The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Thursday 27 November 2025 to scrutinise the Public Office ...

The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill aims to implement in UK law certain provisions of the treaty signed in May 2025 between the UK and Mauritius agreeing the status ...

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Lords members pressed the government on non-crime hate incidents, the UK-EU youth mobility scheme, and a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The Lords continued further its further scrutiny of the ...

Members of the House of Lords continued their detailed examination of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in committee stage on Monday 3 November. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to create the first ...

The Employment Rights Bill returned to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’, on Tuesday 28 October. The Employment Rights Bill aims to update and enhance existing ...

Members of the House of Lords continued their further examination of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, in report stage on ...

The House of Commons, mayoral elections in England, Police and Crime Commissioner elections and local councils in England and Wales use the first-past-the-post system. Voters select their preferred ...

During 1916-1917, the House of Commons Speaker, James William Lowther, chaired a conference on electoral reform which recommended limited women's suffrage. Only 58% of the adult male population was ...

This guided tour of the Elizabeth Tower takes you up a narrow 334-step spiral stairwell to the belfry where Big Ben, the Great Bell, hangs. Along the route, your guide will reveal details of the most ...

Even mill-owners were beginning to speak up for improved conditions. A strong humanitarian campaign had grown outside Parliament, championed by the MPs Anthony Ashley-Cooper (later the 7th Earl of ...

A general election is an opportunity for people in every part of the UK to choose their MP. This person will represent a local area (constituency) in the House of Commons for up to five years. There ...