parliamentary

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Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the UK's credibility with its allies, a parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending says.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Although a Stop Killing Games petition secured a parliamentary debate, with over 100,000 signatures, ministers said they had no plans to amend consumer law.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

According to prosecutors, Scheuer and Schulz allegedly made "deliberate false statements" to the parliamentary committee investigating the issue.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Berlin prosecutors accuse Andreas Scheuer of lying before a parliamentary committee investigating the issue, and the Berlin regional court said Friday that it had accepted the indictment.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Nor can we leave success out of the history of parliamentary democracy or the novel; but democracies sometimes fail, and sometimes the novels get worse not better.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton