From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Independence for England is supported by over 35% of English residents, yet politicians doggedly avoid the 'English question'. Now it's time to break through parliament's silence. Opinions vary on the ...

Most people in England feel disconnected from decisions made at Westminster, but don't necessarily think an English Parliament is the answer, a BBC survey suggests. Has the moment for it passed? It's ...

More people support the idea of an English Parliament than oppose it, surveys consistently show. But almost as many ‘don’t know’. This YouGov survey is fairly typical: Source: BBC/YouGov, March 2018 ...

The idea of an English parliament has been strongly rejected by Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer in a speech to a conference on devolution. He said such an institution would lead to the break up of the ...

English people have a "sovereign right" to a Parliament of their own if they want one, an architect of Scottish devolution has said. Canon Kenyon Wright said it was "undemocratic" that Scottish MPs ...

How did parliament evolve from an ad hoc talking shop into a powerful assembly that could defy the king and even legitimise regime change? In November 1236, Henry III (1216-1272) adjourned a law case ...

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