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Ahead of the speech, a coalition of campaign groups set out its own wish list for strengthening British democracy

The UK business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said that closing the bars in parliament would be “excessively puritanical” as a response to concerns about a culture of inappropriate and sexist behaviour in the UK’s House of Commons.

After a ping pong battle between the House of Commons and House of Lords, the Police Crime and Sentencing Act is now a law giving police new powers

Firas, 13, who had cerebral palsy, died in February, four years after he and his family were promised a place in the UK under a resettlement programme, reports Bel Trew

Members of the House of Commons are forbidden from resigning

Voter identification laws recently passed through Parliament. Though criticised, the law means elections in the future will require people to come with their ID

Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues after restrictions relaxed

Letters: Gillian Gehring, Linda Rhead, Jennifer Rees, Calix Eden, Tony Green and Pauline Watson on the challenges of tackling the sexist and bullying behaviour that’s rife in parliament

Boris Johnson addressed the Ukrainian parliament this morning, where he described the country’s resistance to Russia’s invasion as their “finest hour”, in reference to Sir Winston Churchill’s address to the House of Commons ahead of the Battle of Britain. The Prime Minister also announced further details on the additional £300 million…