Who is Black Rod and why do they knock on the door of the House of Commons?

KING CHARLES delivers his Speech on Wednesday, May 13, as Parliament throws open its doors for the 2026 State Opening. One of ...
Time

U.K. Commons Speaker Faces More Calls to Resign After Chaotic Gaza Ceasefire Debate

U.K. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign after discussions over a Gaza ceasefire vote broke down in a major way. Here, Hoyle is pictured addressing MPs 2023. After an ...
The Conversation

New MPs: after learning the ropes, they might shake up the House of Commons

A Labour landslide brings an influx of new MPs – and the potential for a seismic shift in the House of Commons. New MPs are likely to aspire for change in the Commons, an unequal environment that has ...

MP Zarah Sultana removed from House of Commons

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle asked MP Zarah Sultana to leave after she used unparliamentary language.
Reuters

Fact Check: House of Commons 7 million-pound catering cost is not only for MPs

Catering costs in Britain's House of Commons have been misleadingly cited online implying they subsidise meals only for the country's 650 lawmakers, opens new tab, rather than also covering the staff ...