Members of Parliament

WATCH: House Of Commons Harlem Shake

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Comedy

Well, it was only a matter of time before British MPs got in on the Harlem Shake craze, wasn't it..? (Made for Huffington Post UK Comedy by David S...

Ned Simons

Lib Dem MP Job Share Plan Could Damage Rather Than Advance Women's Rights

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Politics

Liberal Democrat plans to allow MPs to job share could actually set back women's rights rather than enhance them, according to a leading constitutiona...

MPs Want 32% Pay Rise (Yes, Really)

Rob Atkinson | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Politics
Rob Atkinson

It's the kind of headline that could almost have you wondering whether you had one too many after all on New Year's Eve, and have just woken from a long and boozy slumber to find it's April Fool's Day already. Check the date - it's not 1 April, and these people mean it.

Public Code On Private Indiscretions Feared By MPs

PA | Posted 11.03.2012 | UK Politics

MPs are seeking to block new rules that could see them punished for indiscretions in their private lives. A revised Code of Conduct being considere...

Which Books Have MPs Made You Buy Them?

Stuart Bonar | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Politics
Stuart Bonar

One of the perks of being an MP is access to a wonderful private library - the House of Commons Library. I know that MPs can ask for the Library to buy books they are interested in reading. So, curious to know which books MPs have been asking us, as taxpayers, to buy for them, I lodged a Freedom of Information Act request.

The Leaders we Deserve?

YouGov-Cambridge | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK Politics
YouGov-Cambridge

British voters want to control their representatives but don't want to make the effort to engage with them.