Peers end deadlock over fixed term parliaments – BBC News
“Ministers have narrowly won their parliamentary battle over plans to hold general elections every five years.”
BBC News, 14th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: parliament
MoD condemned for ‘insensitive’ treatment of ex-war prisoners – The Guardian
“Parliamentary ombudsman orders department to pay family who were repeatedly refused compensation for their ordeal.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
James Murdoch recalled by phone hack MPs – The Independent
“James Murdoch is to face a fresh grilling by MPs investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 13th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peers concern at ‘tsunami’ of new legislation – BBC News
“A ‘tsunami’ of legislation means laws are being passed without proper scrutiny, peers have told the BBC.”
BBC News, 5th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Timeline: When Parliament has been recalled – BBC News
“Parliament is being recalled after the recent violence in London, only the 14th parliamentary recall in 30 years.”
BBC News, 9th August 2011
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Parliament recalled to tackle riots – David Cameron – BBC News
“Parliament is being recalled on Thursday in response to rioting in England, the Prime Minister has said.”
BBC News, 9th August 2011
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Former Livingston MP Jim Devine leaves prison – BBC News
“Former Labour MP Jim Devine has been released from prison after serving a quarter of his 16-month sentence for expenses fraud.”
BBC News, 1st August 2011
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MPs’ expenses watchdog refuses to name politicians under investigation – Daily Telegraph
“The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), which was brought in to clean up the discredited MPs’ expenses system, initially indicated that politicians would be identified when a formal probe was launched.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former MP jailed for expenses fraud made second highest claims last year – The Guardian
“A former MP jailed for expenses fraud claimed the second highest amount of parliamentary allowances last year, records have revealed.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What if Rebekah Brooks stays silent? – The Guardian
“As reporters wait, tweet-fingers poised, for such nuggets of information as Rebekah Brooks may dangle before MPs this afternoon, constitutional lawyers will be much more interested in any excuses she may give for not answering questions.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Politicians demand more power over intelligence agencies – The Guardian
“MPs and peers must have a greater role in holding MI5, MI6, and GCHQ to account, the parliamentary intelligence and security committee (ISC) says in its latest annual report.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christian MP sets up inquiry into religious discrimination – The Guardian
“A select committee-style inquiry on Christianity is to be held in order to clarify how the law affects believers, amid increasing claims of religious discrimination and persecution.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mereworth v Ministry of Justice – WLR Daily
Mereworth v Ministry of Justice [2011] EWHC 1589 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 217
“The court did not have jurisdiction to decide whether a hereditary peer was entitled to a writ of summons thereby entitling him to sit and vote in the House of Lords. That question fell within the exclusive cognisance of Parliament and was a matter for the Committee for Privileges.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
White, male-dominated judiciary ‘shows need to reform recruitment’ – The Guardian
“Giving politicians a role in selecting judges would deliver a more diverse and representative judiciary, the House of Lords has been told.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Hanningfield jailed for nine months for fiddling parliamentary expenses – Daily Telegraph
“Former Tory peer Lord Hanningfield has jailed for nine months after being found guilty of fiddling his parliamentary expenses.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fast-track for second reading of legal aid and sentencing bill condemned – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lawyers and MPs have expressed outrage at the government’s attempt to fast track the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill through Parliament.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MPs defy government and agree to ban on use of circus animals – The Guardian
“MPs have agreed to a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses amid claims from the Conservative MP who led the campaign that Downing Street tried to bribe him with the prospect of a government job to get him to change his position.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plans to extend limit of detention without charge criticised – The Guardian
“A former cabinet secretary and a former leader of the Liberal Democrats have criticised government contingency plans to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge as unsatisfactory and unreliable.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scottish Parliament financial powers set to be boosted – BBC News
“The UK government has unveiled plans to give the Scottish Parliament more financial powers. Holyrood will be able to borrow more money, issue bonds to access cash from capital markets and protect itself from sudden changes in spending levels. The powers will be brought forward in an enhanced Scotland Bill, which is already going through Westminster.”
BBC News, 13th June 2011
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Jeremy Hunt and Ken Clarke set out remit for privacy committee – The Guardian
“The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, have asked parliament to examine whether the law and the courts have established an appropriate balance between the rights to privacy and freedom of expression in the wake of the celebrity injunction crisis.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
