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Watch live as parliament debates the government’s legislative agenda set out in a speech by King Charles III at the state opening of parliament earlier in the day. Rishi Sunak insisted he has ...
Watch live as Parliament debates the King’s Speech agenda with law and order at the forefront on Wednesday (8 November). MPs will debate the government’s legislative agenda as set out in the ...
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly's 70th anniversary marks a critical moment for transatlantic security and democracy, as the Assembly reaffirms its commitment to collective defense and shared ...
Today in Parliament is a British radio programme that covers the daily proceedings of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), on BBC Radio 4. When re-broadcast the next day, it is known as Yesterday in Parliament .
The British parliament of today largely descends, in practice, from the Parliament of England, although the 1706 Treaty of Union, and the Acts of Union that ratified the Treaty, created a new Parliament of Great Britain to replace the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland, with the addition of 45 MPs and sixteen Scottish ...
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Treaty of Union by Acts of Union passed by the Parliament of England (established 1215) and the Parliament of Scotland (c. 1235), both Acts of Union stating, "That the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be styled The Parliament of Great Britain."
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [3] The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the retirement of John Bercow.
Governments today end sessions whenever it is most convenient, but a "good faith exercise of the power" to prorogue parliament does not include preventing it from frustrating the prime minister's agenda. [2] When the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy conquered the power to decide on its recalling, the MP Modigliani spoke of a coup d'état, if ...