House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lower house of the UK Parliament
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The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs), who are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.
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Standing ovation for MP who had hands and feet amputatedAn MP who had both his hands and feet amputated after contracting sepsis has been welcomed back to the House of Commons with a standing ovation.Sky News - Published | |
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Rwanda bill amendments rejected by Commons as parliamentary ping pong beginsThe House of Commons has rejected the House of Lords' first attempt to amend the Safety of Rwanda Bill - with the legislation sent back to the upper chamber.Sky News - Published | |
The view of the ceasefire vote from a Birmingham mosqueIt's a rainy day in Birmingham and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the vote tonight in the House of Commons over support for a ceasefire in Gaza is not the first thing on people's minds.Sky News - Published | |
Speaker accused of 'political decision' to select Labour amendment on Gaza voteSir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, is facing a backlash from Tory MPs over his decision to select both the Labour and government amendments to the SNP's Gaza ceasefire motion.Sky News - Published | |
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MPs consider forcing Cameron to answer questions in CommonsMPs are considering using an arcane parliamentary mechanism to force Lord Cameron to take questions in the House of Commons.Sky News - Published | Tory MP to appeal proposed suspension over lobbying scandalFormer Conservative MP Scott Benton has said he will appeal his recommended suspension from the House of Commons and intends to make a formal complaint over it.Sky News - Published |
Sunak suffers first Commons defeat as MPs vote for infected blood compensation bodyRishi Sunak has suffered his first defeat in the House of Commons since becoming prime minister, as MPs voted to establish a compensatory body for victims of the infected blood scandal.Sky News - Published | People from PoK to hold conference in Geneva: BJP leader Ajatshatru SinghBJP leader Ajatshatru Singh, the grandson of the last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, on Saturday said people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are going to organise a conference in Geneva in March..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Senior Tories round on Coutts over Nigel Farage bank account closureCoutts is facing growing criticism over its decision to close Nigel Farage's bank account after senior Conservative MPs questioned its motivations in the House of Commons.Sky News - Published | Ex-deputy chief whip facing suspension from Commons for eight weeks after groping allegations reportChris Pincher MP is facing a suspension from the House of Commons for eight weeks after a report into groping claims against him.Sky News - Published |
MPs to decide Johnson's fate following damning partygate report - as PM 'expected to skip' debateMPs will today decide whether to sanction Boris Johnson after the privileges committee found he repeatedly misled the House of Commons.Sky News - Published | Johnson verdict is a hammer blow to Sunak's hopes of maintaining a fragile peace in the Tory civil war In the end, it was excoriating, damning and unanimous: Boris Johnson was found not only to have deliberately misled the House of Commons over events in Number 10 during COVID lockdowns, but had..Sky News - Published |
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MP who travelled on train with COVID facing by-election after suspension recommendedAn MP who travelled by train with COVID in the early stages of the pandemic is facing a 30-day suspension from the House of Commons - raising the possibility of a by-election.Sky News - Published | Mhairi Black hits back at Alex Salmond over 'below the belt' intervention in SNP leadership raceThe SNP's deputy leader in the House of Commons has accused a former party leader of "below the belt politics".Sky News - Published |
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