Gary Gibbon
Gay marriage vaults over first hurdle in the House of Lords
The House of Lords rejects a bid to block plans to legalise gay marriage with a thumping majority. The battle could be over sooner than might have been thought.
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FactCheck: Does Europe bring each household £3,000?
Business lobbyists claim the EU benefits the average household to the tune of £3,000 a year. FactCheck investigates.
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Tory MPs demand Commons vote on arming Syria rebels
More than 80 Conservative MPs have urged Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a Commons vote before Britain sends any arms to the Syrian rebels.
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Gary Gibbon
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Fatboy Slim to rock the House
He has mesmerised crowds from the shores of Bondi to the clubs of Brighton. Now Fatboy Slim is preparing for his oddest gig of all: inside the House of Commons.
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Michael Crick
When Davey was kicked out of Commons over EU referendum
Michael Crick casts his mind back to 2008 when one Lib Dem MP was “kicked out” of the commons for demanding an EU referendum – how times change.
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Leaders clash in Commons over Andrew Mitchell
David Cameron attempts to end the row over Andrew Mitchell’s altercation with Downing Street police officers as Ed Miliband accuses him of “total double standards”.
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Q and A: reforming the House of Lords
As the government faces a two-day debate on proposed changes to the House of Lords, we look at why the plans are being met with such fierce opposition and two opposing MPs debate the issues.
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Labour motion on Jeremy Hunt defeated in Commons
A Labour motion accusing Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of breaching the ministerial code during the proposed BSkyB takeover is defeated.
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Gary Gibbon
Search for a trade-off on House of Lords reform
Will he, won’t he. Channel 4 News Politics Editor Gary Gibbon on how the wrangle for Lords reform at the heart of the coalition government threatens to bring an abrupt halt to changes at the Commons.
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Gary Gibbon
What would Commons moment look like for Murdoch men?
In the light of the hacking report, Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the last time a non-MP was summoned to the Commons accused of contempt of parliament
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Michael Crick
Jack Dromey investigated by Commons watchdog
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is investigating the MP Jack Dromey. Michael Crick reports on his financial relations with the union Unite.
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Liam Fox set to address Commons
Former defence secretary Liam Fox is to read a statement to the Commons after a damning report into his activities with close friend Adam Werritty.
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Gary Gibbon
Monkey business in the Commons over circus animal ban
The claws were out in the House of Commons over David Cameron’s crackdown on an MP’s attempt to ban the use of live circus animals, as Gary Gibbon writes.
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Commons anger as plans to suspend David Laws are leaked
Plans to suspend former Treasury Secretary David Laws from Parliament and order thousands of pounds in expenses repayments are leaked, causing uproar in the House of Commons.
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MPs’ expenses watchdog attacked by Commons leader
The Leader of the House of Commons today launched a stinging critique of the MPs’ expenses watchdog as it named more than 125 MPs whose claims had been rejected, as Cathy Newman reports.
