The government thinks it should control MPs’ behaviour. The new chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee has shown not everyone agrees

The government has abolished an efficient digital system and replaced it with a time-consuming queuing process in which only two-thirds of MPs can participate

Government efforts to install a preferred chair have left one of the most important committees out of action at a critical time

Votes must be held on emergency and routine legislation. How to overcome the obvious practical difficulties as the pandemic spreads?

Reports that full works may be abandoned raise troubling questions about safety

Chairs who have recently been ministers will find it hard to hold the government to account

How to ensure parliamentary scrutiny when MPs return


Harassment and bullying complaints against MPs require a new independent system

The government’s highly controversial move to suspend parliament has narrowed the options for rebel MPs