When Dawn Butler MP was ejected from the House of Commons last month for calling the Prime Minister a liar, it exposed just how ridiculous our political system is.

It is clear that on a number of occasions, in debates in Parliament, the Prime Minister has not told the truth. It is also clear that the rules of the House bar MPs from calling other MPs liars. Our political system has a penalty for the latter offence, but seemingly, not for the first.

Peers in the House of Lords are failing to follow even the most simple rules on transparency and accountability.

Unlock Democracy has written to the Lord’s Commissioner for Standards to report the names of 40 peers who we believe are breaking transparency rules.

The pipeline of lobbying scandals and possible wrong-doing flows unabated: an ex-PM ringing round Ministerial chums to promote Greensill, a senior Minister deleting Greensill-related government messages held in a private application, an MP on several select committees briefing businesses ahead of their appearances in front of select committees, an ex-Chancellor promoting his business with senior civil servants.

Our first in-person event of 2021 saw Councillors and the public come together on Tuesday at St Edmund Hall College in Oxford to discuss why the Government must devolve more power and funding to local communities.

Our democracy is under attack on all fronts. Parliament has now broken up for the summer recess, but there are still four dangerous bills looming over us.

Today the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) submitted its report on Regulating Election Finance to the Prime Minister. It contains proposals that are vital to ensuring integrity and trust in elections.

The right to peaceful protest should be fundamental to every country’s way of life and it’s shocking to think that might not apply to the UK.

The right to freedom of assembly and freedom of speech are the essential building blocks of a vibrant and healthy democracy.

The Electoral Commission is in danger. Two weeks ago, the Constitution Minister, Chloe Smith MP, announced the Government’s plans for the Electoral Commission. The Commission will be stripped of its powers to propose criminal prosecutions, and will be overseen by a Conservative-dominated committee of MPs.

The proposals to neuter the Electoral Commission join a growing list of proposals in the forthcoming bill.

Our supporters are very unhappy with the Government’s response to the pandemic. In fact, 96% of respondents believe that the government handled the COVID pandemic ‘very badly’ or ‘quite badly’.

The Government wants to grant its new research agency ‘extreme freedom’ and exemption from Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. We can’t let this happen.

Unlock Democracy has joined leading UK civil society groups in uniting to challenge plans to block those without photo ID from voting in elections.

Voter suppression should have no place in the UK

We’ve asked the Cabinet Secretary to confirm how improvements for the Downing Street flat were paid for.

Central government has stripped local government of its power. It’s time to turn the tide.

We’re campaigning to restore fair play in our elections.

Government proposals fail to address the biggest issues

The Government’s new policing bill threatens our basic human rights