Alarm at missing Commons security passes
News Article 4 November 2004
Peter Hain has said he is alarmed by claims that some parliamentary security passes are going missing because they have become "a kind of fashion accessory".
MPs vote for rise in staff allowance
Press Review 4 November 2004
MPs voted yesterday to increase their staff allowance by more than £8,000 a year.
Tories slams 'stooges' on gambling committee
Press Review 4 November 2004
Conservatives have accused ministers of trying to steamroller their controversial gambling legislation through the Commons by "packing" the standing committee on the bill with supporters.
MPs attack Woolf over reduced jail terms
Press Review 4 November 2004
MPs on the home affairs committee have criticised Lord Woolf's proposals to reduce sentencing for murderers who enter an early guilty plea.
Committee urges tougher sentences
News Article 4 November 2004
Crimes committed under the influence of drugs and alcohol should carry tougher sentences, a Commons committee has recommended.
MPs back higher allowances
News Article 3 November 2004
Just weeks after a row over the level of expenses being paid out by the Commons authorities, MPs have voted to increase their allowances.
Parliament protester faces eviction
News Article 3 November 2004
After three years of constant protest in
