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Britain’s bicameral Houses of Parliament are an architectural and artistic testament to, and record of, the self-identity of the nation that built it. But a new initiative at the Palace is working to replace the images of Britain’s historic white, male statesman with works intended to make the building more “aspirational and modern”.

WESTMINSTER, California — Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said during a Friday afternoon rally at the Westminster Rose Center that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is running for president for selfish reasons.

The Speaker of the Knesset will deliver a rare address to members of both houses of the British Parliament during a UK visit this week, sparking an angry response from pro-Palestinian activists as he vowed to “tell the truth about Israel”. Likud

Computers used by MPs, lords and their staff were used to access porn more than 20,000 times a month on average last year, new figures have revealed. In total, more than 247,000 hits were made to x-rated websites via the Parliamentary

Politicians are bracing themselves for a backlash after a 10 per cent pay rise for MPs from £67,060 to £74,000 a year was announced by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa). The move comes in spite of widespread opposition from the general

So a man and his daughter walk into Westminster waving ISIS flags. No, not the beginning of a joke, but in fact something that happened this very weekend past.  Some hateful human being draped the ISIS flag over his shoulders,

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond faces losing his seat if David Cameron succeeds in pushing through his planned reforms of parliamentary boundaries. Other big beasts facing the axe include Cameron’s former leadership rival David Davis as well former cabinet

Senior civil servants are drawing up possible plans to axe government ministries just days after UKIP published their manifesto, which includes pledges to cut government departments. The scoping exercise comes less than a week after the government announced plans to

Nigel Farage is on track to win a seat in the House of Commons in May. A new poll has revealed that he currently enjoys an 11 percent lead over the Labour Party, whilst the Tory incumbents will be pushed into third

A beagle wagging her tail a mile a minute has become America’s top dog. Miss P pulled an upset, winning best in show Tuesday night at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden. The 4-year-old is related to Uno, who in 2008 became the only other beagle to win at the nation’s most prominent dog show.

Thirteen former ministers have been implicated in historic child sex offences through a dossier handed to the Metropolitan Police by a Labour MP. John Mann told the Sunday Times he had handed over a total of twenty-two names including three