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Parliamentarians criticise Zuckerberg's no-show at Facebook hearing

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is not fielding questions at the international committee hearing.

27/11/2018

United Kingdom

Brexit agreement: May faces task of getting deal through UK parliament

Theresa May will tell the Commons that rejecting the Brexit deal will be risky and lead to "division and uncertainty." It comes after EU leaders of 27 other countries approved the terms of the deal on Sunday.

26/11/2018

United Kingdom

Female MPs shown red card after playing football in UK parliament

MPs who celebrated the creation of a women’s parliamentary football team with a kickabout in the House of Commons have been shown the red card.

21/11/2018

United Kingdom

MPs shout as May defends economic record | Raw Politics

British Prime Minister Theresa May was met with a chorus of shouts from opposition politicians in parliament as she defended her government’s economic record during prime minister’s questions.

31/10/2018

United Kingdom

How was Philip Green named in UK #MeToo scandal?

A British politician has used Parliament's free-speech guarantee to name a prominent businessman who is accused of sexual harassment and secured a court order barring the media from revealing his identity.

25/10/2018

Nigeria

Euroviews. Nigeria: Giving People A Voice Will Bring About Peace | View

Nigerians have all the right in the world to question the authority and legitimacy of our nation’s current political leadership.

16/08/2018

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson MIA for parliamentary vote on Heathrow expansion

The internet is searching for Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who has previously promised to oppose plans for the construction of a third runway at the west London airport.

25/06/2018

United Kingdom

EU citizens must pay €74 to stay in UK after Brexit

Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid also criticised EU countries for “taking far too long” to outline their plans for Britons living on the continent after Brexit.

21/06/2018

United Kingdom

May backs 'upskirting' law after lone MP blocks bill

British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a law to make "upskirting" a criminal offence after one of her own MPs blocked attempts to outlaw it on Friday.

15/06/2018

United Kingdom

New Tory Brexit bust-up puts May under threat again

A major parliamentary clash looms which could bring the UK government down, as pro-EU Conservative rebels cry foul amid a power struggle over Brexit plans.

15/06/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Furious over Brexit, Scottish MPs walk out of UK parliament

Scottish National Party MPs walked out en masse from the UK parliament after their leader was ordered to leave the House of Commons in a row over Brexit.

13/06/2018

Spain

New Spanish prime minister sworn in

Pedro Sanchez takes over after winning a vote of no confidence in Mariano Rajoy triggered by a corruption scandal involving the PP

02/06/2018

United Kingdom

British government stumbles to third Lords defeat in less than a week

More Brexit policies get trashed or amended by Britain's upper house of parliament, which stubbornly refuses to go along with the government's line.

24/04/2018

United Kingdom

Lords delivers defeat to Theresa May's government over exiting EU customs union

The goverment is expected to get a rough ride in parliament's upper chamber over the coming weeks as several Brexit votes are scheduled.

19/04/2018

Spain

Catalan parliament suspends vote on detained new president

No signs of compromise on either side as Spain moves forward with trial of 25 rebel Catalonian leaders.

24/03/2018

Netherlands

Man injured after jumping from public gallery of Dutch parliament

The man was carried out of parliament on a stretcher before receiving medical treatment.

22/03/2018

United Kingdom

UK parliament harassment punishments

British MPs could be expelled over sexual harassment in new proposals after a survey found one in five parliamentary workers had experienced or witnessed such behaviour in the past year

08/02/2018

United Kingdom

What it’s like to work in a crumbling palace

Euronews' UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney describes working inside the centuries-old Houses of Parliament in London, which is set to undergo a €4.5 billion refurbishment from 2025.

01/02/2018

World News

Britain's Lords to debate "fundamentally flawed" Brexit bill

The unelected chamber of Britain's parliament will start debating the government's EU withdrawal bill on Tuesday.

29/01/2018

Israel

Israel takes step to make death sentences easier

Prime Minister Netanyahu says capital punishment may be appropriate "in certain cases".

03/01/2018