Commons

Stripped back House of Commons meets for PMQs

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A stripped back House of Commons met at lunchtime today for PMQs as MPs were told to stay away unless they were asking a question in a desperate bid to stop the spread of coronavirus in Westminster.    Parliament attempted to set an example to the nation as MPs were told to comply with the government’s social … Read more

The doorway of Samuel Pepys: Secret entrance used by famous diarist discovered in House of Commons 

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Pepys, famed for writing an eye-opening diary, was an MP from 1679 to 1688 A secret doorway which would have been used by diarist Samuel Pepys has been rediscovered in the House of Commons. The entrance, which was created for the procession to the Coronation banquet of Charles II, dates back 360 years. It would also … Read more