Coalition pledge to reduce Commons seats to 600 to "cut cost of politics".

It really does come to a pretty pass when the Leader of the House of Commons is asked to express confidence in the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Serjeant at Arms and three times declines to do so. It hasn't been a good day for Harriet Harman, has it? Skewered by Eddie Mair, and now by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight. If the Leader of the House of Commons doesn't have confidence in T...

The manufacture of House of Commons envelopes is “to be shifted overseas”. Diamond Envelopes supplied French firm Arjowiggins with envelopes that included House of Commons envelopes but the contract between the two plants had now been terminated, said Liberal Democrat Malcolm Bruce, who has pledged to take up the case. Arjowiggins is expected to transfer the contract

The BBC reports on Gordon Brown’s statement today to the House of Commons on the situation in Afghanistan: Gordon Brown has announced plans to send 500 more troops to Afghanistan – but only if key conditions are met. The troops will be sent as long as they have the necessary equipment, if other Nato allies boost

Today's House Points column from Liberal Democrat News. InVincible Last time the Liberal Democrats called a Commons debate on the economy, the treasury minister Angela Eagle was scathing. Our motion read "like the storyboard for Apocalypse Now or perhaps even Bleak House." Why, it even said Britain faced the risk of recession! "Fortunately for all of us," Eagle reassured the House, "that colo...

MPs today blocked moves to ban the use of Twitter in the House of Commons amid claims from some senior Conservatives that the widespread use of mobile phones and iPads would bring the chamber into ''disrepute''.

I am left wondering if someone is farting too much having read this written question,Mr. Burstow: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the House of Commons Commission's most recent assessment is of the efficiency of the ventilation systems in each building in the House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate.Too many subsidised baked beans?

John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, wants to bring in a football-style system of red and yellow cards to bring wayward MPs into line.

While generally admiring the man as an excellent LIbDem MP, I have long been rather perplexed by some statements by Nick Harvey. His role as spokesperson for the Commons Commission has often led to him defending rather uncomfortable positions. Defending what many see as House of Commons profligacy is a case in point. Now, Liberal Democrat Voice draws attention to Nick Harvey's statement, concernin...

Welcome to December (political pinch-punch and no returns?) It’s also World Aids Day and 90 years since the first female MP, Nancy Astor, took her seat in the Commons. 2 Must-Read Blog Posts What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator: UKIP HOW RUDE! Thats