Lothian Question refers to the perceived imbalance between the voting rights in the House of Commons of MPs from Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland constituencies and those of MPs from ...
The UK Parliament has two Houses that work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day ...
The King leaves Buckingham Palace in a procession that makes its way through the streets to the Houses of Parliament. The King then arrives at Sovereign's Entrance. When the King is seated upon the ...
Sir Winston Churchill is one of only three British Prime ministers to receive a state funeral, along with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and William Gladstone. As state funerals are usually ...
The 1922 Committee, also known as "the 22", is a committee of all backbench Conservative MPs that meets weekly when the Commons is sitting. Its chair, usually a senior MP, is elected by committee ...