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In 1919, Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman member to take her seat in the British House of Commons.
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No government with a working majority in the British House of Commons is likely to legislate away its present absolute control.
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Speaking in the House of Commons the British Prime Minister David Cameron has clearly registered his preference.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the House of Commons -- Britain's main legislative body -- that the allegations were "absolutely without foundation" and that he had no choice but to respond.
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The delegation is meeting British government officials and talking to MPs at the House of Commons.
BBC: German MPs warn UK EU exit would be 'economic disaster'
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British MPs have also tabled a motion in the House of Commons criticising the quality of refereeing in the tournament, the Press Association news agency reported.
BBC: NEWS | Europe | Referee under police protection
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The United Kingdom is prepared to deploy up to 40 troops to a European Union military training mission in Mali, and up to 200 troops as trainers in English-speaking West African countries, British Defence Minister Philip Hammond told lawmakers in the House of Commons.
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MPs in the House of Commons debated on the future of British skilled defence jobs on Thursday.
BBC: BAE job losses 'could cost taxpayers ?110m'
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In 1762, Spencer Perceval, British prime minister from 1809 until his assassination in the House of Commons in 1812, was born.
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Last summer the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee said British troops were trying to do too much and had experienced "mission creep".
BBC: Cameron wants troops home from Afghanistan by 2015
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This afternoon in the House of Commons (one part of the British Parliament) a committee will be grilling executives from Amazon, Google and Starbucks over the amount of corporation tax they pay in the UK. There is a really quite gorgeous and wonderful part to this story.
FORBES: The Gorgeous Joy Of Tax Dodging By Starbucks, Google And Amazon
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British airports will also use more sniffer dogs to try to find explosives, Johnson said in a speech to the House of Commons.
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