The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday 16 September 2025 to scrutinise the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill line by line. and is expected to report by ...

The Representation of the People Act of 1918 granted the vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification. The same Act gave the vote to all men over the age of 21.

The Speaker of the House of Commons has concluded a successful visit to Ottawa, Canada, where parliamentary leaders from the G7 nations and guest nations gathered for the annual G7 Speakers’ Summit.

St Stephen's Chapel is the forgotten heart of the Palace of Westminster. For seven centuries St Stephen's was at the centre of the political and religious life of the nation, and it's influence is ...

Due to an ongoing review of public access to the House of Commons and House of Lords Chambers, Parliament has introduced temporary changes to public tours.

The Bill of Rights 1689 is an iron gall ink manuscript on parchment. It is an original Act of the English Parliament and has been in the custody of Parliament since its creation. The Bill firmly ...

Before 1918 no women were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. In the early 20th century there were two main groups active in the campaign for women's suffrage, a term used to describe the ...

During 1916-1917, the House of Commons Speaker, James William Lowther, chaired a conference on electoral reform which recommended limited women's suffrage. Only 58% of the adult male population was ...

As Trump visits the UK for an unprecedented second State Visit, it’s time for “maximum pressure” to secure trade and technology alliance In a report today the Commons Business and Trade Committee says ...

Magna Carta is Latin for ‘great charter' and the term was first used in 1217 to distinguish it from the Charter of the Forest, a document that also set out limits on the king's administration, this ...

Members continue their line by line examination of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and Planning and Infrastructure Bill. In addition, the Lords ...

Members of the House of Lords will debate the core aims of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill across two days on Friday 12 and Friday 19 September. Almost 200 members of the House of Lords ...