Debate on Early Election Resolution
Members from the British House of Commons backed a motion to allow the prime minister to call an early election on June 8, 2017, despite some criticism from about a dozen members. The final …
2,475 viewsMembers from the British House of Commons backed a motion to allow the prime minister to call an early election on June 8, 2017, despite some criticism from about a dozen members. The final …
2,475 viewsPrime Minister Theresa May delivered a statement the day after the British Parliament passed the “Brexit” bill" following several weeks of debate and clearing the way for the government to o…
540 viewsBritish Prime Minister Theresa May answered questions from parliamentary colleagues, including Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Topics included her recent visit to the United States and her meet…
2,307 viewsBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson delivered a state on President Trump’s executive order temporarily denying entry to the U.S. to the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, and t…
3,726 viewsBritish Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement to members of the House of Commons following her meeting with European leaders in Brussels on the U.K.'s plan to leave the European Union …
672 viewsPrime Minister Theresa May answered questions from members of her party and the opposition on the U.K.'s education system. She defended her proposal to re-introduce state grammar schools, wh…
1,454 viewsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a statement to the House of Commons on his meeting with European leaders, after the U.K.'s vote in favor of leaving the European Union. Followi…
847 viewsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron made a statement to members of the House of Commons on his role in the Panama Papers* and his decision to publish his tax returns in the wake of the brea…
2,650 viewsUnited Kingdom public policy representatives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified at a British Home Affairs Committee hearing on their companies' approaches to countering terrorism. …
1,004 viewsFollowing his weekly Question Time session with parliamentary colleagues, Prime Minister David Cameron made a statement on British membership in the European Union. The prime minister had me…
713 viewsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron gave a statement on the recent Paris terrorist attacks and the U.K. steps to boost national security. Following his statement, he answered questions from…
913 viewsAlan Rusbridger testified before the British Home Affairs Committee about his Guardian newspaper’s decision to publish leaked U.S. National Security Agency surveillance files submitted by fo…
499 viewsMembers of Parliament debated a measure legalizing same-sex marriage in Great Britain.
2,292 viewsPrime Minister David Cameron made a statement on the situation in Libya.
456 viewsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a statement to the House of Commons announcing an inquiry into phone hacking and police bribery by the British media. After the statement membe…
1,023 viewsThe British House of Commons Home Affairs Committee heard testimony from two former Metropolitan Police officials who resigned over allegations of bribery in the illegal phone hacking scanda…
1,028 viewsBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair answered questions from members of his party and the opposition. He then made a statement about reducing the number of British troops in Iraq.
101 viewsBritish Prime Minister Blair responded to questions and comments from members of his party and the opposition. He addressed topics including torture of prisoners, global climate change, Brit…
487 viewsPrime Minister Blair responded to questions and comments from members of his party and the opposition. Among the topics he discussed were the killing of a British soldier in Iraq, council ta…
197 viewsBritish Home Secretary Charles Clarke and opponents testified before a House of Commons committee on anti-terrorism legislation recently introduced by the government. The bill included a pro…
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