Joanne Coates has been named as Parliament’s official Election Artist for the 2024 general election. Appointed by the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art, she will observe the 2024 general election for the House of Commons and produce a unique work of art in response to her experience of the campaign. Election Artist 2024   […]

Members and Staff at Parliament have been deeply saddened to learn of the death of Lord Cormack.  Patrick Cormack served as a parliamentarian for 54 years. He was elected to the House of Commons as the MP for Cannock in June 1970. He served continuously as an MP for 40 years, including holding the posts […]

Parliament has recently acquired six significant objects for its Heritage Collections. Four of the objects were designed by A.W.N. Pugin (1812-1852). They join the collections alongside a small painting by William Dyce (1806-1864) and an architectural model of Westminster Hall. The objects have been purchased from the estate of Clive and Jane Wainwright. The Wainwrights […]