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 ...

The UK Parliament has two Houses that work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day ...

Reflecting on the Independent Water Commission, headed up by Sir Jon Cunliffe, which two weeks ago published its interim ...

Members of the House of Lords examine the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill at committee stage on Thursday 26.

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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 ...

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The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the House of Lords chamber and is an ambassador for the work of the House. The House of Lords engagement programme connects members of the Lords with new ...

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The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by ...

‘Failing’ water sector needs ‘root and branch reform’ to address culture that is ‘deaf’ to ‘crisis’ A failing water sector in which “water companies increasingly look like financial institutions ...

Green Papers are consultation documents produced by the Government. The aim of this document is to allow people both inside and outside Parliament to give the department feedback on its policy or ...