Andrew Mackley

Clerk at @commonslibrary covering social security policy.

[Andrew Mackley @AndrewMackley88]

I've written a @commonslibrary Insight on contributory benefits in the UK, given the new demand we've seen for them during the pandemic. I explain what they are and (briefly!) chart the history of social insurance in the welfare system since Beveridge. https://t.co/heMun69ReS

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

This new @commonslibrary Insight blog explains the (lengthy) process for selecting a new Archbishop of Canterbury: https://t.co/0hxIE4mHSS

[Commons Library @commonslibrary]

Get the facts with new quick reads for the 2024 Parliament 📰

Research in brief is our publication for the new Parliament, designed to prepare MPs with accurate and impartial information on key topics and policy areas.

Available for everyone online: https://t.co/p416A5cico

[Commons Library @commonslibrary]

🚨 New election research 🚨

We've just published our full results and analysis of the 2024 general election.

Explore candidate and constituency-level vote data, maps, vote shares and marginality, characteristics of elected MPs, and more: https://t.co/qYvoVTJbsv

[Georgina Sturge @GRSturge]

The Commons Library has published an interim summary of general election results, thanks to the quick work of @CarlBaker.

Full vote counts and candidate-level data to follow hopefully by end of week and more analysis planned for later in the summer.

https://t.co/BKEXou3Zhn

[Cassie Barton | cassierbarton.bsky.social @cassier_barton]

Work with me at @commonslibrary!

We're recruiting a Senior Researcher on planning and building regs. Your job will be to inform MPs of all parties on planning policy, to support legislative scrutiny and casework.

https://t.co/IDtH4mWpPR

[Cassie Barton | cassierbarton.bsky.social @cassier_barton]

We've been busy updating our constituency data dashboards with figures for the new constituency boundaries!

Plenty more still to come, but for now I recommend starting here for info on ethnicity, country of birth, child poverty and more: https://t.co/Kw98haVBZ4

[Carl Baker @CarlBaker]

Thanks to the small army of Parliament's staff - Library, digital and elsewhere - who have been working tirelessly overnight to update Parliamentary systems to ensure that new MPs can move smoothly into their roles straight away. Much of the work now continues over the weekend.

[Georgina Sturge @GRSturge]

Welcome (or welcome back) to all MPs in the new Parliament! 🇬🇧 The House of Commons Library is now open for business and we've already received our first enquiry!

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

Secondly, how is a government formed? This mainly takes place under the royal prerogative, but there’s also a statutory element. A meeting of the Privy Council seems likely over the weekend: https://t.co/DCwml9G1B7 @commonslibrary

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

So how is a Prime Minister actually appointed? Spoiler alert: there is no physical kissing of hands, no seals of office and no “swearing in”. This @commonslibrary Insight blog has all the details: https://t.co/Ht8B6d4r9M

[Carl Baker @CarlBaker]

End of an era in the Commons Library today: Richard Cracknell is stepping down as Head of Social and General Statistics after over 25 years in the post. He has positively impacted so many careers during that time, and overseen an incredible amount of change. He will be missed!

[Roger Tyers @RogerTyersUK]

My new Library colleague Mike Benson has just published a @commonslibrary Insight on "What next for HS2?"

https://t.co/Av3R41cIXZ

[Cassie Barton | cassierbarton.bsky.social @cassier_barton]

I've just published a new data tool which brings together 2021 census data and 2019 General Election results for constituencies.

You can pick a census variable and see how places that voted for different parties compare:

https://t.co/YbpFw1qGSl

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

Today marks 100 years since the historic Carlton Club meeting of Conservative MPs on the morning of 19 October 1922. The leadership wanted to continue the Tory-Liberal coalition but a majority of MPs voted to withdraw. David Lloyd George resigned as Prime Minister that afternoon.

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

I’ve just published a new @commonslibrary briefing paper on the Accession of King Charles III. It’s a day-by-day account of the main constitutional & ceremonial events that followed the demise of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September https://t.co/UTfAkS85tR #accession #KingCharlesIII

[John Curtis @JohnHoCLibrary]

Today is a day when the personal, constitutional and political merge. We are full of thinking and feeling. If you want to know more about the precedents during such extraordinary times I can recommend this Commons Library briefing on the death of a monarch https://t.co/aZmiSWo350

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

How does a change of Prime Minister take place?🧵
The outgoing PM is on his way to Balmoral to resign during an audience with the Queen. Arrangements for this, and a later audience with Liz Truss, will have been made by the Queen and PM’s respective Private Secretaries 1/10

[Commons Library @commonslibrary]

The Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme will provide a £400 discount on electricity bills to help households with the rising cost of energy. Our briefing summarises the policy and the reaction to it. Read here: https://t.co/CwZfZI19ji

[Commons Library @commonslibrary]

The cost of living has been increasing in the UK. The price of food, goods, energy and fuel have increased the most. Read all of our research on energy prices and the cost of living, including briefings on fuel poverty, domestic energy prices and more. https://t.co/QkdZlyoJHv

[Work & Pensions Committee @CommonsWorkPen]

🚨We have published our report into the cost of living.

🔎Read it here:
https://t.co/w5QSE82mH2

#costofliving