Peers bed down for marathon session to pass reform bill – The Guardian
“Lords debate reduction in the number of MPs in parliament.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: parliament
MPs’ expenses: David Chaytor sentenced to 18 months in prison for false accounting – Daily Telegraph
“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying his expenses claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parliament’s expenses watchdog launches review – BBC News
“Parliament’s expenses watchdog is launching a public consultation after criticism over the way it is run.”
BBC News, 5th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Woolas) v Parliamentary Election Court and others – WLR Daily
“The relationship of a parliamentary election court to the High Court was such that it was to be regarded as an inferior tribunal so that its actions could be the subject of judicial review; and the jurisdiction in judicial review of an election court was not confined to an excess of jurisdiction in the narrow sense but extended to correcting errors in its application of the law.”
WLR Daily, 8th December 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Court clarifies constitutional role in Woolas decision – The Guardian
“Phil Woolas has lost his election court challenge but the decision shines a light on an obscure part of the constitutional system.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woolas’s exit paves way for BNP to stand in by-election – The Independent
“Phil Woolas has given up his battle against becoming the first MP for almost a century to lose his seat for lying about an opponent.”
The Independent, 4th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lords committee criticises government plans for constitutional reform – The Guardian
“A collection of peers has criticised the government’s proposed constitutional changes, concluding that the reforms will strengthen the executive’s grip on parliament.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peers threaten voting reform bill – BBC News
“Government plans for a referendum in May on changing the voting system could be at risk if peers vote later to refer them to a Lords committee.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oldham East byelection delayed as Phil Woolas seeks judicial review – The Guardian
“A byelection to select a new MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has been put on hold pending the outcome of an attempt by Phil Woolas, who won the seat for Labour in May, to overturn a court decision ruling his election void.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Labour minister barred from Commons for three years – Daily Telegraph
“Former immigration minister Phil Woolas lost his seat as an MP today after an election court ruled that he knowingly made false statements about an opponent in May’s general election.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Three peers suspended from Lords over expenses claims – BBC News
“Three peers have been suspended from the Lords for wrongly claiming expenses totalling tens of thousands of pounds.”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords suspends three from parliament in expenses clampdown – The Guardian
“Three peers were today suspended from parliament – the toughest punishment enacted in the House of Lords in modern times – after an inquiry found that each had broken expenses rules to wrongly claim tens of thousands of pounds.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three former MPs take expenses appeals to Supreme Court – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over their expenses claims have taken their case to the Supreme Court.”
BBC News, 18th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawcast168: Carl Gardner on “Monkeying with national sovereignty” – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, ex government lawyer and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the extraordinary idea being put forward by Foreign Secretary William Hague that we need to enshrine Parliamentary Sovereignty in our law. There are many dangers in doing so. There could well be *unintended consequences* and Carl Gardner says that the drafting of this legislation will need especial care.”
Charon QC, 8th October 20101
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Phone-hacking row: government backs new inquiry – The Guardian
“Pressure mounts on Andy Coulson, as MPs call on the powerful standards and privileges committee to summon witnesses such as Rupert Murdoch to give evidence.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking claims to be debated by Parliament – BBC News
“MPs are to hold an emergency debate later to discuss the allegations of phone hacking by journalists at the News of the World.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fixed-term parliaments bill open to legal challenge, clerk of Commons warns – The Guardian
“A major potential flaw in the coalition’s bill to introduce fixed-term parliaments was exposed when the clerk of the Commons today warned it would open the way for repeated legal challenges if parliament passed a vote of no confidence in a government, leading to a general election.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nick Clegg’s ‘illegal’ Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning – The Guardian
“Nick Clegg was tonight (21 July) forced to clarify his position on the Iraq war after he stood up at the dispatch box of the House of Commons and pronounced the invasion illegal.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MP urges fines for credit card firms over child porn – BBC News
“Credit and debit card companies should face fines if their products are used to buy child pornography on the internet, an MP says.”
BBC News, 21st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex Labour MPs and Tory peer lose expenses ruling – BBC News
Three former MPs and a peer are set to stand trial over expenses fraud allegations after a judge ruled they could not claim parliamentary privilege to stop prosecution.”
BBC News, 11th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
