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October 17, 2020

Commons passes agent crime bill without limits

The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, which grants every police force in Britain, MI5 and a broad range of other governmental bodies the power to authorise undercover agents to commit crimes, has passed its third reading in the Commons
September 12, 2020

'De facto decriminalisation of torture' to be debated in Commons

The Overseas Operations Bill protects the Government at the expense of our men and women in uniform, says Reprieve.
April 26, 2020

NAO report on Palace of Westminster restoration programme

The report looks at the Palace of Westminster restoration programme to identify potential risks and recommend how these may be addressed.
April 10, 2020

Commons authorities agree plans for 'virtual Parliament’

The House of Commons authorities have agreed plans to move to a ‘virtual Parliament’ if necessary after the recess.
March 26, 2020

Plan to cut the number of MPs abandoned

Campaigners had warned that a cut in MPs without a cap on the number of ministers would amount to an ‘executive power grab’, disproportionately reducing the number of backbenchers.
January 17, 2020

Prayers prevent access to seating in Commons, says Parliamentary Humanist Group Chair

MPs who attend prayers are then able to put a ‘prayer card’ in a seat to reserve it for the rest of the day.
December 29, 2019

One in six Commons seats 'effectively unearned under warped voting system'

The Conservatives largely benefited from the discrepancy between votes and seats, winning a majority of seats on a minority of the vote.
December 23, 2019

Automatic seats for bishops in Lords would be scrapped under new bill

The bill proposes to remove the automatic right of 26 Church of England bishops to sit and vote in the House of Lords.
October 20, 2019

Parliament sits on a Saturday to debate Prime Minister's proposed Brexit deal

The House of Commons sat on Saturday 19 October, to discuss the Prime Minister's new Brexit deal. It is the first time since the Falklands conflict that the House has sat on a Saturday.
June 11, 2018

First Minister urges House of Commons to amend EU Withdrawal Bill

Nicola Sturgeon warns of an 'unprecedented constitutional position' as Scottish Parliament does not consent to certain clauses within the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.