CommonSpace editor Ben Wray tries to get his head around the latest twist in the Brexit drama, finding that the one thing we can be certain of is a General Election is coming

Outlining the 2019-20 Programme for Government, the first minister confirmed that the SNP will put Scotland’s opposition to Brexit and right to choose independence “at the very heart” of any General Election campaign

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask the Queen to suspend parliament ahead of a Queen’s Speech on 14 October, with parliament prorogued for five weeks from the week beginning 10 Septmeber. The move has sparked furious reaction from opponents of a No Deal Brexit. CommonSpace rounds up reaction from Scotland and across the UK.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish First Minister

“Shutting down parliament...is not democracy, it’s dictatorship. I think today will go down in history as the day democracy died, if it’s allowed to happen.

The new Lib Dem leader has said she would not work with a Corbyn-led government

The People’s Vote is now emerging as a serious possibility – but does it stand up to scrutiny?

CommonSpace editor Ben Wray gives his verdict following May’s defeat in the House of Commons

THE Prime Minister has lost on her most important legislation, the primary reason for her government’s existence and the issue she campaigned almost solely on in the 2017 General Election, which she called for this express purpose.

She hasn’t just lost – she has lost overwhelmingly; the biggest loss of a government in the history of the UK Parliament.

CommonSpace examines the state of Brexit play after Theresa May pulled Tuesday’s [11 December] meaningful vote.

THERESA MAY came to the House of Commons today to call off the meaningful vote – because she didn’t have the votes.

The pound fell to its lowest level in 18 months as the prime minister spoke, saying she accepted her proposal “would not pass the House”, and that she would therefore go back to EU leaders in search of “further reassurances”.

Ahead of TUC congress next week in Manchester, STUC President Lynn Henderson makes the workers´case for democratic reform at Westminster, arguing that ending first-past-the-post will lead to more progressive policy

THERE´S no denying that devolution has granted the people of Scotland greater autonomy over our own affairs.

But devolution has also shown that there are other ways of doing politics than the stale model used at Westminster.

It has given us a focal point, and the Scottish Parliament has developed its own voice and confidence.

Changes were revealed hours before England’s semi-final World Cup match, though a spokesperson said this was coincidental

A UK PARLIAMENT spokesperson has denied that the addition of the St George's Cross in a repainting of Big Ben is a snub to the other nations of the UK.