The Business of Parliament Articles

I began Business of the House Questions this morning by echoing the prime minister’s congratulations to Professor Higgs for his Nobel prize in physics for his work explaining why the universe has mass. I think his theory might even be able to explain how badgers can...

I began Business of the House questions this week by raising the Resolution Foundation’s report which showed that one in five workers are paid less than the living wage, a rise of nearly one and a half million in three years. We now know that this government’s...

I began business of the House questions by raising the Conservative party’s blind spot when it comes to women.  First, the mayor of London said that women only go to university to find husbands.  Then the prime minister completely forgot about Wimbledon champions Ann...

I began business of the House questions this week by reminding the chamber that we are approaching the 65th Birthday of the NHS. I asked Andrew Lansley, the former health secretary, to admit the truth that in a reversal of their infamous airbrushed election poster –...