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A Member of Parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house and upper house members. The terms congressman/congresswoman are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is always used for Members of Parliament, but this is always used to refer to elected government leaders such as Senator in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done."

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MPs summoned to House of Lords for State Opening of Parliament Black Rod summons MPs from the House of Commons to listen to the Queen’s Speech in the House of Lords. Prince Charles will deliver the Queen’s Speech in the House of Lords after the 96-year-old.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:44Published 2 weeks ago

Starmer: Tories' first instinct is to hide MPs bad behaviour Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer says the "first instinct" of the Conservative is to try to "hide" instances of their MPs behaving poorly. He highlights the examples of Neil Parish and Owen Paterson,.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:49Published 3 weeks ago

Shadow chancellor recalls Commons sexism during pregnancy Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spoken of how she was told while pregnant that she should not be in the Cabinet because she "wouldn't be able to hold down a big job whilst also being a mum". She.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:03Published 3 weeks ago

Tory MP urges confidence vote in PM Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has urged Boris Johnson to call a vote of confidence to "draw a line" under the Partygate scandal, saying it is the "duty" of MPs to decide whether they still support the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:01Published on April 22, 2022

New partygate probe - what happens now? It has come up again and again ever since the partygate scandal unraveled - did Boris Johnson mislead Parliament? In the latest development, MPs have “nodded through” Labour’s motion for an.. Credit: ODN Duration: 03:06Published on April 21, 2022

Lib Dems: Tory MPs clearly too embarrassed to back PM Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey says it is clear that Conservative MPs were "too embarrassed" to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a debate in the House of Commons over whether he should be.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:58Published on April 21, 2022

Starmer: Political mood changed today, MPs now against PM Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer believes the "political mood changed today" and that Conservative MPs are no longer willing to go on "defending the indefensible". He outlines that Prime Minister Boris.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:25Published on April 21, 2022

Boris Johnson: UK MPs approve probe into prime minister's alleged 'partygate' lies If the inquiry by a committee of MPs finds that Johnson lied to parliament over illegal parties during Covid lockdowns, pressure will intensify for him to resign. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:10Published on April 21, 2022

MPs approve inquiry into whether PM misled Parliament MPs chorus 'aye' in the House of Commons while the call for a 'no' is met with total silence, meaning there is no formal vote and an inquiry has been approved into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:13Published on April 21, 2022

SNP: PM has to be called a liar and MPs need to act SNP House of Commons Leader Ian Blackford tells Parliament there is "one thing that needs to be said" and it is that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a "liar". He explains he does not say it "lightly".. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:03Published on April 21, 2022

Starmer: PM is eroding fundamental pillars of Parliament Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer describes the vote in Parliament over whether the Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled MPs over lockdown breaches as being about "honesty, integrity and telling the truth".. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:49Published on April 21, 2022

Education Secretary accuses Starmer of misleading parliament Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi accuses Labour Leader Sir Kier Starmer of "inadvertently" misleading parliament by saying the prime minister attacked BBC journalists for their coverage of Ukraine. He.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:02Published on April 21, 2022

United Kingdom: Boris Johnson faces test of loyalty as MPs mull 'Partygate' probe Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:46Published on April 21, 2022

Starmer accuses PM of criticising BBC Ukraine coverage Sir Keir Starmer says the prime minister accused the BBC of not being critical enough of Russian President Vladimir Putin in their coverage of the invasion of Ukraine to his MPs. Boris Johnson demands.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:43Published on April 20, 2022

Boris Johnson heads for PMQs with Partygate still on agenda Boris Johnson departs Downing Street and arrives at the Houses of Parliament ahead of the first PMQs since the MPs returned from recess. Despite apologising to the Commons on Tuesday, he is likely to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:53Published on April 20, 2022

Labour: Keeping PM in power brings dangerous ramifications Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner warns keeping "serial offender" Boris Johnson as prime minister after he allegedly misled parliament would have "dangerous ramifications". She explains the vote on.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:09Published on April 20, 2022

It is important families are kept out of politics, says PM Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is very important to keep MPs' families out of politics when asked about Rishi Sunak's wife's non-dom tax status. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:39Published on April 7, 2022

PM insists he hasn’t been fined over Partygate Boris Johnson indicates he has not been issued a fixed-penalty notice over Partygate saying, "I'm sure you would know if I were," he told MPs on the Liaison Committee. that he is setting out changes to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:13Published on March 30, 2022

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Member of parliament

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