All news on the topic: Parliament

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Business Secretary faces calls to resign over ’fabricated CV’ after falsely claiming to be a lawyer
The business secretary is facing calls to resign after it emerged he referred to himself as a solicitor on his CV, despite never qualifying.
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Journalists initiate legal action against the Italian government over spyware allegations
Union files criminal complaint with prosecutors as ministers decline to respond to inquiries about alleged hacks.
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Strangers Bar in Parliament to close for security review after a woman’s drink spiked
The Met Police confirmed earlier this week they were investigating reports of an alleged drink spiking in a popular House of Commons bar - but said no arrests had been made.
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Musk or no Musk, Farage has a plan to capture Britain
The Reform UK leader has broken with Musk over a far-right activist. But it’s his plan to win big that’ll keep Keir Starmer up at night.
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Samurai sword-wielding man arrested outside Parliament ‘wanted to meet Boris Johnson’
A man who was arrested outside Parliament after arriving at the front gate wearing armour and wielding samurai swords has told a court he ‘want to meet Boris Johnson’.
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Keir Starmer faces calls to recall Parliament in wake of violent UK riots
Keir Starmer will lead an emergency Cobra meeting today on the alarming violence after scenes of thugs rioting and looting across England over the weekend
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Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’
Eccentric Romanian politician says she has already brought myrrh and a religious icon into the Brussels legislature.
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’Bionic MP’ Craig Mackinlay who lost hands and feet quits Parliament
Tory MP Craig Mackinlay has said he won’t stand for re-election. He was given a standing ovation after returning this week after having his limbs amputated because of sepsis
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Should mobile phones be banned in Parliament? Take our poll and have your say
Tory MPs sat glued to their mobile phones in the Commons on the same day ministers ordered pupils to get off theirs. Has the time come to ban such devices in Parliament?
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Key role Black Rod plays in the State Opening of Parliament
Black Rod is actually a person who performs an important function in Parliament and will be seen in today's ceremony as the Government's plans are announced in the King's Speech
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Parliament urged to review thousands of passes after 'China spy' claims
A Mirror investigation found MPs and Peers alone had sponsored 2,257 passes by September 2022 - a figure which rose by 4.2% to 2,352 this year
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Would you support a smoking ban in areas outside pubs and restaurants - poll
Clamour for change comes after a Government-commissioned review last year recommended a ban on lighting up outside any premises that sells food and drink to ensure hospitality is smoke-free
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Truss warns of 'Chinese infiltration at Westminster' after suspected spy arrest
The former Prime Minister made a rare intervention in Parliament during an emergency debate on the alleged national security scandal gripping Westminster
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Should the NHS be offering medication for weight loss - poll
'People should not be abusing it who don’t need it' says the chairman of the National Obesity Forum
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'I'm outraged by Nadine Dorries - even my dying dad did his job as an MP'
Polly Hudson's father was a Labour MP for two decades and showed up for his constituents every Friday and Saturday... even when it put in him in the doghouse at home. When he was gravely unwell, he still worked. So the news that Nadine Dorries is still being paid after 'abandoning' her local area infuriates her
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'Welcome to the Monkey Tennis era of government straight out of Alan Partridge'
The government must stop these "bizarre" ideas, like ordering over-50s to get on their bikes, and instead concentrate on education, training and rehabilitation, argues Keir Mudie
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MPs rush for cover as Parliament roof cracks and gallons of water flood in
The Portcullis House extension to the Palace of Westminster was opened in 2001 but has suffered problem after problem. Questions have long been raised over the use of taxpayers' money for the £235million building.
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POLL: Should the Government be doing more to help with Cost of Living crisis?
Nearly 40 per cent of people end the month with no money left, while 24 per cent run out of cash for must-have goods either most months or most days, according to research
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POLL: Is Rishi Sunak weak for abstaining from Partygate lies vote
'If we can’t have a Prime Minister that stands up for ­standards what have we got?' blasted Shadow Commons Leader Thangam Debonnaire - do you agree?
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Should the Tory rule-breakers lose their honours? Take poll and have your say
Families who lost loved ones during the Covid pandemic have described watching the new Partygate video as a 'punch in the stomach'
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Inheritance tax should be scrapped, say Mirror readers
We asked for your opinions in the wake of Tory millionaire Nadhim Zahawi leading the charge to get the controversial levy axed.
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Should inheritance tax be scrapped - vote in our poll
Tory millionaire Nadhim Zahawi is leading the charge to get inheritance tax scrapped. Inheritance tax currently raises more than £7billion a year to help fund public services such as the NHS and schools.
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Suella Braverman should step down as Home Secretary, say Mirror readers
The Prime Minister may have cleared Home Secretary Suella Braverman of breaching ministerial rules - but more than a thousand of Mirror readers have called for her to go
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Should Suella Braverman step down as Home Secretary? Take poll and have your say
Labour has demanded an urgent investigation into the minister in charge of law and order
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POLL: Should there be a general election now
After Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down key climate commitments in a major U-turn which plunged the UK's net zero target by 2050 into chaos, do you think it's time we had a government which kept its promises?
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