British MPs News

"Our mics (in Parliament) are not out of order, they are functioning, but you still can't switch them on," Rahul Gandhi, who is on a UK tour, told his British counterparts.

Voicing their anguish over a painful choice, many of the British MPs voting to start the Brexit process said they were bowing to the referendum vote to leave the EU but feared history will judge them harshly.

"MPs and peers who regret the referendum result need to accept what the people decided," May said.

MPs and peers were told this week that they are likely to have to move out of the Palace of Westminster entirely for at least six years to allow for a four-billion pounds overhaul of the crumbling neo-Gothic pile.

Islamic State (ISIS) has a political assassination unit aimed at government officials and the Syrian bombing campaign has moved the spotlight on to the UK now.

Blair, as ex-PM, had spoken to Gaddafi on phone before he was killed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left the British MPs and their peers in splits a few times during his address at the Parliament's Royal Gallery here as he entwined his speech with humour invoking David Beckham to Bhangra rap.

The motion also calls for the release of "multiple political prisoners" held by India.

HSBC bosses on Wednesday apologised for "unacceptable" failings at the banking giant's Swiss division when they were grilled by British MPs over allegations it had helped rich clients dodge taxes.