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The Speaker can order an MP removed from the house until the end of the day. The speaker more often "names" an MP. When an MP is named, a vote is held in the house in the same way as a normal vote on legislation. If the vote is successful, the MP named is suspended for five days for a first offence and 20 days for a second offence.
The Recall of MPs Act 2015 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes provision for constituents to recall their member of Parliament (MP) and trigger a by-election. It received royal assent on 26 March 2015 after being introduced on 11 September 2014.
The suspended MPs included two former Chancellors of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond and the Father of the House, Kenneth Clarke), seven other former Cabinet members (Greg Clark, David Gauke, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Oliver Letwin, Caroline Nokes and Rory Stewart), and 12 others including Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill.
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The benefit cap is a UK welfare policy that limits the amount in state benefits that an individual household can claim per year. It was introduced by the Cameron–Clegg coalition government in 2013 [2] as part of the coalition government's wide-reaching welfare reform agenda which included the introduction of Universal Credit and reforms of housing benefit and disability benefits.
MP Seat First elected Party Date announced Heidi Allen: South Cambridgeshire: 2015 (as Conservative) Liberal Democrats: 29 October 2019 [4] Ian Austin: Dudley North: 2005 (as Labour) Independent: 7 November 2019 [5] Adrian Bailey: West Bromwich West: 2000 by-election: Labour: 30 October 2019 [6] Kevin Barron: Rother Valley: 1983: Labour: 3 July ...
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) who held seats at the end of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom and did not stand for re-election in the 2024 general election. A total of 132 Members of Parliament did not stand for re-election, including a record number of Conservative MPs.
The vote on Friday, which resulted in 330 MPs in favour and 275 against, came after five hours of passionate debate. ... Labour MP for Coventry North West, said the UK’s healthcare system was ...