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A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the people who live in their constituency. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this category includes specifically members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title. Member of Congress or Deputy is an equivalent term in other jurisdictions. Another term is Parliamentarian.

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PM and Starmer debate Queen's Speech During a debate in the House of Commons, opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer accused Boris Johnson of a Queen's Speech that "merely papers over the cracks". The prime minister assured MPs that his.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:15Published 2 days ago


Chad: AU still urges caution as military appoints opposition MPs Chad's military rulers have appointed two vocal members of the opposition to the new transitional government and there is a promise of national dialogue, but the country is still far from stable. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:46Published 1 week ago

Parliament prorogued until May 11 Parliament has been suspended for a short period following a prorogation ceremony. Black Rod Sarah Clarke, the senior House of Lords officer tasked with leading the prorogation ceremony, arrived in the.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:21Published 2 weeks ago

Daily politics briefing: April 29 The key facts behind the day's headlines on April 29 as MPs have warned that delaying checks on European Union food coming into Great Britain has put domestic businesses at a “competitive.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:47Published 2 weeks ago

UK PM Boris Johnson rattled as MPs grill him over who funded flat refurbishment Johnson was asked several times by opposition leaders about who paid for €70,000 worth of work to his Downing Street flat. Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:22Published 2 weeks ago

Sobbing mother describes treatment of autistic daughter in hospital A mother sobbed as she described the “barbaric and inhumane” treatment of her autistic daughter while she was being cared for by the NHS.NHS worker Benji O’Reilly gave distressing evidence to MPs.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:31Published 2 weeks ago

International travel restart at risk due to ‘vague and costly’ plans The planned restart of international travel next month is in jeopardy with “vague and costly” proposals not enough to reboot the aviation and tourism sectors, a committee of MPs has warned. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:58Published 3 weeks ago

Myanmar's ousted MPs form shadow government Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:42Published on April 16, 2021

French MPs pass controversial law that restricts images of police The bill will make it an offence to maliciously share images of French police online, where the officer can be identified. Credit: Euronews English Duration: 03:22Published on April 15, 2021

'Greensill inquiry not independent and conflict of interest' Shadow Cabinet Officer Minister Rachel Reeves says it's "incredibly disappointing" Boris Johnson is urging his MPs to vote against a full parliamentary inquiry into David Cameron and the Greensill.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:20Published on April 14, 2021

Greensill urgent question asked in Commons Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds asks an urgent question in the House of Commons on Greensill Capital and a Covid-19 support scheme. Labour had asked for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to appear before MPs to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:57Published on April 13, 2021

PM: Prince Philip "touched the lives of millions” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Duke of Edinburgh “touched the lives of millions” as MPs were recalled to Parliament to pay tribute to Prince Philip,.who died on Friday aged 99. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:42Published on April 12, 2021

Labour slam announcement on foreign holidays Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds has criticised the government's announcement on foreign holidays, after details emerged about how England's traffic light system for travel will work. Mr.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:15Published on April 9, 2021

BJP taking help of actors, MPs for Bengal polls: Actress-turned-TMC leader Ahead of third phase of West Bengal assembly elections, popular actress-turned-TMC leader Sayantika Banerjee said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making actors and MPs contest elections of MLAs. "BJP.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:29Published on April 5, 2021

Chinese ambassador summoned to 10 Downing Street The Chinese ambassador to the UK's car has been seen entering and exiting the car park behind 10 Downing Street after he was summoned as a result of Beijing's sanctions on MPs and peers for speaking.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:25Published on March 26, 2021

Iain Duncan Smith: Chinese sanctions are 'badge of honour' amid human rights abuses Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith said he considered being the target of Chinese sanctions as a “badge of honour”.China has hit British institutions and MPs with sanctions in.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:07Published on March 26, 2021

Raab: Pressure on China will continue to grow The Foreign Secretary has said the UK stands firmly with MPs and other British citizens who have been slapped with Chinese sanctions for speaking out against human rights violations against the Uighur.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:37Published on March 26, 2021

Foreign secretary responds to China sanctions on MPs Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the sanctions imposed by China in retaliation to those by the UK would not stop Britain from speaking out about the "industrial-scale human rights abuses taking.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:04Published on March 26, 2021

