House of Commons News

In a historic election night, the UK saw a surge in Indian-origin representation in Parliament, with a record-breaking tally of approximately 26 MPs elected to the House of Commons. The results, declared on Friday, revealed a mixed outcome for parties across the board, but notably highlighted the success of Indian-origin candidates in both major political camps.

UK PM is under investigation over allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife Akshata Murty holds in a childcare agency that was boosted by the Budget.

British lawmaker Neil Parish from the governing Conservative Party has resigned. He admitted that he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber. His act had triggered a flood of complaints from women in Parliament.

Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh has created political history in Canada when he made his debut in the House of Commons as the first non-white leader of a major opposition party in the country.

The government will have to decide whether to approve, reject or modify the changes before returning the bill back to the Senate for another vote.

British lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on a key Brexit bill whose turbulent passage through Parliament has dealt a big blow to Prime Minister Theresa May.

Both the House of Commons and Lords Speakers have signed off on the installation of the security cameras in all areas of the Palace of Westminster that can be accessed by visitors.

The MPs voted in favour of the Queen's Speech by 323 votes to 309 with a majority of 14.

Members of the House of Commons will vote on the Conservative leader's legislative plans -- the Queen's Speech -- in a key test of whether she can stay in power.  

The announcement of the date indicates the Conservatives are confident they can agree a deal with the Democratic Unionists, whose 10 MPs that will allow them to get their agenda through the Commons.

At just eight seats shy of a majority, Theresa May turned to the right-wing Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland, which won 10 seats in Westminster.

British Prime Minister Theresa May visited Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to mark the dissolution of Parliament ahead of next month`s surprise election.

Britain's House of Commons was officially dissolved on Wednesday without the traditional pomp and ceremony and will not resume work until after the general election on June 8.

A motion has been tabled in the UK Parliament condemning Pakistan's "arbitrary" move to declare the strategic Gilgit-Baltistan region, bordering disputed PoK, as its fifth province.

A policeman was stabbed and at least dozen of people were injured in a major security incident at the Houses of Parliament. 

The Brexit Secretary has warned members of Parliament to leave the bill for exiting the European Union unchanged when it is debated again in the House of Commons on Monday.

British MPs will meet on Monday to discuss amendments made to a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit, with further debate possible on Tuesday and Wednesday, the government said.

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.

Hailing the contribution of British-Indians, Prime Minister Theresa May has said she would highlight their success during her first official visit to India next month.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on November 6 for her first overseas bilateral visit outside Europe.