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John Bercow, the former Speaker who was the scourge of the UK parliament's Brexiteers, has joined the opposition Labour Party.

The Speaker of Parliament, John Patteson Oti, on behalf of Parliament congratulates Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jr, Member of Parliament for East Are and Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee (FRC), on his recent successful appointment to international Parliamentary platforms.

A Victorian government spokesperson says the Premier's office has referred an MP's behaviour to the Speaker after newspaper reports alleged the MP used their parliamentary office to have sex.

Tasmania's Liberal government has effectively been plunged into minority, with maverick Speaker Sue Hickey saying she will quit the party to run as an independent. Ms Hickey slammed the state Liberals as "unable to accommodate strong women" after being told by Premier Peter Gutwein at the weekend she wouldn't be …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith and the President of the Senate Scott Ryan have joined the long list of people privy to allegations of “an incident” in the nation’s Parliament two years ago that Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins claims was rape.

The US House of Representatives has voted 216-209 to retain Democrat Nancy Pelosi as Speaker rather than install Republican Kevin McCarthy.

New Zealand's Opposition has lost confidence in parliament's speaker after revelations of a giant payout resulting from him making a blundering allegation

President Donald Trump has now personally asked state Republicans in Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to overturn the 2020 election results, according to reports.

US President Donald Trump did not ask Michigan Republican lawmakers to "break the law" or "interfere" with the election during a meeting at the White House,