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🎧 What happens when the most powerful person in the country suddenly… isn’t?
With Margaret Thatcher’s centenary approaching, and her legacy still dividing the Tory faithful, we talk to @expremiers.bsky.social about his new book exploring her life and politics after No 10.
🎧 PODCAST - Former Prime Ministers: The role of Parliament in life after No 10
We talk to @expremiers.bsky.social about his new book on Margaret Thatcher's time after No 10, and about how other ex-PMs have spent their parliamentary afterlife.
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Did you hear @ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social on @hansardsociety.bsky.social's Parliament Matters podcast a few weeks ago?
The episode was about Prime Minister's Questions, including France and Canada's experimentation with PMQs and why it may be time to retire the 'engagements' question.
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LATEST PODCAST | What are the Usual Channels? A short history of Westminster whipping
We talk to @sebwhale.bsky.social about his new book, pulling back the curtain on one of Westminster's most notorious elements: the Whips.
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1/ Concerns are rising in Westminster over the Chagos deal and the UK’s trade agreements with the US, EU & India.
If we want better economic, trade and foreign-policy decisions, MPs need the tools – and the will – to hold government to account. 👇
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BLOG | Treaty scrutiny: addressing the accountability gap
In this guest blog, chair of @HLIntAgreements Lord Goldsmith KC outlines the Committee’s new report calling for stronger parliamentary oversight of treaties.
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🎙️ NEW: Peers back the #AssistedDying Bill at 2nd Reading...then hit pause.
A new Lords select committee will now gather evidence before clause-by-clause scrutiny.
Catch up with the latest twists and turns on Parliament Matters
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Our briefing breaks down:
• Day 1 highlights & why they matter today
• Who’s speaking in today’s debate
• Key motions & amendments for decision
• What a possible select committee could mean for the #AssistedDying Bill’s next stages
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It's a big day for the #AssistedDying Bill as the House of Lords decides on its Second Reading. Thanks to @politico.eu for sharing our briefing on today’s speakers, votes & amendments in their London Playbook newsletter.
Link to the briefing is in the post below. 👇
UPDATE - Assisted dying bill: what will happen at tomorrow's debate?
Following a compromise deal to establish a select committee to consider the bill, we've updated our blog on what to expect at tomorrow's debate.
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BLOG | What will happen at this Friday's assisted dying bill debate?
With the Second Reading debate resuming this Friday, we explain the motions and amendments on which the House of Lords will vote, and how these may impact later stages.
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This afternoon, SNP MP @kirstysnp.bsky.social will present a Ten Minute Rule Bill to remove the two-child limit on universal credit.
What is a Ten Minute Rule Bill and how do they become law? Our guide explains 🔽
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TUESDAY: What's coming up in Parliament today?
🟢 Sentencing Bill (Second Reading)
🚨 Emergency debate on Lord Mandelson's removal
🔴 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Committee)
👨👩👧👦 Ten Minute Rule Bill on two-child cap
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MONDAY: What's coming up in Parliament today?
🟢 Employment Rights Bill (Lords amendments)
🔴 Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Committee)
🏫 Westminster Hall: Debate on SEND reform
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Amid Westminster's turmoil — resignations, reshuffles and scandal — what truly affects our lives is what Parliament is actually doing: making laws, shaping policy, deciding spending.
Our impartial Parliament Matters Bulletin keeps the focus on Westminster’s work each week.👇
🎙️ NEW: 200 Peers. 2 days of debate. Political chess.
The Second Reading isn’t the end—it’s just the opening move.
Former Clerk of the Parliaments Sir David Beamish joins us to decode the drama behind the Assisted Dying Bill’s marathon Lords debate.
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Debate on the #AssistedDying Bill isn't just about moral arguments but also parliamentary process and rules. To see where decisions are really made in the Lords, you need to know the legislative steps. This paper explains how and when the Bill can be shaped or stalled.
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🎥 Watching the #AssistedDying Bill in the House of Lords? Our briefing will help you make sense of every step of the Lords legislative process. It covers FAQs about the Lords role, the key procedures at Second Reading and the later stages if the bill progresses.
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In case you missed it: Our new guide to what lies ahead for the assisted dying bill
🚫Whether, and how, the Lords could block the bill
🔉How debates work in the Lords
2⃣ What will happen at Second Reading
📅Scheduling and timing
📃Stages after Second Reading
🚨 NEW BRIEFING: The assisted dying bill – The House of Lords legislative process
We explain how the Lords will consider the Bill:
⚖️ Constitutional issues
🚫 Five ways peers could say no
🗓️ Timing & debates
📜 Each stage of the Bill
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🚨 NEW BRIEFING: The assisted dying bill – The House of Lords legislative process
We explain how the Lords will consider the Bill:
⚖️ Constitutional issues
🚫 Five ways peers could say no
🗓️ Timing & debates
📜 Each stage of the Bill
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TUESDAY: What's coming up in Parliament today?
🟢 Legislation to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
🔴 Peers debate the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, including amendments on the use of asylum hotels
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