The Speaker of the House of Commons visited Qatar from the 16 to 18 September to strengthen ties between the two Parliaments.

A minority government is a government formed by a political party that does not have an overall majority of MPs in the House of Commons. A party may decide to govern alone - rather than form a ...

Two events have changed the way Members of the House of Lords are appointed: the 1999 House of Lords Act, which ended hereditary Peers' right to pass membership down through family, and the ...

What did the Act achieve? Passed just before the outbreak of WWII, as a response to Germany and the Soviet Union's non-aggression pact, this Act gave the Government special powers to take almost any ...

“We are not here, Mr. Adam, to secure your happiness, but to preserve the institution of marriage and the purity of the home. And therefore one of you must commit adultery ... someone has to behave ...

Proposals for a British Bill of Rights have come from across the political spectrum. The various plans would have very different consequences The Human Rights Act (HRA) was introduced in 1998 to ...

The period from March 1629 to April 1640 later became known as the Personal Rule because Charles I did not summon Parliament during this time. Outwardly, this was a period of peace and prosperity, but ...

This page lists a selection of key dates in the development of the European Union, from its initial concept after the Second World War to the present, and in the UK's relationship with the EU. Ten ...

In March 1625 James VI and I died and was succeeded by his son Charles I. Unlike his father, Charles was not interested in uniting his kingdoms - but he was determined to assert his authority in each ...