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The original role of the Committee of Selection - founded in 1840 - was to appoint committees on private bills. In later years it was also given responsibility for selecting members to serve on public bill committees and since...
Battle ... Gordon Brown fights for John MacDougall's seat By GRAEME WILSON Deputy Political Editor GORDON Brown was rocked by another by-election crisis yesterday — just weeks after Labour’s humiliating Glasgow East defeat....
Keith Vaz: Baronet? The two-hour session – two hours of that Brownian monotone! – began with questions from Sir Patrick Cormack (Con, S Staffs). Lord Vaz, sitting next to Sir Patrick, looked queasy, perhaps on account of the...
The main points so far from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's appearance before the Commons Liaison Committee: The session begins at precisely 1000 BST. Constitutional renewal, economic issues, the prices of oil, food and energy,...
Wendy Alexander resigned as the leader of the Scottish Labour party today after receiving a parliamentary reprimand over political donations yesterday. Pressure had been mounting on the Paisley North MSP after the Scottish...
