Excluding shielding MPs from debate means disenfranchising 15.5 million voters, coincidentally the same number who voted for Brexit in the name of democracy, says Geraint Davies MP.
Using a new law, Singapore’s authoritieshave issued two directives ordering 'corrections' to Facebook posts by a journalist and an opposition politician within the space of a week.
A group of Church of England bishops say the sovereignty of Parliament is not just an empty term, it is based on institutions to be honoured and respected, and our democracy is endangered by cavalier disregard for these.
The Committee describes the current parliamentary processes of treaty scrutiny as limited, anachronistic and inadequate, and recommends the establishment of a new treaty scrutiny committee.
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has refused to give parliament the power to properly set mandates, scrutinise or have meaningful votes on trade deals.