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Straw to present rights bill to parliament
Straw to present rights bill to parliament

By politics.co.uk staff Justice secretary Jack Straw is set to present his bill of rights and responsibilities green paper to the Commons today after a tortured birth process. The green paper comes much later than anticipated, but after more than a year spent in planning Mr Straw is still unable to specify whether the rights… Read more »

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Nigel Griffiths, MP for Edinburgh South
Watchdog to investigate MP’s affair

By politics.co.uk staff Parliament’s watchdog will investigate the case of an MP who had sex with his mistress in the Commons on Remembrance Day last year. The Labour MP has since apologised for falling “below acceptable standards”. The development comes on the same day Tories made a complaint about employment minister Tony McNulty’s second home… Read more »