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• in Social Media
  Liberal Leader Apologizes for Twitter Attack on Tory Minister
  A Twitter based smear campaign caused the head of the Liberal Party of Canada to offer an apology to the governing Tories.
  by jenna3967 / on Feb 28, 2012
• in Politics
  The Bad Publicity Train Seems to Never End for David Cameron
  Report on UK Prime Minister David Cameron showing his childish nature towards Labour opposition.
  by oddpattern / on Apr 2, 2011
• in Politics
  It's Elementary, Only Sherlock Holmes Could See The Woods For The Trees
  The thought of woodland being sold to companies like McDonalds is as appalling as it is incomprehensible.
  by msniw / on Feb 4, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “house of commons”

 

• Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron

  
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  The amendments to the same-sex marriage bill are demeaning to LGBT people. Resist them and make the opponents to equality explain their true agenda, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.co.uk. David Cameron and the Coalition government went out of their way to appease the anti-marriage lobby and traditionalist MPs. ...
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• Sir Gerald Howarth MP (Con): There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who see this as but a stepping-stone- audio

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Conservative MP Sir Gerald Howarth speaks in the House of Commons in opposition to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill        
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• Deputy speakers offices searched by police investigating rape claims

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Lancashire police search rooms in parliament occupied by Nigel Evans MP Detectives investigating allegations of rape and sexual assault against the deputy speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans have searched his parliamentary offices, it has emerged. Lancashire police officers entered parliament on Sunday to ...
  5 days ago

• Speaker John Bercow announces MP’s office searched investigating a ‘serious arrestable offence’

  
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  The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has made an announcement that an MP’s office at Westminster, was searched at the weekend, during an investigation of a “serious arrestable offence”. Mr Bercow released a statement on Monday detailing that the offices were searched following the issue of a ...
  5 days ago

• Yvette Cooper: ‘David Cameron must show confidence and not allow the equal marriage bill to get sucked into Tory wrangling’

  
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  Shadow Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, Yvette Cooper, says she hopes “David Cameron will show confidence and not allow the equal marriage bill to get sucked into another vortex of bitter Tory wrangling.” Writing for the Independent , the Labour MP said: “The equal marriage bill is back ...
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• Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: ‘Equal marriage is now a litmus test for David Cameron’

  
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  Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert says today’s start of the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is a huge test for David Cameron’s commitment to marriage equality and for the progressive elements within the Conservative Party. May has been a good month ...
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• Gay Tory MP Crispin Blunt: ‘David Cameron is going through a fire with his colleagues in order to deliver equal marriage’

  
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  In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, the Conservative MP for Reigate and former Prisons and Youth Justice minister, Crispin Blunt, says David Cameron has shown “fantastic leadership” on equal marriage. The MP also comments on today’s start of the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, ...
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• Maria Miller: Civil partnership amendment could delay same-sex marriage bill by two years

  
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  Culture Secretary and Minister for Equalities, Maria Miller, has warned that a proposed backbench amendment on civil partnerships for heterosexuals could dramatically delay implementation of the same-sex marriage bill. The Conservative MP said on Monday morning the amendment was a “complicated distraction”. “I ...
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• Senate scandal may further weaken Harper’s hold on Tory caucus

  
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  Emerging from a dramatic week that has seen him lose two senators and his chief of staff, Stephen Harper will focus now on calming down his anxious caucus and righting a listing Conservative ship. Tory MPs have been hearing from upset constituents about the Senate expenses controversy that has become one of the most ...
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• Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill

  
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  A new ComRes survey of 159 MPs, conducted over the past month, has found overwhelming parliamentary support for the amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, championed by Tim Loughton MP, which would extend civil partnerships to opposite sex couples. The poll found that more than seven in ten MPs from all ...
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• MPs could be in line for £10,000 pay rise

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has reportedly decided that MPs salaries are lagging behind civil service pay MPs may receive a pay rise of about £10,000 a year amid reports that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has decided that their salaries are lagging behind civil service ...
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• Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault

  
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  A man has alleged that he was sexually assaulted by the deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Nigel Evans. It follows two earlier allegations brought against Mr Evans this month. The Sunday Times reports that a man in his twenties has accused Mr Evans of sexually assaulting him at the House of Commons two years ...
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• Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion

  
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  The government is reported to be attempting to compromise with the 150 Tory MPs set to oppose the same-sex marriage bill, by considering amendments giving protection to “conscientious objectors”. MPs are to resume debate on the same-sex marriage bill tomorrow, and if approved on Tuesday it will pass to the House ...
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• Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet by Jesse Norman – review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The MP makes an absorbing if unconvincing attempt to recast the Irish statesman as an inspiration for modern conservatism Is this book about Edmund Burke or Jesse Norman? Should this review be about the "first modern conservative" or the man who might yet succeed David Cameron? I merely ask, as the pre-publicity for ...
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• The House of Commons explained

  
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  The video, produced by the UK Parliament, explains how the House of Commons works.
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• Government plans review of civil partnerships following gay marriage legislation

  
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  The government has tabled an amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill which would see a review of civil partnerships in the UK five years after the bill enters law. The amendment has been put forward in response to proposals that civil partnerships be scrapped or extended to opposite sex couples. A ...
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• Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill

  
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  Christians are being encouraged to attend organised prayer meetings near the Houses of Parliament this month, in order to oppose the equal marriage bill, and to coincide with its third reading. The Adamantly homophobic group Christian Concern, has organised the intermittent prayer meetings to take place outside ...
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• May 11, 1812: P.M. Spencer Perceval Assassinated

  
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  On this day in 1812, British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was assassinated as he stepped into the House of Commons lobby. He remains the only prime minister to have been assassinated. The assassin was  John Bellingham, an export trader with a long-held grudge against the British ministry. Bellingham had suffered a ...
  2 weeks ago

• New Commons Order Paper

  
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  Once, not so long ago - the Commons Order paper only meant sense to those who were insiders - and knew the "code", but a lot of improvements have been made in recent years. Now it has been completely redesigned and can be used by those who have not been MPs or parliamentary officials for a long time. Mondays new ...
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• IF UKIP gets 34% of the VOTE in a 2015 GENERAL ELECTION, NIGEL FARAGE becomes PM! JUST TEN more POINTS!

  
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  This article has a calculator to determine what the vote percentage in a British General Election would be required for UKIP to win the General Election in 2015. I found this analysis to be useful as to what happens in the vote.  Here’s part of the conclusion: Electoral Calculus said that Ukip would win ...
  2 weeks ago

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