The Facts

The ‘default tariff cap’ – widely called the energy price cap – determines the maximum price per unit customers can pay for…

The 1922 Committee is made up of all backbench Conservative MPs, and was originally formed on the initiative of new Conservative MPs…

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a piece of legislation passing through the Houses of Parliament which proposes an overhaul…

The Committee on Standards is the parliamentary committee that looks at cases put before it by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards  concerning…

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an independent officer who investigates allegations that MPs have breached the House of Commons’ Code of…

A command paper is a UK government publication presented to Parliament, published in a numbered series. They convey information or decisions that…

In December 2020, an EU regulation on ‘a general regime of conditionality for the EU budget’ was passed. The resulting ‘rule of…

The term ‘vaccine passport’ refers to a system whereby an individual needs to show proof of their Covid-19 vaccination status (or alternatively…

Pet passports issued in Great Britain are no longer valid for travel to the EU or Northern Ireland. Instead, those travelling from…

The Article 7 process of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) can be activated by the EU when a member state breaches…

Strategic Autonomy is a policy objective of the EU – put simply, the capacity to act independently. It started out as a…

‘Fit for 55’ is the name for a package of EU policy measures which are designed to ensure the EU reaches its…