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Last week, the press reported that members of the Privy Council—who are styled right honourable—will have to ballot for places at the ceremony, known as the...

On 12 April, The Daily Telegraph reported the trial of a gang who stole jewellery that had once belonged to Winifred, Duchess of Portland. The prize item was a...

As Chief Constable for Wiltshire, Mike Veale conducted an irresponsible and biased investigation of child sex abuse allegations against Sir Edward Heath between...

These well-known words, quoted by the former cabinet minister, David Davis, in the Commons on 19 January, and directed at Boris Johnson, added to the political...

On 3 January, the Government announced that pardons will be made available for “any repealed or abolished civilian or military offence that was imposed on...

The recent death of Sir John Butterfill, MP for Bournemouth West from 1983 to 2010, led Alistair Lexden to recall the MP's first electoral foray in 1981...

“Lock it up carefully”, Lloyd George said to his mistress and secretary, Frances Stevenson, in her room at No 10, as he handed her the British copy of the...

In 2016, Alistair Lexden joined a number of academics, politicians, lawyers, clerics and writers in a group which was established to refute the Church of...

“Lord Lexden will appreciate this”, said a leading Lib Dem peer, Lord Stoneham, In a Lords debate on 3 November when Alistair Lexden, a Deputy Speaker, was on...