Meet Labour’s 53 new MPs
Labour have a higher proportion of women and minority ethnic MPs than before thanks to their latest intake.…
MPs
Miliband writes to Clegg and Cameron – and throws down the gauntlet on second jobs for MPs
Ed Miliband has written to Cameron and Clegg this afternoon, announcing a planned amendment to Labour’s motion on…
Labour put MPs’ second jobs to Commons vote
Labour will use their opposition day in the Hose of Commons tomorrow to put forward a bill curtailing…
Recall is the thin end of the wedge
Today sees the conclusion of the committee stage of the Recall of MPs Bill. Contrary to the siren calls…
However MPs voted on airstrikes – they must now hold the government to account
Britain is now at war with ISIL. At some point over the weekend that will cease to be…
How do you solve a problem like Austin the attention-seeker?
Last week Austin Mitchell popped up in the Mail on Sunday (perhaps the most virulently anti-Labour paper there…
Stella Creasy vs Austin Mitchell on AWS and women in Parliament
Last night Labour MPs Austin Mitchell and Stella Creasy went head to head on Newsnight over Mitchell’s comments…
Weekly Survey: Zero hours, Axelrod – and do you care if you MP is “local”?
Ed Miliband made a set of commitments last week, pledging that a Labour government will crack down on…
In praise of Simon Danczuk
Simon Danczuk has led the front pages this week with his explosive account of how an MP could…
MPs should not be employing their own staff
Over the weekend, Eric Joyce made a very sensible suggestion. He may have a penchant for violence that…
