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As far as the UK government is concerned, its backbenchers are “the most important Members in the House [of Commons]”. This simple insight, from a classic 1976 article by the political scientist ...

We are not yet 12 months into this government, but already next week looks like it could hold the kind of parliamentary rebellion that normally hits a government in its last 12 months of life. Today ...

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A backbench revolt stirred by public pressure is turning the screw on Ed Miliband over his refusal to harness untapped energy reserves in the North Sea. A growing number of Labour MPs are calling on ...

Labour MP Mick Whitley has introduced a bill to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, with the goal of creating “a people-focused and rights-based approach” to ensure all ...

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing a significant backbench revolt as the bill ratifying the EU’s Lisbon Treaty begins its House of Commons second reading today (21 January). At this legislative ...