Search results for ‘House of Commons’
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‘My mum would still be alive if that domestic abuse register was here’
A year after it was first introduced, the landmark violence against women and girls bill is back in the House of Commons, where the government has accepted the majority of suggestions made by the Lords.
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Series 7, Episode 4: Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome is the youngest MP in the House of Commons. She was elected in 2019 to represent the seat of Nottingham East at the age of 23.
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Series 6, Episode 22: Robert Halfon
Robert Halfon is a Conservative MP and Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee.
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What it’s like to be a Black woman working in parliament
The vast majority of MPs and peers who make up the Palace of Westminster are still predominantly white and male, with the more diverse members of the House of Commons and Lords regarded as pioneers.
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MP reject plan to continue remote voting
MPs have rejected a move to allow remote voting to continue in the House of Commons – despite protests from MPs who are shielding or physically unable to get to Westminster.
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‘We need to reach families rather than let them disappear’ – Yvette Cooper on tackling domestic violence surge
Earlier we spoke to Labour’s Yvette Cooper, who chairs the House of Commons committee which published the report into domestic violence.
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‘Much more coherent, consistent public health campaign’ needed on Covid-19 coronavirus – Caroline Lucas MP
Brighton’s Green MP Caroline Lucas joins us now from the House of Commons.
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‘Huawei part of security state in China’ – Tory MP Tom Tugendhat
We’re joined from the House of Commons by Labour MP, Kevan Jones, who has served on the the Intelligence and Security Committee and is hoping to be reappointed. And Tom Tugendhat, who was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and is seeking to be re-elected again tomorrow.
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MPs pass Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal by 330 votes to 231
After all the hours of debate and argument in the past three years, the Brexit Withdrawal Bill sailed through its Third Reading vote in the House of Commons this afternoon.
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MPs arrive in Westminster after Johnson election victory
MPs are returning to a very different House of Commons after the General Election.
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FactCheck: what might have happened under Proportional Representation?
The Conservatives got 43.6 per cent of all votes cast – but 56 per cent of all the seats in the House of Commons.
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December election is “barking mad”, SNP’s Ian Blackford says
So will Mr Johnson get opposition parties to support him this time? Earlier Jon Snow spoke to Ian Blackford, the Scottish National party leader in the House of Commons.
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Boris Johnson insists UK will still leave EU by October 31 ahead of showdown week
Another showdown in the House of Commons now looms as early as tomorrow when the Speaker will decide if Mr Johnson can hold a ‘meaningful vote’ on his Brexit deal.
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FactCheck: the new Brexit deal explained
How does Boris Johnson’s deal differ from the one that Theresa May failed to get past the House of Commons?
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Boris Johnson starts the political fight of his life
Boris Johnson is back in front of the reopened House of Commons this evening facing questions from MPs about his failure to prorogue parliament and his plans for Brexit.
