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Nigel Farage backtracks on claim that Commons bosses told him not to have in-person surgeries
“The speaker’s office is always right.”
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Tory MP shouted ‘suicide’ as solution to devolution debate
The Speaker refused to act - yet the SNP MP targeted was removed for 'disorderly' conduct for demanding vote during PMQs today.
The Trade Union Bill is still an attack on our movement, but it could have been so much worse
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, reflects on the union fightback against a bill that should never have existed
Tory MPs unnerved by Osborne’s “disproportionate obsession” with Balls
Several Conservative MPs have expressed serious concerns at George Osborne's apparent “disproportionate obsession” with Ed Balls.
Theresa May cannot ignore legitimate questions over police tactics
Labour's Katy Clark writes on police abuses of power in recent years and why the HMIC may be limited in what they will and can do, and in the people's trust.
Labour rebellions indicate growing independence
The Telegraph highlighted new research showing backbench Labour MPs rebelled in almost 1/3 of votes last year. New data show it is part of a long-term trend.