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Speeches in Britain’s Parliament are getting shorter—and worse
Listen closely in the corridors of power and you will hear the usual worries: that Britain’s finest hour is over; that the ...
Canada PM without seat can observe, not debate in Parliament
If Mark Carney wins the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race, he would become prime minister without being a member of ...
Stella Creasy warns UK is seeing weaponisation of abortion like US and whoever disagrees must ‘wake up’
Labour MP speaks amid fears UK could become new battleground for abortion rights, with campaigners pushing for ...
Review: The arguments in ‘Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley’ are startlingly still current today
On Feb. 18, 1965, the famed Cambridge Union at Britain’s University of Cambridge held a debate between James Baldwin, the ...
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France faces yet another government collapse as PM threatens to bypass parliament to get budget approved
Political uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned he will use special executive ...
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Cross-party MPs to demand ‘fair and democratic’ voting system in commons debate
The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author ... The backbench business debate was proposed by members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections and follows ...
Bathgate MP highlights dangers of food insecurity during parliamentary debate
The discussion shed light on the complex relationships people have with food and the urgent need for robust action to address ...
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Deaf Eastbourne teenager in Parliament for debate calling for Government investment to support deaf children like him
Budding astrophysicist Sam Callaghan, 13, and his family were in the House of Commons today (Tuesday January 21st) for a ...
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Why Trump could help boost Reform UK's rise in Scotland
Labour, the Tories and SNP warned the US President will use his ‘megaphone’ to influence debate on the other side of the Atlantic ...
It’s too dangerous for MPs to drink outside of Parliament, suggests Commons leader
Lucy Powell maintains Strangers’ Bar should reopen after police finish probe into alleged drink-spiking incident ...
Climate and Nature Bill falls as MPs vote to end debate
The government won a motion, by 120 votes to seven, to end debate of the bill, meaning it will not return to the House of ...
The new Labour MPs who have barely said a word in Parliament
Backbenchers elected for first time last year made on average only 43 contributions, with some speaking as few as three times ...