MPs will decide on Tuesday whether to refer three former News International executives to the standards commissioner for allegedly misleading a Commons committee.
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MPs to debate ex-NI executives
The government is “determined” to introduce a register of lobbyists before 2015, constitutional reform minister Mark Harper tells a Commons committee.
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Lobbying ‘to be reformed by 2015′
The Labour leader Ed Miliband has joked in the Commons about the prime minister’s text correspondence with former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.
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VIDEO: PM faces LOL text jibe
Commons staff are being told to cut down on topping up MPs’ glasses at receptions in an effort to encourage “responsible alcohol use”.
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MPs’ glasses to be topped up less
The owners of car maker Lotus, which employs 1,200 staff, is in talks with a Chinese firm about a possible sale, an MP reveals in the House of Commons.
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Lotus may sell to China, says MP
A lack of strategic thinking is leading to a “patch and mend” approach to policy-making, the Commons Public Administration Committee says.
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Government lacks strategy – MPs
Parliamentary officials have reportedly cut a deal to almost halve the cost of indoor House of Commons fig trees – from £32,500 to £18,500 a year.
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Commons fig tree costs ‘cut down’
Labour MP Eric Joyce is charged with three counts of common assault following an alleged incident at the House of Commons.
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MP Joyce facing assault charges
Commons Speaker John Bercow says the public will think they are being “fleeced” by having to pay £30,000 a year for 12 fig plants in a parliamentary building.
Labour MP Eric Joyce has been suspended from the party after he was arrested over allegations of an assault in a House of Commons bar.
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Labour suspends MP over ‘assault’
H ere’s one of the reasons I admire District Commons: During the most recent Restaurant Week, the Foggy Bottom newcomer let customers choose from nearly its entire menu, in the same generous portions it has dished up since opening in October. Whether you got a giant brick-pressed chicken or shrimp and grits during the promotion last month, the food was delivered by servers who, despite the crowds, appeared to be happy explaining the restaurant’s pretzel loaf and flagging the presence of 99 all-American beers at the bar. Read full article > >
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Tom Sietsema’s review of District Commons
MPs in the Commons are debating a bill proposing to move the UK’s clocks forward by an hour for a three-year trial period.
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MPs debate UK clocks change trial
A Conservative MP is sacked as a Commons aide for “offensive and foolish” behaviour.
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MP sacked after ‘Nazi’ stag photo
Senior Conservatives and Lib Dems have sought to soothe coalition tensions over Europe after Nick Clegg chose to miss a Commons statement by David Cameron.
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Coalition aims to soothe EU row
MPs are to vote on whether Parliament should be able to punish ministers making announcements to the media before telling the Commons.
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MPs may act on ‘media tip-offs’
