The Latest Breaking News from House of Commons

Aside from Labour’s landslide victory, the other big story of the 2024 election is the fragmentation of the British parliament and the rise of smaller parties at the expense of the Conservatives.

The 650 United Kingdom House of Commons seats are elected by first past the post (FPTP), in which the candidate with the most votes wins the seat.

Record number of female lawmakers elected to the House of Commons signifies progress towards gender equality and diversity in politics.

The growing conservative uncertainty over Poilievre’s stance on moral issues

Scholar Brendan O'Leary on the British Conservative Party's date with oblivion this week — and what happens next

Peter Soulsby says party should be reminding Leicester East voters about sex and drug allegations against former MP

Political parties are vying for votes, with promises covering taxes, immigration and even re-joining the EU.

Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, has a reputation for being chaotic and even unprofessional. But winning seats in the House of Commons would be a significant step on the road to becoming a political party akin to all the others.

In a somewhat unusual tactic for a governing party seeking re-election, senior Conservative figures have all but conceded defeat two weeks before polling day. Instead of campaigning on their plans for another term in government, cabinet ministers, from the prime minister down, have taken to warning of the dangers of…

Britain’s July 4 election is less than a month away

Despite promise of appointments within 14 days, almost 61m took place after that in 2023, analysis of NHS data shows