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# house-of-commons - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
As it happened: UK parliament votes to bin the backstop and go back to renegotiate in Brussels
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is going back to the EU.
# house-of-commons - Saturday 26 January, 2019
Ian Paisley Jr may be indestructible but he's increasingly becoming a sideshow
Revelations about the MP have been piling up of late.
Theresa May offers her battered Brexit deal to MPs again - so what's different?
The Grieve and Cooper amendments are the most likely to gain the support of the House of Commons – so what are they?
# house-of-commons - Monday 21 January, 2019
UK government to scrap £65 'right to stay' fee for EU citizens
She said anyone who has already applied will receive a refund.
# house-of-commons - Sunday 20 January, 2019
'There won't be a border because we don't want it!': What Brexiteers think of the backstop
We spoke to some Brexiteers outside Westminster about what they think of the ‘Irish protocol’.
# house-of-commons - Friday 18 January, 2019
Standing still: At the end of a historic week, where exactly are we with Brexit?
Mary Lou McDonald says she told Theresa May over the telephone that a no-deal Brexit would mean a unity referendum in Ireland.
# house-of-commons - Wednesday 16 January, 2019
Explainer: How will today's no confidence motion play out - and what happens next?
The vote on Jeremy Corbyn’s motion is at 7pm tonight. May is expected to survive.
Despite largest government defeat in modern British history, May looks set to survive confidence vote
The Conservative Party and the DUP will back her, but Europe has warned “time is almost up”.
'Brextinct' and 'historic humiliation': UK papers lambast May after huge defeat
Criticism of the prime minister was scathing ahead of the confidence vote today.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
After tonight's shellacking, for how long more can Theresa May survive?
Her government suffered a monumental defeat.
Ireland to intensify preparations for a disorderly Brexit
A Government statement said it regretted the outcome of tonight’s House of Commons vote.
Theresa May's Brexit deal crushed in House of Commons by 432 votes to 202
May now faces a no confidence vote in Westminster tomorrow.
# house-of-commons - Sunday 13 January, 2019
All eyes are on Westminster again, but what can Theresa May do if her vote fails?
Warning: this article contains a lot of ifs and buts.
May tells MPs not backing her Brexit deal would be 'catastrophic' as Corbyn says he's ready for election
The House of Commons is set to vote on the deal on Tuesday.
Brexiteers were furious with Westminster's House Speaker this week - so what's the latest row about?
A ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ sticker, an argument over the meaning of “forthwith” and fiery exchanges all make for an entertaining incident.
# house-of-commons - Friday 11 January, 2019
'She broke free and came home': UK minister says Lassie holds a Brexit lesson
Jeremy Hunt was responding to questions from a Labour MP who compared Brexit no-deal preparations to The Invisible Chain.
Poll: Do you think MPs will back Theresa May's Brexit deal?
A crucial House of Commons vote is taking place on Tuesday.
# house-of-commons - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
Sinn Féin seeks Downing St meeting after May makes backstop 'overture to DUP'
A white paper on Northern Ireland was published today, offering powers to the Stormont Assembly in relation to the Irish backstop.
Theresa May will have 3 days to present a new Brexit plan if her current deal fails
She would then have a further seven days to put a motion to the House of Commons.
# house-of-commons - Sunday 6 January, 2019
May says MPs who don't back her Brexit deal risk damaging democracy
The British Prime Minister is resisting calls for a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU.
# house-of-commons - Sunday 23 December, 2018
A Brexit bind: Here are the reasons why we haven't had a deal yet
There’s a Brexit deal on the table, but it looks increasingly unlikely that it will get through the House of Commons.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 18 December, 2018
A glimpse at UK's no-deal Brexit plan: 3,500 troops and fridges for medicines
“I’ve become the largest buyer of fridges in the world,” the British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care said.
# house-of-commons - Monday 17 December, 2018
Theresa May: second Brexit referendum would do 'irreparable damage' to integrity of British politics
The British Prime Minister will address the House of Commons today following a number of meetings in Brussels last week.
# house-of-commons - Sunday 16 December, 2018
From kidnapping to the Black Rod: Here are some weird House of Commons traditions
Earlier this week, a royal mace was removed from its place in the House of Commons, prompting the expulsion of a Labour MP.
# house-of-commons - Thursday 13 December, 2018
Ian Paisley under pressure again for undeclared family holiday to Maldives
BBC Spotlight Northern Ireland travelled to the Maldives to investigate the claims against the North Antrim MP.
# house-of-commons - Wednesday 12 December, 2018
UK will not use potential food shortages in Ireland as Brexit bargaining chip, May says
Tory MP Priti Patel had suggested that the UK government use potential food shortages in Ireland as leverage against the backstop.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
Taser used and man wrestled to the ground at Westminster gates
The man was detained and arrested by police on suspicion of trespassing.
We're in Brexit limbo - so what could possibly happen next?
Theresa May has turned to European leaders today to try to find something that will make the Brexit deal more palatable.
# house-of-commons - Thursday 6 December, 2018
May tries to woo MPs with offer of more power in Brexit process as Channel 4 confirmed for debate
The House of Commons will vote on the crucial agreement on Tuesday, 11 December.
# house-of-commons - Wednesday 5 December, 2018
After bruising Brexit-vote defeats, Theresa May to publish legal advice today
The opposition is attempting to have the legal advice published in full.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
Why is Theresa May facing accusations of contempt in the House of Commons?
The last time an MP was expelled from parliament for contempt was in 1947 – and that’s an interesting story in itself.
# house-of-commons - Sunday 2 December, 2018
Ten days out from the UK Brexit vote: What number do they need to reach?
There are over 600 MPs – and Theresa May’s Tory’s barely have a majority with the support of the DUP.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
Poll: Should British politicians vote for May's Brexit deal?
Theresa May needs 320 votes to pass the Brexit deal; at the moment it’s looking likely she won’t get that.
# house-of-commons - Monday 26 November, 2018
House of Commons to vote on Brexit deal on 11 December
May must now navigate the deal through a divided chamber in which she holds the slimmest working majority.
# house-of-commons - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
'Give us choice': Irish actors call on Theresa May to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland
Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan have signed the letter ahead of the reading of a bill that would decriminalise abortion across the UK.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
'Consequences were inevitable': DUP flexes muscles and votes against Tories in Brexit row
Sammy Wilson MP said that the decision was taken to show the party’s ‘displeasure’.
# house-of-commons - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
British MP uses Irish language in address at UK House of Commons for first time since 1901
Liz Saville-Roberts spoke as Gaeilge as she urged Karen Bradley to implement an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland.
# house-of-commons - Thursday 20 September, 2018
Ian Paisley Jr keeps seat as recall petition for by-election fails
The petition followed Paisley’s failure to declare two family holidays that were paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
# house-of-commons - Friday 14 September, 2018
Opinion: Ian Paisley's facing into a possible by-election ... he can be heartened by his likely re-election
As Ian Paisley Jr endures a 30-day suspension from the House of Commons, Thomas Muinzer writes that it’s likely he’ll win back his seat in a possible by-election.
# house-of-commons - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Ian Paisley Jr has been suspended from the House of Commons and the DUP
The suspension follows Paisley’s failure to declare two family holidays that were paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
Poll Results:
No (3518)
I read news articles about their policies (2110)
Yes (1834)
What's a manifesto? (138)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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