Anti-royal protests show the value of parliament’s supremacy
Liberties are most at risk while emotions are running high.
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Is a nationwide blackout on fun really what Her Majesty would have wanted?
Events like football matches and Prom concerts are surely the perfect place for communal grief and celebration.
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Can the Greens become more than a single MP party in England and Wales?
Zack Polanski has announced his candidacy in a deputy leadership race, which could test the unity of the Green Party.
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An apology on behalf of Remainers who downplayed John Bercow’s bullying
The former speaker’s defiance of Boris Johnson’s Brexiteering cannot excuse his reprehensible behaviour.
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What we learned from this week’s PMQs
The Speaker Lindsay Hoyle’s refusal to allow a question about Boris Johnson’s comments on Muslim women stunned MPs.
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Trafficked women and children “abandoned” in Syria, finds cross-party inquiry
British nationals currently detained in camps include “victims and desperate women who were coerced, manipulated, or criminally forced to travel”…
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The past is not a guide to the future, but remembering is still a vital act of defiance
Giving tours of parliament used to remind me of history's biggest lesson: most people don’t learn from history.
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What blackmailing whips reveal about Westminster’s toxic culture
We’ve known about the coercive tactics used by the whips’ office for decades. So why hasn’t anyone done anything about…
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