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All the latest news and updates from UK Parliament, where the Government is scrutinised, laws are made or changed, and debates are held. The Houses of Parliament are located in Westminster, London, and consist of two houses: the House of Commons (where MPs sit) and House of Lords.

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Newly elected Rochdale MP George Galloway arrives at Houses of Parliament for his swearing-in ceremony at the House of Commons in London on March 4, 2024. Left-wing firebrand Galloway was elected to the UK parliament on March 1 after tapping into anger over the Israel-Hamas war in a chaotic by-election marred by allegations of anti-Semitism. Galloway, 69, first became an MP in 1987 and will return to the House of Commons for the first time since 2015 after winning the seat of Rochdale, in northwest England, by nearly 6,000 votes. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

George Galloway pretending to be a cat is the nostalgia we all needed

Channel: TV TV March 4, 2024 By Rebecca Sayce
MP's laptop and iPad stolen from car at service station in 'worrysome' theft

Laptops and iPhones used by MPs lost in airports, pubs and stolen on the Tube

Channel: UK UK February 27, 2024 By Josh Layton
File Photo of Jo Cox. Photo released February 9 2024. See SWNS story SWMRcox. A far-right extremist who posted offensive content on social media and glorified the murderer of Jo Cox MP has been jailed for two years and eight months. Kieran Turner, from Earby, Lancashire, began his offending in 2016 when he opened an account on alternative social media platform GAB.In 2019, Turner commented ?Britain needs 650 Thomas Mairs? in reference to Thomas Mair who murdered Jo Cox MP in 2016 and the number of MPs who sit in the House of Commons.Between 2016 and 2020, Turner, 36, posted and re-shared material expressing antisemitic, transphobic, misogynistic, homophobic, racist and islamophobic views.

MPs given taxpayer-funded bodyguards as death threats 'become the norm'

Channel: Politics Politics February 25, 2024 By Jen Mills

Gemma Collins and Jedward head to Parliament for impassioned protest

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 20, 2024 By Emily Bashforth

Here's what the by-election results mean for the Tory and Labour parties

Channel: Politics Politics February 16, 2024 By Tom Sanders
Stressed employee intern suffering from gender discrimination or unfair criticism. (Picture: Getty Images)

I've had bosses roll their eyes at me. It is a microaggression

Channel: Politics Politics February 5, 2024 By Anonymous
(FILES) Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he gives a press conference, following the Supreme Court's Rwanda policy judgement, at Downing Street, in central London, on November 15, 2023. Britian's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government won on January 17, 2024 the backing of the elected House of Commons for his controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda. The government fended off right-wing Conservative rebels to win the final vote on the legislation in the parliament's lower chamber by 320 votes to 276. (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rishi sees off Tory rebellion to pass controversial Rwanda Bill in Parliament

Channel: Politics Politics January 17, 2024 By Tom Sanders
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Tory MP faces Commons suspension over lobbying scandal

Channel: Politics Politics December 14, 2023 By Jasper King
CHRISTMAS PITCH Lords bemoan lack of jam and late night drinking at parliament getty

Lords moan about lack of jam for pastries and parliament's 'understaffed' bar

Channel: UK UK December 1, 2023 By Josh Layton
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement, in London, Britain, November 22, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

Money, data, the truth - you can't trust the Tories with anything

Channel: Money Money November 24, 2023 By Dawn Butler
Caption: What does Autumn Statement mean for the next General Election? credit: GETTY / PA

Jeremy Hunt's statement may be little more than a 'bounce' before polls wipeout

Channel: UK UK November 22, 2023 By Josh Layton
Play Video Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) chairs a cabinet meeting with his new cabinet including Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron (R) at 10 Downing Street in central London on November 14, 2023 following a reshuffle. (Photo by Kin CHEUNG / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIN CHEUNG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Body language expert reveals mistake Rishi made in first meeting with Lord Dave

Channel: Politics Politics November 14, 2023 By Sarah Hooper
hands of a couple in bed, Man and woman having sex

Get bonking for Britain: UK needs to shag more for country to survive

Channel: UK UK November 14, 2023 By Sarah Hooper
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (14192265e) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in London. King Charles III will attend his first state opening of parliament and read out the first King's Speech in over 70 years. State Opening of Parliament in London, UK - 07 Nov 2023

Rishi Sunak would rather divide communities than do his job

Channel: UK UK November 9, 2023 By Caroline Lucas
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for the start of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber, in London, Britain, November 7, 2023. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

Charles vows to crack down on crime in opening of parliament speech

Channel: Politics Politics November 7, 2023 By Brooke Davies
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King's Speech 2023: Who writes the speeches and what happens next?

Channel: UK UK July 17, 2024 By Amancay Tapia
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Why is the King's crown in Parliament and how much is it worth?

Channel: UK UK November 7, 2023 By Olivia Stringer
(FILES) Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales reads the Queen's Speech as he sits by the Imperial State Crown, in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on May 10, 2022. Charles III gives the first King's Speech in more than 70 years on November 7, formally opening the UK parliament with a run-down of his government's legislative plans as an election looms. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tougher sentences for sex offenders to be announced in King's Speech today

Channel: Politics Politics November 7, 2023 By Katie Boyden
Play Video Boris's phone code cracked so messages can finally be given to Covid inquiry

Boris asked if blowing a 'special hairdryer up noses' could kill Covid

Channel: UK UK November 1, 2023 By Sarah Hooper
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mark Thomas/Shutterstock (13353013c)Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Brexiteer and MP for Wellingborough,Peter Bone, walks along Whitehall.Peter Bone in Whitehall, Whitehall, London, UK - 30 Aug 2022

Tory MP Peter Bone, 70, faces suspension for bullying and sexual misconduct

Channel: UK UK October 16, 2023 By Liam Coleman

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