British House of Commons
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The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords (the upper house). Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members (since 2010 General Election), who are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system by electoral districts known as constituencies. They hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of five years after the preceding election).A House of Commons of England evolved at some point in England during the 14th century and, in practice, has been in continuous existence since, becoming the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and also, during the nineteenth century, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the political union with Ireland, finally reaching its current title after independence was given to the Republic of Ireland.
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Conservatives seek eleventh-hour press regulation deal
Newspaper groups including owners of Sun and Mail threaten boycott of regulator if plan proposed by Labour agreed to.
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Tory MPs should vote against their party on Leveson | Norman Fowler
As former party chairman, I know how painful defying the whip is. But if I were still an MP, I would vote against Cameron on Leveson.
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Leveson reforms: No 10 remains hopeful of cross-party deal
Tory leadership appears to be moving away from hardline stance before House of Commons vote on Monday.
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Labour and Lib Dems' Leveson plans mean 'state licensing', claims minister
Culture secretary Maria Miller urges MPs to vote for David Cameron's proposal for newspaper self-regulation.
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Leveson vote: some way from resolution | Editorial
Two principled issues remain: independence of regulation, and whether to use a statute to give Cameron's royal charter democratic legitimacy.
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Cameron gambles on MPs' vote over press regulation
David Cameron was facing a potentially damaging Commons defeat over the Leveson report after he startled his Liberal Democrat coalition partners by unilaterally announcing that he was curtailing months of talks on press regulation and would put his proposals to a vote in the Commons on Monday.
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David Cameron is a man in a hurry over Leveson
The prime minister has the air of a desperate used car salesman as he stresses the need for a speedy deal.
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Leveson reforms: Cameron's decision to pull plug on talks is a gamble
Critics say PM has been too hasty, but aides will hope move shows he is a decisive leader willing to champion press freedom.
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Leveson talks fail over 'fundamental differences' between parties
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg disagree on legal statutes underpinning future press regulation.
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Leveson findings: press intrusion victims and MPs unite to speed up vote
Campaigners write letter urging government to end talks with editors and act on report recommendations.
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