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Although short on revelations, John Whittingdale MP finds Bernard Ingham’s account of the dying days of the Thatcher Government an entertaining read
This spineless Parliament has willed the end of Brexit without being prepared to will the means – the sooner it dissolves the better, writes Vernon Bogdanor
We’re as divided on how to implement constitutional reform as we are on Brexit. We must be wary of any solutions which will worsen our current dilemma, writes Lord Norton
Unsparing in its analysis of Britain's turbulent relationship with Iran, Jack Straw's The English Job: Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain is a book of immense worth, says Alistair Burt MP
The new Lords Democracy & Digital Technology Committee will seek to answer the crucial questions such as how our representative democracy can be supported, rather than undermined, in a digital world, writes Lord Puttnam
This has been a parliament of obscene self-indulgence. Never has a general election been more welcome, writes Tony Grew
John Bercow talks to Harriet Harman about his ten years as Speaker, the task facing his successor and why parliamentary democracy must never be "sub-contracted to a focus group, a noisy protest or even a referendum".
As the longest Parliamentary session since the Civil War finally ends for prorogation, The House wants to test your knowledge on the last 341 days of activity in the Commons.
John Bercow has sensationally announced he will stand down as Speaker by 31 October after more than a decade in the Chair.
John Bercow has announced he will stand down as Speaker of the Commons on the 31st October. He said that throughout his time in the chair he has sought to be "the backbenchers' backstop"
Financial services are one of our biggest export sectors – but the Government is woefully unprepared for the impact a no deal Brexit would have on them, writes Jonathan Reynolds
Lord Young of Cookham has spent more than two decades on the Conservative frontbench, in both Houses of Parliament. But the former Leader of the Commons – who resigned over Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament – tells Gary Connor why he “just can’t go along” with the PM’s plans
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