Posts Tagged ‘parliamentary’

Ex-MP is unfit for expenses trial

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Former MP Margaret Moran, who is accused of fiddling her parliamentary expenses, will not face a jury, a judge decides.

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Ex-MP is unfit for expenses trial

Rogue lobbyists ‘could face jail’

Friday, January 20th, 2012

A statutory register of Parliamentary lobbyists should be created with the possibility of tough penalties for those who breach the rules the government proposes.

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Rogue lobbyists ‘could face jail’

Kuwait PM resigns after protests

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Kuwait’s prime minister resigns along with his government, following a growing row with his parliamentary opponents about alleged corruption.

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Kuwait PM resigns after protests

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Kuwait’s prime minister resigns along with his government, following a growing row with his parliamentary opponents about alleged corruption.

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Kuwait PM resigns after protests

Eight things…

Friday, June 10th, 2011

The White Mouse, nuclear safety anc cucumbers. A round-up of notable moments from the parliamentary week.

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Eight things…

Judge: MPs flouting court orders

Friday, May 20th, 2011

The most senior judge in England and Wales questions whether it is right for politicians to use Parliamentary privilege to “flout” court injunctions.

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Ex-MP Morley jailed over expenses

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Ex-Labour minister Elliot Morley, who has admitted dishonestly claiming more than £30,000 in his parliamentary expenses, is sentenced to 16 months in jail.

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Police probing Westminster thefts

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Officers are investigating a spate of laptop thefts from Parliamentary buildings, as Labour MP Keith Vaz reveals he is the latest victim.

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Laws ‘broke six expenses rules’

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Former Treasury minister David Laws has been found guilty of breaking six rules over his parliamentary expenses, the BBC understands.

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Laws ‘broke six expenses rules’

Labour wins Leicester by-election

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Labour holds Leicester South in the parliamentary by-election for the constituency.

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Labour wins Leicester by-election

Expenses MP challenges jail term

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a bid to challenge his jail sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.

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Ex-MP Devine guilty over expenses

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

A jury finds former Labour MP Jim Devine guilty of making dishonest claims on his Parliamentary expenses.

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VIDEO: Government defeated on AV bill

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

The coalition government has suffered its fourth defeat in the Lords on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill after peers voted to accept crossbench peer Lord Pannick’s amendment.

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VIDEO: Government defeated on AV bill

Fonseka loses seat in legal blow

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Sri Lanka’s former military chief Sarath Fonseka loses a Supreme Court appeal to retain his parliamentary seat.

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Fonseka loses seat in legal blow

Taylor ‘not expenses scapegoat’

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Former Tory peer Lord Taylor should not be seen as a “scapegoat” for the parliamentary expenses system, a court hears.

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Taylor ‘not expenses scapegoat’