Following their strong election showing, the populist Sweden Democrats have landed the chairmanship of several important parliamentary committees including justice and foreign affairs.
A man who rushed out of a queue of mourners to attack the Queen’s coffin as it lies in state at Westminster Hall was slammed to the ground and dragged from the premises by police and parliamentary security.
A planned stunt to disrupt the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II by a climate activist group was reportedly foiled earlier this week by London’s Metropolitan Police.
Charles III met with both houses of Parliament in the historic Westminster Hall before attending the lying in rest of Queen Elizabeth II.
Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court ruled Wednesday that it lacks the legal authority to dissolve Parliament, as demanded by Shiite nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The much-anticipated ruling sets the stage for a showdown between Sadr’s followers and other factions, as Iraq approaches one full year without a functional government.
Extinction Rebellion activists broke into the House of Commons on Friday and superglued themselves to the Speakers’ Chair.
Hundreds of protesters swarmed through the protected “Green Zone” in Baghdad on Wednesday and occupied the Iraqi Parliament building for much of the day.
Boris signed off his final appearance citing a Cali governor known for remarking “I’ll be back”, telling the chamber “hasta la vista, baby”.
The Boris Johnson administration will open a debate on whether Members of Parliament (MPs) have confidence in it on Monday, undercutting the left-wing opposition’s moves to stage such a vote.
The British constitution says there doesn’t have to be a national election if the PM resigns, but convention suggests there should be anyway.
Boris Johnson´s bid to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the EU has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament.
Queen Elizabeth II has missed the state opening of parliament for the first time in 59 years, the customary speech laying out the government’s plan for new laws and actions given by her son instead.
Prince Charles will read the Queen’s Speech setting out the government’s legislative programme on May 10th, as the 96-year-old sovereign continues to suffer mobility issues.
The suspected terrorist accused of murdering Sir David Amess told a court that he killed the Tory MP for voting for air strikes in Syria.
(AP) — British lawmaker Sir David Amess was “assassinated” while meeting constituents last year by a “fanatical, radicalised Islamist terrorist,” a court heard Monday as the accused killer went on trial.
The National Museum Wales has declared that the use of steam trains is “rooted in colonialism and racism”.
Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, declared on Friday that he is a staunch believer that “trans women are women”.
Despite being found to be a “serial bully” and “liar” in a Parliamentary investigation, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow has managed to keep his honorary university positions and accolades.
A Police and Crime Commissioner has been officially reprimanded on Tuesday after speaking out about transgender rapists.
Britain’s government is preparing to incinerate $11.4 billion of PPE after it was discovered large amounts are defective.
Brexit nemesis Bercow reacted furiously to a report that labelled him as a bully and a “serial liar” in a sizzling 800-word reply.
Britain’s Conservative Party government has indicated that they will not take action to prevent the European Union from interfering with Northern Ireland while the Ukraine crisis rages on.
Ukraine’s parliament addressed the tension with Russia Wednesday by voting to allow citizens to carry guns.
Italian lawmakers over the age of 50 require a coronavirus health pass in order to enter the country’s parliament, with some comparing the rules to living under the former Fascist regime.
The Canadian parliament in Ottawa cancelled its Friday sitting as police action in the area began against the Freedom Convoy.
Far-left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced another round of heckling and widespread laughter in Parliament on Tuesday, prompting audible cackling at his use of the term “responsible leadership” after invoking the never-before-used Emergencies Act against anti-mandate protesters this week.
The Conservative Party has fallen ten points behind the left-wing Labour Party in the latest opinion poll.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sacked a Conservative MP following her vote to cut VAT on energy bills.
A fistfight broke out in the Jordanian parliament on Tuesday during a debate over amending the national constitution to strengthen equal rights for women.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is taking seriously reports of widespread drugs abuse amid traces of cocaine being found in several lavatories in Parliament, saying he will raise the allegations with Scotland Yard.
Anti-Brexit Lib Dems crashed to fifth place and upstart Rejoin EU scraped together just 151 votes in Thursday’s special election.
Armed police guarding the Parliamentary estate have detained a man who breached security to enter the grounds of the Palace of Westminster.
Leftist MP Claudia Webbe was let off with a suspended sentence by what she had condemned as a “white court” after being convicted of harassment, including making an acid threat.
Owen Paterson MP has resigned after a trumped-up scandal in which he was accused of bringing parliament into disrepute.
If you want to understand why Britain’s backbench MPs have been so thoroughly useless at holding the government to account, look no further than the appalling case of Owen Paterson.
Mask-wearing has once again become mandatory in Britain’s House of Commons – for everyone except Members of Parliament.
A British lawmaker claimed that Christ’s death on the cross was “assisted” by a “kindly centurion” during a debate on “assisted dying” — as euthanasia is now euphemistically known — in the House of Lords.
The act gives sweeping powers under the pretext that Britain is experiencing a crisis so catastrophic it justifies government by fiat.
Downing Street has warned of a “challenging” Winter ahead, suggesting that restrictions in reserve such as domestic vaccine passports could be imposed if the number of cases gets too high. While Professor Neil Ferguson has said that a Plan B may need to be implemented if Covid cases increase.
Queen Elizabeth II has agreed to grant the Essex seaside town of Southend city status in honour of Sir David Amess, the Conservative MP who was fatally stabbed while speaking to constituents on Friday.
