Party leaders exchange blows over terror law
News Article 9 March 2005
Tony Blair and Michael Howard have engaged in bitter clashes over the government's anti-terrorism legislation.
PMQs - The verdict
News Article 9 March 2005
Inevitably this weeks prime minister's questions turned into a row about the government's anti-terror legislation that has been so thoroughly gutted in the Lords.
Blair backs attorney general over code
News Article 9 March 2005
Tony Blair has told MPs the attorney general did not breach the ministerial code of conduct by failing to provide the Cabinet with a full copy of his legal advice on the Iraq war.
PM slams IRA shooting offer
News Article 9 March 2005
The prime minister has condemned an IRA offer to shoot suspects involved in a Belfast murder.
MPs warn government over job cuts
News Article 9 March 2005
MPs have warned ministers to tread carefully before cutting jobs in the Pension Service.
EU urged to re-think spending plans
News Article 9 March 2005
The European Union is now "too big" to sustain its current spending policies, a Lords committee has concluded.
EU urged to expand anti-terror fight
News Article 8 March 2005
The European Union must engage more with international bodies in its bid to defeat terrorism, a key committee of peers has found.
Second Chamber of Parliament Bill (Failed Bill 2004/05 Session)
Legislation 4 March 2005
The Bill, brought forward by Paul Tyler (Lib Dem, North Cornwall) sought to end hereditary peers sitting in the House of Lords, ultimately leading to a second elected government chamber.
Some consensus
Publication Article 4 March 2005
Lords Gallery
Publication Article 4 March 2005
Artistic treasures
Publication Article 4 March 2005
Commons Gallery
Publication Article 4 March 2005
The phoney war
Publication Article 4 March 2005
Terror bill 'may breach human rights law'
News Article 4 March 2005
The government's plan to allow judges to impose controversial house arrest control orders on terror suspects may breach human rights laws.
Terror bill time 'adequate', insists Hain
News Article 3 March 2005
The leader of the Commons has defended the amount of time being given to debate the Prevention of Terrorism Bill.
