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Pay increase for parliamentarians comes as millions face tax hikes and rising energy costs

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Two Labour lawmakers and 15 Tories claimed total of £1.3m for rental costs while letting out own properties

Labour’s Charlotte Nichols blames medication after allegedly being removed from Gibraltar airport in wheelchair

Heightened security measures follow divisive Brexit referendum and terrorist threats

Prospect of a customs union with EU threatens to split Theresa May’s cabinet

Latest inflation-busting wage hike of more than £2,000 triggers widespread anger

MPs in the Independent Group hold first official meeting after breaking away from Labour and Tories

The prime minister makes token concessions but holds firm on her main red lines

The staunch Remainer says she has no faith in Parliament’s ‘pairing’ system after Tory broke agreement

Hit to taxpayers which includes flights and hotels for 32 envoys doubled in year after Brexit vote

The Week explores the options on the table if the PM fails to win the support of Parliament

From Windrush to Oxfam, the past 18 years has seen a series of controversies

Motion last used in 1920 means Dominic Cummings risks being held in ‘contempt of parliament’ if he fails to show

Former Vote Leave strategist Dominic Cummings follows Mark Zuckerberg in declining request to appear before MPs

Inquiry finds that firm’s board prioritised own rewards over welfare of workers and pensioners

Minsters have voted to vacate Westminster for major restorations

MPs beat heights, spiders, clowns, Brexit, debt and fear of missing out

David Davis 'looks like a cartoon detective', while other portraits look downright sinister

Lord Bew compares level of vitriol and threats to the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Politicians warn of vigilantes roaming the streets as they call for crackdown on bird numbers

Select committee warns against 'lack of protection' for bereaved and say families are struggling to meet costs

Camila Batmanghelidjh and government ministers criticised in MPs' report into collapse of children's charity

MPs' salaries rise by £7,000 to £74,000 as Ipsa follows through on its controversial proposal