Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech to parliament listed South Africa’s old problems – but no new solutions: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament speech successfully captured the spirit of a diverse and cohesive multi-party government ready to get down to work. But it failed to tell South Africans how the new dispensation will do things …
South Africa’s new parliament needs to do a better job of holding cabinet to account: legal scholar weighs the chances: South Africa has entered new territory with a government of national unity after the May elections. The parties representing more than 70% of the electorate will now be the dominant force in parliament. The parties …
Peter Bone kicked out of parliament for violence and sexual misconduct: how recall petitions work: In the 2019 general election, Conservative Peter Bone held his seat in the Northamptonshire constituency of Wellingborough with more than 60% of the vote. Four years later, although there hasn’t been another election, he is no longer an MP. Bone, …
Boris Johnson Q&A: why report into misleading parliament still matters, even after he resigned as an MP: A photo of Johnson and staff submitted as evidence to the committee. House of Commons Committee of Privileges The House of Commons Committee of Privileges has released a damning report on former prime minister Boris Johnson, ruling that …
Boris Johnson’s claims about being ‘forced out’ of parliament are simply false – here’s why: In characteristically dramatic fashion, Boris Johnson let the world know he would be standing down as an MP by publishing a letter claiming he was the victim of a witch hunt and establishment stitch up. Ahead of the publication of …
Caroline Lucas and the heavy burden of being a party’s only member of parliament: Green MP Caroline Lucas’s announcement that she will be leaving parliament at the next general election will have come as a surprise to many. Elected in 2010 as the party’s first ever MP, overturning a pretty thumping Labour majority, she has …
Boris Johnson to face MPs over partygate – but what is ‘misleading parliament’ and why is it so serious?: The House of Commons Committee of Privileges has released new images of parties in Downing Street during lockdowns. The House of Commons Committee of Privileges In the UK, misleading parliament is a serious offence. The clearest …
A ‘stop Brexit’ sticker and suffragette colours: it’s really not clear what can get you kicked out of parliament: Shutterstock/John Gomez Around 1 million visitors enter the UK parliamentary estate in Westminster every year. They go through airport-style security, and hand over any “restricted items” before they enter. Many of these “restricted items” are fairly …
Frene Ginwala remembered: trailblazing feminist and first speaker of South Africa’s democratic parliament: Frene Ginwala addressing the media in 2017, tireless in her fight for justice. Gulshan Khan/AFP via Getty Images Frene Ginwala, feisty feminist, astute political tactician and committed cadre of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has died at the …
Ukraine war: EU parliament names Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ – but it won’t stop the missiles: The EU parliament has declared Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism. The largely symbolic resolution, which passed by a 494-58 vote on November 23, has no particular real-world consequences, but reflects MEPs’ condemnation of Russia’s …
Greece’s ‘Watergate’ explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal: After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis. One of them was corruption, …
South Africa’s parliament fails to hold the executive to account: history shows what can happen: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a parliamentary session. GCIS/Flickr In South Africa’s apartheid era from 1948 to 1994, the executive arm of government dominated over parliament. In any system, this allows a small group of politicians to dominate the larger body …
Why Labour will resist calls for electoral alliances, even when facing the prospect of a hung parliament: “We can’t work with them. We won’t work with them. No deal under any circumstances.” So said Labour leader Keir Starmer of the Scottish National Party during his 2022 party conference speech. Starmer was nixing any suggestion that …
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Boris Johnson: four ways this controversial prime minister tested the British parliament to its limits: Flickr/Number 10, CC BY-NC-SA Boris Johnson’s tenure as British prime minister is nearly over, ending a fractious period for parliament and the wider political system. His two and a half years in Downing Street have exposed some of the vulnerabilities …
Kenya’s parliament and senate: how will they work together if there’s no clear majority?: Simon Maina/AFP/GettyImages President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government has held a majority of elected seats in both the national assembly and the senate since the 2013 general election. This enabled his Jubilee coalition to drive its agenda largely unhindered over two five-year terms. …
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