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What conspiracy theories are UK MPs being told to look out for? | House of Commons

MPs and election candidates are being provided with a guide on recognising conspiracy theories – ranging from false claims about…

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Renters (Reform) Bill to return to the Commons this week

The much-delayed Renters (Reform) Bill is finally returning to the House of Common this week. On Wednesday the bill will…

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No cheering warning to Commons gallery during Covid debate

The deputy Speaker has warned those in the public gallery to stop clapping during a debate on Covid and excess…

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Met police failed to act on Commons ‘honeytrap’ sexting reports last year | Metropolitan police

The Metropolitan police first had reports of unsolicited messages targeting a number of MPs, staff and journalists in Westminster last…

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William Wragg resigns from two Commons roles after divulging MPs’ phone numbers | House of Commons

The Conservative MP who divulged colleagues’ personal phone numbers to someone he met on a dating app as part of…

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Lord Hoyle, father of Commons speaker, Lindsay, dies aged 98 | Labour

Doug Hoyle, the father of the Commons speaker, Lindsay, and a prominent Labour figure during the 1990s as the party…

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Tory party to lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience when MPs quit | Conservatives

The Conservative party will lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience just from MPs who have already announced they are…

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‘I feel safer outside’: Commons staffer tells of bullying and absurd workloads | House of Commons

A survey of MPs’ staff has shown rising numbers experiencing clinical levels of psychological distress. But the problem runs far…

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Sunak braces for backlash as smoking ban bill to be introduced in Commons | Smoking

Rishi Sunak’s public health policy banning the next generation from being able to buy cigarettes is to be introduced in…

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‘This place is utterly dysfunctional’: MPs on why they’re leaving parliament | House of Commons

Some of us like to think we know exactly why so many MPs are to stand down at the next…

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