£57m Supreme Court set up was ‘under budget’

The final set up costs of the UK Supreme Court were £1.3m below the estimate.

Jack Straw proposes the end of hereditary peers in Lords reform bill

The election of hereditary peers to the House of Lords will be ended by new legislation proposed by the government.

UK’s new Supreme Court will start work on October 1st

The Supreme Court implementation programme remains on time and within budget, according to a statement from ministers.

Lords unhappy about refusal of parole to “great train robber” Ronnie Biggs

The case of a notorious criminal who has been denied parole despite being 79 and in ill-health has been raised by members of the House of Lords.

Robes and cocked hats: how the Speaker’s election is confirmed

The Prime Minister will send a message to the Queen informing her of the election of John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons. A moment of Parliamentary theatre follows.

Jack Straw denies lack of resources led to brutal murder of French students

Jack Straw today claimed that the poor managerial judgments, rather than a lack of resources, were to blame for the failure to detain Dano Sonnex, the killer of two French students.

Harriet Harman announces new standards authority for MPs and peers

The Leader of the House of Commons has given MPs more detail about the proposed Parliamentary Standards Authority.

Government abandons plans for secret inquests

Provisions in the Coroners and Justice Bill to dispense with a jury inquest “in certain tightly defined circumstances” will be dropped.

Whole-term limits on party funding desirable says Justice Secretary

Political action on party funding hasn’t moved on a great deal since the report of senior civil servant Sir Hayden Phillips back in 2007, MPs were told yesterday.