The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Martin Loughlin

Author:Martin Loughlin [Loughlin, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

If Parliament’s influence in choosing the Prime Minister and making laws has waned, so too has its authority in other ways. A series of scandals—ranging from ‘cash for questions’ in the 1990s, ‘cash for honours’ in 2006–7, and MPs’ parliamentary expenses in 2009—has greatly diminished the standing of Parliament in the eyes of the public. Once a jealous protector of its own unique privileges—underpinned by the provision in the Bill of Rights that no proceedings in Parliament can be questioned in any court—members’ expenses are now policed by an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority established by the Parliamentary Standards Act of 2009.

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