When World War One began in 1914, Indian citizens became heavily involved in supporting the British war effort through the provision of men and resources. By the end of the conflict, the appetite for ...

Magna Carta regulated the operation of royal government. Later in the reign of Henry III, calls began to be made for more radical reform. Henry III was criticised for being too generous to his close ...

Even mill-owners were beginning to speak up for improved conditions. A strong humanitarian campaign had grown outside Parliament, championed by the MPs Anthony Ashley-Cooper (later the 7th Earl of ...

Thank you for coming along to this event and thank you to Ruth Fox, Baroness Taylor of Bolton and the Hansard Society for ...

Hybrid bills mix the characteristics of public and private bills. The changes to the law proposed by a hybrid bill would affect the general public but would also have a more significant impact on ...

Westminster Hall is the oldest building on the Parliamentary estate. What makes it such an astonishing building is not simply its great size and the magnificence of its roof, but its central role in ...

The Leader of the House of Commons is a government minister whose main role is organising government business in the Commons. The Leader of the House does this by working closely with the government's ...

John Wilkes was a radical MP and journalist whose activities caused political crises in the 1760's. He was renowned in 18th century political circles as a rake and hedonist. Yet despite this his ...

The Rump may have started out as a radical experiment, but the social conservatism of the majority of its members was quickly revealed as it cracked down on radicals in the Army. In 1649-51, Cromwell ...

Members of the House of Lords conduct their day to day business against a backdrop of grand neo-Gothic architecture and ornate Pugin designed interiors. The Palace of Westminster is shared with the ...

Parliament is committed to ensuring everyone working here feels supported, safe and positive. Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) is underpinned by the Behaviour Code (pdf, ...

1924: First Labour Government James Ramsay MacDonald (1866 -1937) was born in North-east Scotland in a fishing port called Lossiemouth. He joined the Independent Labour Party in 1895 and was elected ...