Two defence resignations come at a time of turmoil for the prime minister.
- Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University
MPs are furious at the prime minister – but no leadership contender is ready to mount a challenge.
Experts react to the political effects of Rachel Reeves’s budget.
The Manchester mayor says MPs want him to stand. The trouble is, he himself is not an MP.
The deputy prime minister’s departure has triggered a reshuffle and leaves the government in a weak spot.
The weakened prime minister urgently needs to get out and talk to his MPs before any more embarrassing arguments blow up.
MPs can only be expelled by parliament under certain circumstances, but constituents can also kick them out.
He’s remembered for multiple controversies but Prescott’s legacy is really more about his work on the climate and devolution.
It may have been small but it’s unusual for a government to face rebellion on the contents of its king’s speech.
Instead of voting on a ceasefire, the House of Commons descended into furious arguments between MPs and the speaker.
Cameron heads straight into the House of Lords so that he can join Rishi Sunak’s top team following the reshuffle triggered by the downfall of Suella Braverman.
Johnson claims he didn’t know pandemic rules were broken when parties were held in Downing Street.
Boothroyd smashed the glass ceiling just as House of Commons proceedings began being broadcast, which made her no-nonsense interventions even more famous.
When government whips turned a vote on fracking into a vote of confidence in the government, confusion ensued.
The prime minister wants to move onto other government businesses, but vote strikes and bargaining could throw a spanner in the works.
The ministerial code states that misleading parliament is a offence requiring a resignation. But it’s the prime minister himself who decides if the rule has been broken.
Recent allegations suggest the line towards blackmail has been breached too frequently, and MPs are no longer afraid to speak out.
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