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Today we pray for all the MPs who have served in the last Parliament. Some of them (such as Ken Clarke, who was “Father of the House”, the longest serving MP) have now retired. Others (such as Kate Hoey and the ex-Speaker John Bercow) have decided to leave Parliament after sterling service over many years,Continue reading “November 6th -Ex MPs”

Early in the morning of Tuesday, November 5th 1605 Government forces, alerted to the plans to murder King James I (VI of Scotland) and Members of Parliament, discovered Guy Fawkes and a stash of gunpowder below the Palace of Westminster. Ring leader Robert Catesby and other conspirators were later arrested as well. The reason forContinue reading “November 5th and all that”