A Labour backbencher has become the first of his party's MPs to call for the resignation of Michael Martin the Commons Speaker over the police raid on the offices of Damian Green the Tory immigration spokesman.

Labour claimed victory in the Glasgow North East by-election in a result that will be a boost to Gordon Brown. The by-election resulted from the resignation of Michael Martin, the former Commons speaker who stepped down over MPs' expenses

As I predicted yesterday the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin MP, has resigned his position. Maybe he does have some morals after all. Next stop electoral annihilation for Labour in Martin's Glasgow North East constituency. You'll really know Labour's days are numbered when the people of Glasgow turn their back.

Five deputy contenders 2007 How is it that so few have really made it? About half of the parliamentary Labour party won election to the House of Commons in the 1990s. A few of those who gained their seat at the 1992 or 1997 elections, or one of the several by-election wins during those parliaments, have

I'd been looking forward to getting to know Michael Ancram much better after the General Election - in the House of Commons tearoom. Actually, this isn't true. I don't allow myself to exhibit hubristic confidence about my own election prospects. In any case, it now cannot be, because earlier today he announced that he is standing down from the House of Commons. I am saddened by this...

The Labour Party are continuing their terminal decline after another shock by-election result. Tonights result represents yet another startling and humiliating defeat for the Labour party, particularly as this one has occurred in their once safe seat of Glasgow East. A Labour majority of over 13,000 has been turned over night in to an SNP majority of 365. The Labour party can um and arr as

The SNP have urged Labour to call a by-election in the seat being vacated by Commons speaker Michael Martin before MPs take their summer break.

Just catching up with the new today - been very busy. As I expected, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, has made no attempt to tender his resignation.  Did anyone think he would? Instead he simply asked party leaders to meet him and members of the House of Commons Commission within 48 hours to look at what proposals for reform for second homes expenses could be agreed upon a...

NEW Scots Labour MP Iain McKenzie took his seat in the House of Commons yesterday amid cheers from his party's benches.

A by-election in Commons Speaker Michael Martin's constituency is likely to be in September, a local Labour Party chief said today.