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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What happens if Boris Johnson is found to have lied to parliament?
The ministerial code states that ministers who “knowingly mislead Parliament will be expected to offer their resignation to the Prime…
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I know first-hand how destructive social media can be. But we can’t ban horrible posts
Twitter gave me nightmares and made existing mental illnesses worse. But I don’t think we can ban “legal but harmful”…
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Why the government cannot escape the Owen Paterson scandal
The row over MPs’ standards lives to see another day, thanks to the efforts of Conservative MP Christopher Chope.
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