MPs 'back new bank holiday plan'
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More than 50% of MPs support the introduction of a new public holiday, a survey suggests.
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French MPs back a controversial plan to relax the country's 35-hour working week.
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Europe Minister Dr Denis MacShane today welcomed the European Parliamentâs support for the new EU Commission. âI welcome the European Parliamentâs strong vote for the new Commission today.
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BRIGHTON, England - Britain&#39;s treasury chief - widely believed to harbor leadership ambitions - urged Labour Party members Monday to support embattled Prime Minister Tony Blair and not let the Iraq war derail their annual convention.
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A few weeks before MPs left Westminster for the summer break at the end of July, a story got around that some members of Gordon Brown&#39;s inner circle had decided not to book any holidays this year.
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Measures to nationalise bank come under fire from MPs but second reading of bill is passed
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MPs urge  Britain's top 100 firms to donate a days profits to the rescue fund for victims of the collapsed Farepak Christmas savings scheme.
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A joint plan by five central banks aimed at easing the credit crunch in financial markets has been welcomed by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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MPs suggest compulsory cards may be shelved as Brown stresses it will be for parliament to decide
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Does anybody know what&#39;s happening please? I appreciate that, traditionally, Bank Holiday Mondays are dank and gloomy affairs, but this has got to take the biscuit.
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Putting time limits on frontbenchers' speeches is among plans to boost backbench MPs.
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It's not like a business group to oppose the largest possible tax breaks for its members. But when it comes to sweetening a minimum wage bill with small business tax relief, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is backing a House proposal that is a fraction of the size of a tax package passed by the Senate.
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MPs slam racket over sport and music as online firms are accused of collaborating
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UK banks have welcomed the Chancellor's plans to protect people's savings, in the light of Northern Rock.
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Malta will be opposing fresh proposals in relation to the work time directive which the European Commission plans to make next week.
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Constitutional reform plans will expand MPs' powers and end a protest ban.
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Ministers have not made the case for extending the limit on holding terror suspects before they are charged, MPs say.