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Parliament and the Declaration of War in September 1939
3 September marked the 80th anniversary of the UK’s declaration of war on Nazi Germany. As the House of Commons again engages in tumultuous and historic proceedings, Professor Stuart Ball recounts the debates in the Chamber in the two preceding days that helped to precipitate the declaration.
Parliament and Brexit in Autumn 2019: a constitutional and procedural guide
Stay on top of the key Brexit developments in Parliament this autumn in our live procedural and constitutional guide to the weeks ahead.
Freeing ‘Erskine May’: getting the authoritative guide to Parliament’s procedures and practice online
‘Erskine May’, the authoritative guide to Parliament’s procedures and practice, went online on 2 July. The move has significant implications for democratic transparency and for Parliament’s interaction with the public. Here, one of the editors of the new edition, Clerk of the Journals Mark Hutton, explains why and how the innovation came about.
Power of the Purse: what is the Estimates process and how does it work?
Some backbench MPs are seeking to use House of Commons approval of the government’s Main Estimates for 2019-20 as a vehicle against a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, meaning the process is attracting greater interest than usual. We set out how the Estimates process works, how it has changed over the years, and how it could be improved in the future.
The increased stature of select committees and their chairs: reflections by Harriet Harman MP
On the 40th anniversary of the creation of departmental select committees, Harriet Harman, the longest continuously-serving woman MP, offers some personal reflections on the growing importance of select committees and their chairs, particularly at a time of considerable political instability.