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Voting in a new Speaker

22.06.09
MPs will today vote to decide who occupies the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons following Michael Martin's decision to stand down... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

Slipping in a line from the Blues Brothers ... it's Commons bingo

27.03.09
A London MP has lifted the lid on a Commons game where politicians slip bizarre phrases into their speeches for bets... more

More ministerial aides join revolt at Royal Mail sell-off

25.02.09
Three more ministerial aides have joined the revolt over the Royal Mail sell-off... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09
A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Harman and Beckett refuse to back Martin

04.12.08
Support for Speaker Michael Martin drained away as two senior ministers refused to express confidence in him... more

Brown puts his 'full confidence' in Martin

04.12.08
Gordon Brown propped up Speaker Michael Martin today by saying he had "full confidence" in him.... more

Poll predicts wipe-out for Labour in South-East

22.09.08
Labour is facing wipe-out in the South-East at the next general election, according to a new poll... more

Windfall tax to help poor is still on cards, Labour warns energy companies

26.08.08
Britain's energy firms face a windfall tax unless they help the Government keep down bills for millions of homeowners, it has emerged... more

Brown's humiliation in Henley

27.06.08
Labour MPs openly questioned Gordon Brown's future after the party was battered into fifth place behind the far-Right BNP in the Henley by-election... more

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