Asked repeatedly if the Prime Minister still had confidence in the Speaker, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we had consistently made clear that the Prime Minister did not appoint the Speaker. It was right that the Speaker was independent of Government and it was also right that the Prime Minister should support the individual elected to be Speaker by the House of Commons. It would n...

Asked if the Prime Minister had confidence in the Speaker of the House of Commons, the PMS said yes. Asked why, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister believed that we should support the Speaker s decision to review the rules so that MPs could continue to do their job, while ensuring that no one was above the law. Asked if the Prime Minister accepted that there was some urgency in getting a revie...

Yesterday Nick Clegg stood up as Deputy Prime Minister in the House of Commons and announced there would be a referendum to reform the voting system within the next year. If I’d suggested just a few weeks ago that I would be able to type that sentence with a straight face I imagine most folk

The House of Commons has united in support of the release of all papers relating to the Hillsborough tragedy 22 years ago.

The prime minister has called for a political consensus on moves to rebuild trust in the House of Commons.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Sheffield Central MP Paul Blomfield called on Deputy Prime Minister and Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg to apologise to Sheffield Forgemasters for remarks made by the Prime Minister David Cameron the previous day. Mr Blomfield accused the Prime Minister of "impugning the integrity of shareholders" at Forgemasters. In the House of Commons on Monday 21st...

Asked if the Prime Minister supported the vigil taking place outside the House of Commons this afternoon in support of the peace rallies in Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was supportive of anything that signified the unity of the communities and political groupings in Northern Ireland against the violent acts we had seen in the past few days. or...

MPs' failure to provide evidence to support claims leads to the ordering of a full audit of House of Commons allowances.

I have been following the debate over the recent moves to have more Peers as Cabinet Ministers and how the elected House of Commons hold them accountable. Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, has suggested that they ought to face MPs in the chamber of the Commons (click here for more.) I would disagree. Firstly this wouldn't be an issue if the Prime Minister hasn't taken so many Peers t...

Asked if he could reassure those who backed 42 day detention that the Government was not going to bottle it , the PMS replied that the Prime Minister s position on 42 days was very clear the House of Commons had expressed its will very clearly back in June, the Government continued to believe that the 42 days proposal was the right proposal, and having gained the backing of the Commons the Governm...