MPs vote to extend coronavirus laws for further six months MPs have voted 484 to 76, majority 408, to extend coronavirus laws for a further six months. Report by Thomasl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:32Published on March 25, 2021

Health secretary: Covid jabs saved 6,000 lives by end of Feb Matt Hancock has told MPs that the UK's vaccine roll-out had saved more than 6,000 lives by the end of February. The health secretary spoke in the House of Commons as he opened the debate to extend.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:58Published on March 25, 2021

Raab: Sanction on China due to Uighur Muslims mistreatment Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has announced sanctions on a small group of senior Chinese officials involved in the mass internment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province. Addressing MPs in the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:01Published on March 22, 2021

MPs urge Government to allow protests as thousands march over lockdown rules The Government is coming under renewed pressure to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions to allow protests to go ahead. More than 60 MPs and peers have signed a letter warning that allowing the police.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:13Published on March 20, 2021

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Cameron to face long afternoon of MPs' questions over Greensill lobbying scandal Former prime minister David Cameron is set to face a long afternoon of questions from MPs over his lobbying for a now-collapsed finance firm. Sky News - Published 15 hours ago
Boris Johnson aims to end work from home guidance from 21 June People in England should no longer be advised to work from home after 21 June provided the country remains "on track" in the fight against coronavirus, Boris Johnson has told MPs. Sky News - Published 22 hours ago
'Are you a fraudster?': Financier at centre of Cameron lobbying row faces MPs' grilling The founder of Greensill Capital - the firm which ex-prime minister David Cameron lobbied for - has denied his previous government role allowed him to win contracts for his business. Sky News - Published 2 days ago

Westminster lobbying scandal: What questions are Greensill and Cameron likely to face? This week, MPs on the treasury select committee will get the opportunity to question Lex Greensill and David Cameron live. Sky News - Published 3 days ago
Lex Greensill prepares for questions from MPs over lobbying scandal Lex Greensill, the billionaire founder of the now bankrupt finance firm Greensill Capital, is to be questioned by MPs later in relation to the ongoing Westminster lobbying scandal. Sky News - Published 3 days ago
Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of party MPs to discuss pandemic situation Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday chaired a meeting of all party MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to assess the situation arising out of the second wave of Covid-19 and evolve a political.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago

MPs and peers urge government to reconsider cuts to overseas aid for water projects A cross-party group of more than 60 MPs and peers has asked the government urgently to reconsider plans to cut UK overseas aid for lifesaving water projects to the poorest nations. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
EU plans to welcome tourists next month - as No 10 told to 'discourage' holidays The EU plans on opening up to foreign tourists this summer – including Britons – but some MPs want restrictions to remain on travelling abroad due to the risk of COVID-19 variants. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Government told to 'discourage' foreign holidays this year to protect UK from COVID variants Limits on international leisure travel should continue even after 17 May, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
MPs urge ministers to maintain ban on foreign holidays after 17 May amid variant fears Limits on international leisure travel should continue even after 17 May, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago

