Lords inflict a series of defeats on plans to raise National Insurance Contributions from13.8% to 15%.

Daniel Day denies causing a public nuisance and trespassing by scaling the clock tower of Big Ben.

Brian Haw camped out in Parliament Square for nearly 10 years to protest against UK foreign policy.

Police detain a man after he scales the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster on Saturday morning.

The protester came down just after midnight, after telling negotiators he would stop "on his own terms".

Westminster's drinking culture is in the spotlight after a bar was closed over an alleged spiking incident.

Commons leader Lucy Powell says she is open to debate about bars in Parliament but they serve a purpose.

Police are investigating a report that a woman had her drink spiked in the bar, which is closed pending a safety review.