Blog posts tagged "House of Commons"

September 5, 2011 12:30 pm 6 Comments

As Parliament returns after the recess, one 2010 intake Tory MP tells Gary Gibbon he is thinking of getting a bulk order of blue nose-pegs to wear as he voted for measures he loathed but which Lib Dem coalition partners had secured in negotiations.

June 23, 2011 5:40 pm 10 Comments

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.

April 5, 2011 11:46 am 3 Comments

Nick Clegg gives an indication that the Government's timetable on NHS reform may slip.

March 17, 2010 6:46 pm 16 Comments

Gary Gibbon blogs on how MPs are expressing regrets, but few apologies as they prepare to retire from the Commons in the wake of the expenses scandal.

February 4, 2010 12:22 pm 5 Comments

Gary Gibbon blogs on the clash of views on MPs expenses between Sir Thomas Legg and Sir Paul Kennedy, and why not all the money will be paid back to the Commons.

October 3, 2009 3:04 pm No Comments

Gordon Brown has pressed the button and changed British electioneering forever. In a statement on the Labour website he’s given the go-ahead for head-to-head debates between the party leaders to start before the campaign proper, to be in a series – maybe three, maybe more and to take place round the country.

June 17, 2009 6:31 pm No Comments

There is a growing feeling that the “Stop Bercow” campaign will win the day on Monday. The sense is that John Bercow might very well top the ballot on the first round of the Speakership contest but then not pile on many votes. Sir George Young and Margaret Beckett could be vying for second place. [...]

3:53 pm No Comments

“I didn’t realise how much you liked me so I’ve decided I’m staying.” The Speaker’s words at the end of a nearly two hours of tributes. But he was only joking.

June 16, 2009 2:48 pm No Comments

The Speaker election on Monday could be a very drawn out process. It all depends how many potential candidates get enough nominations to become full candidates by Monday at 10.30am.

June 15, 2009 3:51 pm No Comments

Latest update from the Speaker hustings where potential candidates for the job are speaking.