PMQs didn't help much - these key unanswered questions remain over Boris Johnson's flat refurb At Prime Minister's Questions, MPs learnt from Boris Johnson about Tory housing policy, council tax plans, that the Labour opposition voted against his Brexit deal (they didn't), and the amounts of.. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Every fine issued to COVID-19 'rule-breakers' should be reviewed, says committee Every single fine issued by the police to people deemed to be breaking COVID-19 restrictions must be reviewed amid concerns they are "discriminatory and unfair", a committee of MPs and peers has said. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Equalities minister slams 'bad faith' critics of race report The equalities minister has criticised "bad faith" attempts to discredit a government-commissioned race report as she faced MPs in the Commons. Sky News - Published 3 weeks ago	Cameron and Sunak set to be quizzed by MPs over Greensill lobbying controversy Former prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are set to be hauled before MPs to answer questions over the Greensill Capital lobbying controversy. Sky News - Published 3 weeks ago
'Serious error of judgement' to use Army barracks to house asylum seekers as MPs call for shutdown Using military barracks to house asylum seekers was a "serious error of judgement" after a major coronavirus at one site, an inspection has ruled. Sky News - Published on April 17, 2021	PM's 'widespread concern' over Greensill row - as Labour claim 'return of Tory sleaze' Boris Johnson has told MPs he shares "widespread concern" about the Greensill controversy - and questioned whether "boundaries" between top civil servants and businesses had been "properly understood". Sky News - Published on April 14, 2021
£170m bailout of Liberty Steel owner 'would have been completely irresponsible' Giving a £170m taxpayer bailout to steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta would have been "completely irresponsible", the business secretary has told MPs. Sky News - Published on April 13, 2021	Boris Johnson says Prince Philip 'touched the lives of millions' as MPs pay tribute Boris Johnson has said Prince Philip "touched the lives of millions" and "made this country a better place" as all the UK's parliaments were recalled early from the Easter recess to pay tribute to the.. Sky News - Published on April 12, 2021
MPs to pay tribute to Prince Philip as UK parliaments return early from Easter MPs and politicians across the UK are returning early from the Easter break today to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh. Sky News - Published on April 12, 2021	Use of BMI contributes to eating disorders and disrupts mental health, Westminster report finds The government's approach towards tackling eating disorders and negative body image issues has been branded "dangerous" by MPs. Sky News - Published on April 8, 2021
Calls for 'right to food' to be put into law as MPs call on govt to extend support beyond COVID pandemic The government must "sustain the impetus" to fight food poverty seen during the coronavirus pandemic and should consider putting a "right to food" in law, MPs have said. Sky News - Published on April 6, 2021	More than 70 MPs warn against COVID passports - as govt considers trialling their use at UK events More than 70 MPs - including more than 40 Conservatives - have sent a warning shot to Boris Johnson by forming a major cross-party campaign against the use of vaccine passports within the UK. Sky News - Published on April 1, 2021
MPs vote to extend emergency coronavirus powers for another six months MPs have voted to extend the government's emergency COVID legislation for another six months. Sky News - Published on March 25, 2021	Publicans and Tory MPs' fury at PM's 'vaccine passports' for pubs idea Boris Johnson is facing a Tory rebellion on lockdown rules in the Commons, 24 hours after telling drinkers they may need a COVID vaccine or negative test to go to the pub. Sky News - Published on March 25, 2021
Johnson says 'capitalism' and 'greed' are behind the UK's vaccine success Boris Johnson is facing a tough end-of-term interrogation on COVID-19 by senior MPs after claiming the UK is making progress a year after his first lockdown. Sky News - Published on March 24, 2021	Lockdown restrictions should be eased to allow protests, MPs urge home secretary More than 60 MPs have signed a letter to the home secretary calling for the easing of COVID-19 restrictions to allow protests to go ahead. Sky News - Published on March 20, 2021
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021: TMC MPs raise three concerns with EC Election Commission has decided that all the polling stations in Bengal would be manned by Central paramilitary forces. DNA - Published on March 19, 2021	Be careful, follow Covid-19 guidelines: RS chairman tells MPs as infections rise Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu urged the Members of Parliament on Friday to remain extra careful and strictly follow the coronavirus-related guidelines in the wake of rise in the number of cases.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 19, 2021
Need to retest 1.7 million doses and delays to supplies from India behind reduced vaccine numbers A need to retest more than one-and-a-half million vaccine doses - as well as delays to doses arriving from India - will lead to a "tighter" supply in COVID jabs next month, Health Secretary Matt.. Sky News - Published on March 18, 2021	'Teething problems? Try wisdom teeth removal': Firms tell MPs of post-Brexit trading experience The Northern Ireland Protocol is adding costs and complexity to businesses that risks reducing choice and increasing prices for consumers, while cutting trade with Great Britain, MPs have been told. Sky News - Published on March 17, 2021
