Lords
Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans reports on the week’s major developments in the Lords
Andrew Evans
Spells and Sermons
Lord Beaumont of Whitley recalls a week which ranged from Elvis to Harry Potter, via the House of Lords
Lord Beaumont
Commons
Prowling the Westminster jungle
Edward Garnier grapples with constituents' questions, matters of law and UK relations with European nations
Edward Garnier QC MP
Commons Gallery
Epolitix.com’s Craig Hoy rounds up the week’s key moments in the Commons
Craig Hoy
Seeking answers on asylum record
Jolyon Kimble reports on the Public Accounts Committee's grilling of Home Office officials
Jolyon Kimble
Politicians set to sweat in summer heat
Peter Riddell relishes the plotting, planning and pandemonium that afflicts Westminster during the tense build up to the summer recess
Peter Riddell
EU
Winners all round
Jack Straw argues that the EU constitution strengthens the role of the nation state – which is good news for Britain and its European partners
Jack Straw MP
Constitutional chaos
The terms agreed by heads of government do nothing to reconnect the people of Europe to an ever more remote EU elite, says Michael Ancram
Michael Ancram QC MP
Raising the standard of debate
Sir Menzies Campbell calls for a broad pro-European coalition to be set against the rejectionist forces of xenophobia
Sir Menzies Campbell CBE QC MP
Power shifts to member states
Lord Brittan of Spennithorne says the constitutional agreement suits British interests and argues that, with strong government leadership, the referendum can be won
Hon Lord Brittan of Spennithorne QC
In defence of our nation
It is time to jump off the bus and end the journey of ever closer European integration, writes Michael Nattrass
Michael Nattrass MEP
New Europe evolves before our eyes
Gisela Stuart reviews the constitutional settlement and pours scorn on the process which saw the emergence of a new Commission President
Gisela Stuart MP
Statehood intact
Iain Begg takes a detailed look at the EU constitution, and argues that while it modifies the way the EU operates, in no way does it threaten the UK’s independence
Professor Iain Begg
London
Radical and realistic
Ken Livingstone says his and Labour's victory in the London mayoral election demonstrates that voters will respond positively to improvements in public service delivery
Ken Livingstone
Welsh view
Lessons learned?
Clive Betts takes a close look at the debate on education which has been raging through the Welsh National Assembly
Clive Betts
Other
Cobbett’s Corner
Chris Moncrieff takes a look at recent events
Chris Moncrieff
