Low pay, harassment, mice: no wonder Westminster staff want to strike
The latest front for industrial action could be parliament itself.
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“Toxic” culture in parliament as 162 staff report bullying
Workers fear they won’t be taken seriously if they accuse managers of bad behaviour.
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Twenty-nine Conservative MPs have not attended “essential” bullying and harassment training
Eight per cent of all MPs haven't attended misconduct training in parliament.
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Labour’s constitutional radicalism is what a broken system needs
Too much of our political class has become timid or borderline corrupt. It’s time to redistribute power and abolish the…
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Tory MP tells Labour’s Sarah Owen to “shut up” in parliament
Paul Howell was angered by suggestions he should have mentioned his property portfolio during a debate on the economy.
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Parliament’s bullying complaints system is still failing staff
House of Commons employees tell the New Statesman they have not made formal charges against MPs because of concerns it…
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Nadine Dorries could be barred from House of Lords over “brutal” select committee report
MPs appear set to condemn the former culture secretary for misleading them by claiming participants in a Channel 4 reality…
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Anti-royal protests show the value of parliament’s supremacy
Liberties are most at risk while emotions are running high.
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