This section only shows news back to September 2018 (with the exception of some Committee news). To view news prior to this, please visit the news section of the UK Parliament web archive.

A website presenting information from the UK Parliament annunciator system, covering both the House of Commons and House of Lords. Similar to annunciator screens on the estate, the app provides ...

On 4 January 1642, King Charles I entered the House of Commons to arrest five Members of Parliament for high treason. Speaker Lenthall defied the King to uphold the privileges of Parliament. The King ...

The Speaker of the House of Commons chairs debates in the Commons chamber. The holder of this office is an MP who has been elected to be Speaker by other Members of Parliament. During debates they ...

Here we look at the relationship between the two independent kingdoms of England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. We explore the critical period leading up to the passing of Acts of Union ...

The telephone enquiry service is open from 10am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 10am - 4pm on Fridays. During recess, the hours are 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm Monday to Friday ...

The two world wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45 meant raising armies and defence forces of unprecedented size, as well as mobilising the entire population for a people's war. These demands profoundly ...

Salvaged and repaired, this account book for staff wages in the Serjeant at Arms' staff in the House of Commons contains entries right up to the day before the fire. This is one of the few remaining ...

In 1918 some women were given the vote as part of a wider expansion of the franchise. However restrictions including an age qualification of thirty years meant they still did not have the vote on ...

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) was a lawyer, politician and the first leader of Pakistan. After spells studying and practising law in England he returned permanently to his homeland in the 1930s ...

The House of Commons is the publicly elected chamber of Parliament. Members of the Commons debate the big political issues of the day and proposals for new laws.

Members vote on platform categorisation and anti-terrorism orders as further scrutiny concludes. Catch up 20 July 2023 Light and noise pollution are “neglected pollutants” in need of renewed focus ...