In 2011, the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (FTPA) set the length of time between general elections at five years - and transferred the power to call an early election from the prime minister to MPs.

Boris Johnson is committed to scrapping the 2011 Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. He blames it for prolonging the Brexit paralysis that gripped Parliament last year. But MPs looking into the issue say ...

ARE we heading for an early Holyrood election? On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will present her long-deferred Budget statement to the House of ...

But the rules on elections which Westminster has grappled with since the Fixed-term Parliaments Act – rules which we get to grips with in our new report on the Brexit endgame – also allow for a very ...

A draft ordinance giving legal validity to all actions of the interim government has received provisional approval. The ...

PETALING JAYA: The government and opposition have been urged by civil society leaders to negotiate a package of political reforms, including a fixed-term Parliament and a roadmap for comprehensive ...

More homes mean more opportunity - and for renters, more rights mean more respect - that's why the Allan Labor Government is building homes everywhere ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament on Monday passed a bill to change the laws pertaining to the three branches of the armed ...

All six bills that were approved by the lower and the upper houses of parliament earlier today have become law after acting President Yusuf Raza Gilani signed them on Tuesday.According to ...

Tenants would no longer be evicted without a valid reason and face softer penalties for breaking leases in reforms aimed at ...

In the US, public interest institutions are protected from paying damages when they act in ... need to be fixed through EU-level legislation. The outgoing European Commission and Parliament ...

Two new bills will amend the Copyright Act to protect consumers’ right to repair their possessions. But more work is needed, ...