The cause of home rule languished until the Liberals returned to government in 1906. In January 1910, H H Asquith - Prime Minister since 1908 - was forced to call an election because of an impasse ...

The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by ...

Throughout the 17th century the English Parliament displayed a growing determination to directly control Irish affairs. As well as indirect control over Irish laws via Poynings' Law, the English ...

Petition of William Penn Esquire, Heir at Law, and of John, Thomas, and Richard Penn Gentlemen, Devisees under the Will of William Penn, deceased, late Patentee of Pensilvania [Pennsylvania] in ...

A copy of The New York Gazette; or The Weekly Post-Boy, Thursday, December 19, 1765, Number 1198. This paper is one of several enclosures presented to Parliament along with a copy of a letter from ...

How long did S.O Davies serve as MP for Merthyr? S.O. Davies was an MP until the end of his life, representing Merthyr until his death in February 1972. Whilst his concerns and interests at ...

In February 1765 the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill to the House of Commons which sought to impose 'stamp duties' in the American colonies and the West Indian plantations on all legal ...

Members of Parliament and Members of the House of Lords who handle personal data are each separate controllers under data protection law. A controller is a person or organisation who is the main ...