Low pay, harassment, mice: no wonder Westminster staff want to strike
The latest front for industrial action could be parliament itself.
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“Toxic” culture in parliament as 162 staff report bullying
Workers fear they won’t be taken seriously if they accuse managers of bad behaviour.
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Twenty-nine Conservative MPs have not attended “essential” bullying and harassment training
Eight per cent of all MPs haven't attended misconduct training in parliament.
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Labour’s constitutional radicalism is what a broken system needs
Too much of our political class has become timid or borderline corrupt. It’s time to redistribute power and abolish the…
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Tory MP tells Labour’s Sarah Owen to “shut up” in parliament
Paul Howell was angered by suggestions he should have mentioned his property portfolio during a debate on the economy.
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Parliament’s bullying complaints system is still failing staff
House of Commons employees tell the New Statesman they have not made formal charges against MPs because of concerns it…
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Nadine Dorries could be barred from House of Lords over “brutal” select committee report
MPs appear set to condemn the former culture secretary for misleading them by claiming participants in a Channel 4 reality…
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Anti-royal protests show the value of parliament’s supremacy
Liberties are most at risk while emotions are running high.
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Is a nationwide blackout on fun really what Her Majesty would have wanted?
Events like football matches and Prom concerts are surely the perfect place for communal grief and celebration.
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Can the Greens become more than a single MP party in England and Wales?
Zack Polanski has announced his candidacy in a deputy leadership race, which could test the unity of the Green Party.
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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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If you want to clean up this sleazy parliament, start by listening to Billy Bragg
Reforming the House of Lords could be disarmingly simple.
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Banning MPs’ second jobs would weaken parliament, not strengthen it
The unintended consequences of reform could result in a decline in the calibre of our MPs and ministers.
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