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Parliament could become wedding venue, MPs say

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

The Palace of Westminster could host wedding receptions under plans to cut Parliament’s subsidised catering bill.

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Parliament could become wedding venue, MPs say

Parliament could become wedding venue, MPs say

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

The Palace of Westminster could host wedding receptions under plans to cut Parliament’s subsidised catering bill.

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Parliament could become wedding venue, MPs say

Welsh voters reject AV proposals

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Voters in Wales reject plans to change the way Westminster MPs are elected, as the proposals are overwhelmingly opposed across the UK.

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VIDEO: Westminster Hall

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

MPs are to stage a Westminster Hall debate from 12.30pm on 3 May 2011, called by Jim Cunningham MP on the effect of the Budget on Coventry.

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Royal Couple Delay Honeymoon

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Now that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s (now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) fairy-tale royal wedding is in the history books, with an estimated one million well-wishers gathering outside London’s Westminster Abbey for the momentous occasion,…

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Royal wedding: Official photographs

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

The official royal wedding photographs released the day after Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey.

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Prince remembers NZ quake victims

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

The Prince of Wales joins hundreds of people at a Westminster Abbey memorial service for the victims of February’s New Zealand earthquake.

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Protest clean-up cost ‘thousands’

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

The bill for clear-up after protesters turned violent in central London could run into “tens of thousands” of pounds, Westminster Council says.

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Protest clean-up cost ‘thousands’

Lib Dems warn of political elite

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams warns the assembly is beginning to resemble Westminster, with power “hoarded by a political elite”.

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Plans to ban cathedral soup runs

Monday, February 28th, 2011

A council is planning to ban soup runs around Westminster Cathedral to discourage rough sleeping in the area.

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Plans to ban cathedral soup runs

VIDEO: ‘I want to retire’

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

Diane Abbott MP on life before, during and after Westminster

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VIDEO: ‘I want to retire’

Cameron and Clegg argue on votes

Friday, February 18th, 2011

David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to set out their opposing views on whether to change the Westminster voting system.

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Cameron and Clegg argue on votes

Peers defiant on 40% AV measure

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Peers vote to reinstate a clause which would mean a referendum on the Westminster voting system would only be binding if 40% of the public took part.

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Peers defiant on 40% AV measure

A Scottish Deerhound Is Named Best in Show

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Hickory, normally a country dog, made a splash in the big city by becoming the first Scottish deerhound to win Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show.

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MPs reject 40% AV threshold plan

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

MPs overturn a proposal which would have meant a referendum on the Westminster voting system would not be binding unless 40% of voters took part.

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