Insight
The Government has today introduced a short Bill. This is an attempt to facilitate an early general election on 12 December 2019. This Insight explains why the Bill is necessary and what it will do.
Research Briefing
The UK Government planned to require voters to show ID in polling stations to prevent ‘personation’.
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Requiring voters to show ID aims to prevent ‘personation’.
Research Briefing
Rough sleepers are one of the most vulnerable groups in society, many with high levels of complex and interrelated needs. This paper provides an overview of the support and services - including accommodation, health, welfare, training, employment and voter registration - that are available for rough sleepers in England, and the challenges rough sleepers can face in accessing them.
Research Briefing
There are more than 1.9 million EU citizens on the electoral registers in England and Wales.
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There are more than 1.9 million EU citizens on the electoral registers in England and Wales.
Research Briefing
The Overseas Electors Bill 2017-19 was a Private Member’s Bill to extend the basis on which British citizens outside the UK qualify to participate in Parliamentary elections. It will remove the '15-year rule' which prevents British citizens living overseas from registering to vote if they have lived abroad for more than 15 years.
Research Briefing
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19 is a Private Member's Bill that sought to change the Rules for Redistribution of Parliamentary constituencies. This briefing summarises the main changes that the Bill would make if passed.
Research Briefing
This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November 2018. It was endorsed by EU Member State leaders at a special European Council summit on 25 November and the UK Prime Minister promoted it in the UK Parliament and around the country. The Agreement was debated at length in Parliament on several occasions and has been voted on three times. But the House of Commons has not endorsed it. A second extension of Article 50 took exit day to 31 October 2019, but once again the UK is faced with the possibility of leaving the EU without an agreement if this agreement or another one is not ratified by the UK and the EU.
Research Briefing
European Parliament elections take place in the UK on Thursday 23 May. Here we explain the different electoral systems which will be used to determine the outcome of the elections.
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European Parliament elections take place in the UK on Thursday 23 May. Here we explain the different electoral systems which will be used to determine the outcome of the elections.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on Intimidation in public life, initiated by Simon Hart MP, has been scheduled for Tuesday 21 May 2019 at 2.30pm.
Research Briefing
Abuse and intimidation of elected representatives is increasing. What steps that are being taken to tackle the problem?
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Abuse and intimidation of elected representatives is increasing. What steps that are being taken to tackle the problem?
Research Briefing
The EU has agreed to extend Article 50 a second time. This could delay Brexit until 31 October 2019. This has implications for the UK while it remains in the EU, and could also impact on decisions taken within the EU over the next few months
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