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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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