Video. Black Rod was symbolically denied entry to the House of Commons during the ceremonial opening of the UK Parliament ahead of King Charles III’s speech.

The leasehold and commonhold reform bill (carried over from the previous parliamentary session) will help owners of leasehold flats and houses by capping ground rents at £250 a year, and then reducing them to a negligible amount after 40 years. Meanwhile, the social housing renewal bill aims to increase the stock of affordable social homes.

But if his opponents mounted a challenge, how would it unfold? By Stephen Castle Insurgent parties like Reform U.K. surged at the polls this week. But the British electoral system wasn’t built for multiparty democracy. By Michael D. Shear Rhun ap ...

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's parliamentary watchdog said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader did not declare a 5 million pound ($6.75 million) gift from a cryptocurrency donor.

LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of newly elected lawmakers trooped excitedly into Parliament on Tuesday after the U.K.’s transformative election brought a Labour government to power. The halls of the labyrinthine building echoed with excited chatter of the 650 ...

The Palace of Westminster, where the UK Parliament meets. (Credit: Wikimedia.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – In Britain, Parliament has voted to decriminalise abortion, a move that has “deeply alarmed” the Catholic bishops. Abortion remains a ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Friday his resignation as a member of Parliament effective immediately, as the House of Commons privileges committee concludes an investigation into whether Johnson knowingly misled Parliament.

On Feb. 22, 2024, a photograph of the U.K. House of Commons chamber covered in Israeli flags went viral. The image spread a day after Parliament erupted into chaos amid a debate over calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. The image was posted alongside the ...

India, May 14 -- Angela Rayner, a member of the UK Parliament, has been cleared by HMRC of any wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, paving the way for a potential leadership bid as Keir Starmer's grip on power.