The memories of political commentators are short. It is remarkable how little the name of Elizabeth Filkin has featured in discussion of the current massive sleaze revelations. The outcry against Commons sleaze at the end of the Major government led to a toughening up of regulation. The Blair government found this inconvenient, particularly when standards commissioner Elizabeth Filkin was investig...

Popped over to the House of Sleaze (copyright: London Evening Standard) and was offered cause for hope in the Mother of Parliaments. Alert readers will remember the galling news that Commons authorities had decided to give MPs the right to go to the front of queues in its tax payer-subsidised cafes. "Priority queuing notices" were put up all around the Palace of Westminster. That is, until leftwin...

Conservative MP Roger Gale turns on Labour MP John Mann, wanting to know why he was in Sheffield and not the House of Commons.

John Bercow the Conservative MP who was backed by many Labour Cabinet ministers has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons.

MPs spoke of their deep sorrow at the news of the death of Conservative leader David Cameron's son today as the House of Commons suspended prime minister's questions as a mark of respect.

The Guardian had the story this week about the former chair of the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee (yes, the former chair of the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee): Tory MP David Curry was today ordered to repay £28,000 and issue an apology after the Commons standards and privileges committee ruled that

Tomorrow is another first for my "Twenty Questions to another Blogger" series, as my first interview with a member of an opposition front bench team in the House of Commons will be published. Other interviews this week will include activists from all political parties, indeed, for a brief preview one of them has given a classic answer to one of my questions: " Surely there must be enough video evi...

It looks like a done deal. The next Speaker of the House of Commons - approved and endorsed by Labour - will be semi-detached Conservative traitor John Bercow. This particularly repulsive creature has been angling for the job ever since Gorbals Mick crashed and burned. Shortly after noon yesterday, the next Speaker of the House of Commons crossed his legs and nodded approvingly as Gordon Brown spo...

A company director punched a police officer inside the House of Commons following a drinks reception hosted by Conservative MP Eric Pickles, a court heard.

John Redwood has expressed disappointment at the Government’s announcement that they will not be publishing their response to the Ombudsman’s report into Equitable Life until later in the New Year. During Business Questions in the House of Commons last week, the Leader of the House announced that the Government would give their response to