Monday 20th May 2013 | 11:52
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill faces some key votes tonight and
tomorrow before it clears the Commons.
But on Wednesday, the Lords then formally takes on the bill with its
First Reading in the Upper House. The a...
Sunday 19th May 2013 | 10:09
Since its opening, The Blue Boar Smokehouse and Bar in the
Westminster InterContinental Hotel has become a firm favourite of
political types for its red meat and relaxation close to the Commons.
A division bell ensure...
Friday 17th May 2013 | 09:25
It's been a long time coming, but I understand that the PM has
finally sorted the numbers for the new raft of political peerages.
Due to be published 'next month' (and perhaps as early as straight
after Whitsun r...
Wednesday 15th May 2013 | 13:02
Last night David Cameron sent out an email to supporters insisting
'No Ifs, No Buts', he was going to have an In-Out referendum in 2017
if he was Prime Minister.
Today, Nick Clegg came up with what seemed a new f...
Tuesday 14th May 2013 | 18:41
The Prime Minister's new draft bill on an EU referendum is a clear
attempt to regain the trust not just of the voters but his own
backbenchers.
But in his email to party members tonight (see above), what's most
s...