Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of First Minister's Questions on Tuesday 23 June. John Swinney will face ...

In British-style parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament who doesn’t hold government office and isn’t a spokesperson of the opposition. They’re essentially a rank and file ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get ready for backbench Boris. After more than three years as prime minister, Mr Johnson heads for the backbenches, where he is ...

LONDON — The British parliament’s controversial backbench groups have been back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Now some MPs want to tighten the rules that govern them. A new report from ...

It used to be a common complaint that Britain’s political class consisted of bland, identikit PR creations who were all spin and no substance. Recently, there has been something of a backlash. A ...

Tasmanian government minister Madeleine Ogilvie will move to the backbench after accusations she misled parliament.