Patrick Cormack

Who will be the next Speaker of the House of Commons?

Who will be dragged to the chair next? When Michael Martin decides to step down as Speaker of the House of Commons, a new mechanism for election to this office will be used for the first time. Following the glut of nominees for...

Politics: Leaden exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions

Oct 29 2008 Tomos Livingstone, WalesOnline These are deeply serious times. Just before the start of Prime Minister’s Questions, a Scottish MP demanded that the Scottish Grand Committee be convened to discuss the banking crisis....

London Olympics legacy could prove a 'gross betrayal', Tories warn

It will be a "gross betrayal" of promises to the British people if the London Olympics in 2012 fail to deliver a sporting legacy for the country, the Tories said today. Britain has "one chance" to inspire a lifetime of sporting...