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Doomed UK Commons Speaker May Announce Departure

Michael Martin, the Glaswegian Speaker of the House of Commons, presided over a shambolic session yesterday in which his poorly-delivered apology relating to the MPs' Expenses Scandal was followed by unprecedented calls for his resignation.

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UK MPs' Expenses: Further Revelations Continue To Shock

The Telegraph's exposé of greed and corruption in the expenses claims of MPs remains top news and public anger mounts.

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Scandal of UK MPs' Expenses Dominates News

The reputation of Britain's Parliament plunges ever lower as more details emerge of MPs' expenses claims, many breath-taking in their extravagance and in some cases frankly false.

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Italian President Dissolves Parliament

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has dissolved parliament after efforts to form an interim government failed.

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Georgian Parliament Approves New Cabinet

Georgia's parliament has unanimously confirmed Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze's new cabinet as opposition members boycotted the vote.

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Italy's Prime Minister to Face No confidence Vote

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi has called for a vote of confidence on his government in both houses of parliament.

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Maoists rejoin Nepalese government

Nepal's former rebels have rejoined the cabinet following a decision by parliament to abolish the monarchy.

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What MPs do after leaving office

In a major study, a team at the University of Leeds sought to find out whether this is true by asking more than 180 former MPs about aspects of their post-Parliamentary life including how difficult it is to find a job, the support they receive from their political party and how it feels to lose their seat.

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Armenian Parliament Passes Act on Human Trafficking

Armenia’s parliament adopted a bill on Thursday aiming at identifying and saving human trafficking victims on airplanes before take off

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Ukraine's Parliament Overrides Veto Of Cabinet Law

Ukraine's parliament has approved legislation defining the powers of the cabinet, overriding a presidential veto.

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Kazakh Parliament Approves New Prime Minister

Kazakhstan has a new prime minister as a joint session of parliament today overwhelmingly approved Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev's nomination of Karim Masimov.

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Cuba's Parliament Opens Without Fidel

Cuba's parliament has opened a session in Havana, and for only the second time in 30 years, longtime ruler Fidel Castro is not in attendance.

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