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Message from His Majesty King Charles III to the people of Honduras on the occasion of Independence Day.
Message from His Majesty King Charles III to the people of Guatemala on the occasion of Independence Day.
A Westminster Foundation for Democracy workshop in Honiara explored barriers to women’s participation in politics and ways to build a more inclusive democracy.
The Bill will remove the historic religious restrictions which prevents a Roman Catholic or Jewish Prime Minister from carrying out the full constitutional duties of their office.
Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the First Secretary of State, to the Electoral Commission regarding an independent assessment of political party spending limits.
Correspondence between the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy and the Electoral Commission regarding an independent assessment of political party spending limits.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Letter from the Minister for Democracy to parliamentary party representatives upon publication of the government’s response to the independent Rycroft Review.
New rules include a cap on donations from those who've lived overseas and tougher checks on company donations.
British Embassy Ulaanbaatar is inviting proposals by 29 July 2026 for project activities to expand civic space, strengthen civic participation and support youth-centred voter education in Mongolia.
Letter from Secretary of State to parliamentary party representatives following publication of the independent Rycroft Review into foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics.
Landmark changes to protect UK democracy from scourge of foreign actors and financial influence are set to come into force.
Police will be better equipped to protect candidates from harassment and intimidation under new measures announced ahead of the local and devolved elections.
The Security Minister delivered an update on the work of the Defending Democracy Taskforce to counter harassment and intimidation of elected representatives.
The Hereditary Peers Bill has passed in the House of Lords in one of the biggest reforms to Parliament and UK democracy in a generation.
Some voters in May local elections to cast their ballot in a shopping centre and on weekends as part of plans to make voting easier
Foreign actors will no longer be able to use their money to interfere in the UK’s elections, as part of the biggest expansion of democratic participation in a generation
An independent review, led by Philip Rycroft, into foreign financial interference in UK politics has been commissioned by the government.
Letter appointing reviewer to the independent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics, alongside a copy of the review's terms of reference.
Changes set out by the government today will make recruiting board members of public institutions—including Ofcom, National Highways, the Civil Aviation Authority and the British Museum—quicker and more efficient, with the a…
The study, conducted by UN Women Lebanon in partnership with UNSCOL provides the first comprehensive assessment of women’s roles in eight political parties.
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