parliament

How did the Prime Minister win a vote in Parliament and lose her authority?

By Dr Andrew Defty, Associate Professor It is remarkable that after a series of U-turns on key policy announcements and the resignation of two senior members of her...

Prime Minister Liz Truss addressing the comons

New Visiting Professor Joins the Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre

Baroness Gillian Merron has been appointed a University of Lincoln Visiting Professor in Politics at the Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre (ParliLinc); ParliLinc is based in the School of...

Committee witnesses in the Parliament of Canada

On 14 October Hugh Bochel presented a paper to the virtual conference of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group. The paper looked at witnesses to the committees of...

Recent publications by Steve McKay

Steve McKay and colleagues have an article in Politics and Gender that looks at the UK Parliament’s select committee system that presents the results of tests for the impact of...

Andrew Defty discusses the delay in appointing the Intelligence and Security Committee

In a blog piece for the Hansard Society on 9 June, Andrew Defty has discussed the unprecedented delay in appointing the Intelligence and Security Committee and some of...

Mark Bennister provides CPD for teachers

On 11 June, Mark Bennister took part in a CPD seminar for teachers of A Level Politics and Advanced Higher Modern Studies. Dr Bennister gave an academic presentation...

Running parliamentary institutions: dilemmas of leadership, governance and identity

Mark Bennister, Ben Yong and Diana Stirbu discuss the lack of a shared parliamentary identity in Westminster, considering the implications for institutional governance and reform.  “I’ve been very...

Blog on committee witness diversity in the House of Commons

The LSE British Politics and Policy blog has published a piece by Hugh Bochel on gender diversity of committee witnesses in the House of Commons.  

‘Being There’: Value, Impact and Practical Challenges of being an Academic Fellow in Parliament

Have you ever wondered what it is like to conduct your research in parliament? The UK legislatures host a number of fellowship schemes, including in partnership with various...

Select Committee Membership, Parliamentary Roles and Parliamentary Careers

Steve McKay and colleagues from Coventry University and the University of Birmingham, have had an article on MPs’ membership of select committees published in Parliamentary Affairs. It suggests...