Foreign Secretary William Hague has hit out at Russia and China's veto of a recent UN Security Council resolution on Syria, describing the decision as "a betrayal of the Syrian people".

Here’s a round-up of stories we haven’t had time to cover on the site this past week… John Leech tables Commons motion calling for Alan Turing pardon (BBC) Manchester Withington’s John Leech submitted the Early Day Motion and said people should sign an online petition protesting against Turing’s conviction. The gay computer pioneer was convicted

House of Lords reform is one of those subjects that make most people’s eyes glaze over. But it is going to dominate the next parliamentary session. The Queen’s Speech will include a bill for elections in 2015 for 20 per cent of the seats in the Lords using a ‘Proportional Representation’ voting system. This bill will take an age to get through the Commons, where it has to s...

It was Sir John Major, as prime minister, who said that the British would forever be defined by their love of "warm beer".

Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced.

A beer called Top Totty has been banned from the Strangers’ Bar in the House of Commons because its pump plate, featuring a half-naked woman, offended female MPs. Well how obsurd! This is just another example of the ridiculous PC nature that has been allowed to creep into British society through the cotton wool and

Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Higher Education, has written to David Willetts following the Urgent Question which took place in the House of Commons this morning on the pay and tax arrangements for the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company. Following her letter, she added:

A beer called Top Totty has been banned from the Strangers' Bar in the House of Commons because its pump plate, featuring a half-naked woman, offended female MPs.

Upper house members who are imprisoned for more than a year could be thrown out under plans to clear up discrepancies with the House of Commons

The prime minister and Ed Miliband have clashed over executive pay, with the Labour leader claiming Mr Cameron has shown "no leadership", and the PM accusing Labour of "hypocrisy".