Uighurs: MPs 'appalled' firms can't guarantee supply chains free of forced labour in China Companies in the UK "still cannot guarantee that their supply chains are free from forced labour" from the Uighur people in Xinjiang in China, a House of Commons select committee has warned. Sky News - Published on March 17, 2021	Boris Johnson launches foreign policy review with Indo-Pacific tilt, confirms visit to India in April UK prime minister Boris Johnson told MPs in the House of Commons on Tuesday that the UK going forward will “engage more deeply in the Indo-Pacific”. He also confirmed that he will visit India in.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 16, 2021
Women's safety and civil liberties spark anger over new Police and Crime Bill Labour and the Conservatives are heading for a fierce showdown on crime after Sir Keir Starmer ordered his MPs to vote against a flagship piece of government legislation. Sky News - Published on March 15, 2021	MPs back crime bill: What's in it and why it's caused controversy after Everard death The government's flagship crime legislation has been backed in a Commons vote. Sky News - Published on March 15, 2021
Test and Trace boss defends £37bn pound service The boss of Test and Trace has defended the £37bn pound service, dismissing a critical report by MPs as "old news". Sky News - Published on March 9, 2021	Opposition facing ‘digital discrimination’ in Lok Sabha, Congress alleges Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday alleged “digital discrimination” against the political opposition inside Lok Sabha and said that everything said by the government.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 9, 2021
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat to resign today Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is likely to resign at a press conference on Tuesday. As per sources, he is scheduled to address a press conference at 3 pm where he will officially.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 9, 2021	Rajya Sabha adjourned till 1 pm after opposition ruckus over fuel price hike "You are aware that the ruling of the chairman can't be reopened. It can't be discussed," said Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh before adjourning the House till 1 pm, as Congress MPs continued to.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 8, 2021
Admin turned it around with the help of MPs, marshals IndiaTimes - Published on March 5, 2021	Boohoo under renewed pressure as firm urged to link bonuses to progress on workers' rights Boohoo is facing renewed pressure from MPs on workers' rights - days after Sky News revealed the online fashion retailer was facing the possibility of a US import ban over the issue. Sky News - Published on March 5, 2021
'Worrying' number of children and teens recruited to terror groups during lockdown A "worrying" number of children and teenagers are being recruited to terrorist groups during the coronavirus lockdown, the foreign secretary has told MPs. Sky News - Published on March 4, 2021	Govt has no plan for reaching net zero by 2050, MPs warn The government lacks a plan for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 - despite setting the target almost two years ago, a group of MPs have warned. Sky News - Published on March 4, 2021
Brain injury charity hopes for 'cultural change' from inquiry into sport and dementia link A brain injury charity is hoping for a "cultural change" in how head injuries are treated in sport as MPs launch an inquiry into links with neurodegenerative disease. Sky News - Published on March 3, 2021	MPs call on government to reconsider limits for new drivers The government should resume research into graduated driving licences, a committee of MPs has said. Sky News - Published on March 2, 2021
Tory MPs demand permanent business rates cut to help firms emerge from 'cold store' A group of 45 Conservative MPs from "Red Wall" seats have called for a permanent reduction in business rates to help firms come out of "cold store" after the coronavirus crisis. Sky News - Published on March 1, 2021	Sunak told now is not the time for 'significant' tax increases Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told by MPs that "now is not the time for tax rises" - though a moderate hike in corporation tax could help the government without damaging growth. Sky News - Published on March 1, 2021
Inquiry into smart motorways launched by MPs amid safety fears An investigation has been launched at Westminster into smart motorways in response to growing safety concerns. Sky News - Published on February 26, 2021	Tory MPs in the North call on Johnson and Sunak not to raise business taxes in Budget Boris Johnson has been told not to raise business taxes in next week's Budget by Tory MPs in the North - as new Conservatives MPs told Sky News they "won't be here in four years' time" if he doesn't.. Sky News - Published on February 25, 2021
Scenes like this will be a thing of the past unless venues get more help, say club owners Nightclubs, bars and music venues face "extinction" unless urgent government action is taken, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Sky News - Published on February 18, 2021	Failure to tackle 'hard edges' of COVID-19 support, criticised by MPs Criticism has been levelled by MPs at the government for failing to tackle the "hard edges" in support for the self-employed nearly a year on that has meant a large number losing out. Sky News - Published on February 15, 2021

Member of parliament

Representative of the voters to a parliament

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Government told to 'discourage' foreign holidays this year to protect UK from COVID variants

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