It is the settled constitutional position of the United Kingdom that sovereignty rests with Parliament. The preamble to all Acts of Parliament reads as follows: BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most ...

2013 August - The House of Commons votes to block UK military involvement in Syria in a political embarrassment for the government. 2014 May - Support for the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP ...

When the House of Commons meets for the first time, Black Rod summons MPs to the House of Lords, where they are directed to elect their Speaker. Getty Images.

"This historic deal delivers for British business and British workers protecting thousands of British jobs in key sectors ...

T here are special moments when the House of Commons truly unites against a common enemy despised on all sides of the chamber. But before we get on to the bit where MPs suddenly all turned on ...