Blog: Since the 1996 Arbitration Act, Government ministers have allowed Islamic tribunals around Britain to rule on a range of financial disputes, provided both parties agree to accept the court’s decision. But in recent years, these tribunals have developed into fully fledged Sharia Councils.

A quarter of MPs would not go into politics if they were starting their careers again, according to a poll today which uncovered low morale at Westminster in the wake of the expenses scandal.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has clashed with the speaker of the House of Commons, and a Facebook page has been set up calling for the River Severn in Shrewsbury to be fenced off.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has clashed with Commons Speaker John Bercow after an earlier rebuke for his “untoward” behaviour.

Defence Minister Bill Rammell insisted that there was “no intention to mothball” RAF Cosford after coming under fire from Shropshire MP Mark Pritchard in the House of Commons.

Union chiefs today claimed that workers at RAF Cosford were now “highly demoralised” after plans to move UK troops based in Germany to the Shropshire air base were shelved.

MP Mark Pritchard has taken the saga of Shropshire’s “sardine express” to Parliament.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard today accused Rail Minister Chris Mole of passing the buck following a crunch meeting to discuss overcrowding on a train dubbed the “sardine express”.

Shropshire soldiers returning from service in Afghanistan are being delayed from being reunited with their families because of inadequate air transportation, MP Mark Pritchard has warned ministers.

MPs today faced a fresh attack over their expenses after it was revealed half of the House of Commons had been ordered to repay more than £1.3 million in claims that should never have been made.

Wrekin  Conservative MP Mark Pritchard explains why Britain’s role in Afghanistan is so important.

MPs should be banned from claiming towards mortgages and employing relatives at taxpayers’ expense, the long-awaited report from a parliamentary sleaze watchdog said today.

With any unfolding story, there comes a point eventually when those who are interested are outweighed by those who have become bored by the whole thing.

Shropshire patients are being warned that if they complain about health services, confidential medical information about them could be released without their consent.

Health chiefs were today forced to postpone taking a decision on moves that could lead to a massive shake-up of services in Shropshire and the downgrading of Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital.

Shropshire’s MPs came out fighting today as the Commons expenses scandal continued to deepen. All five of the county’s MPs confirmed they had received letters from Sir Thomas Legg as part of the review into claims sparked by the summer’s expenses scandal.

MPs were today returning to the House of Commons facing demands to repay hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money in expenses.

Telford & Wrekin’s two MPs today spoke out in defence of the Princess Royal Hospital and spelled out exactly why they were against any plans to downgrade it.

The row over a possible downgrading of Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital by axing some of its acute services looks set to be debated by MPs in the House of Commons, it was revealed today.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has called for an investigation into disruptions caused when a Midlands train company was forced to cancel all but one of its Sunday services.

Letter: Eight weeks ago we taxpayers were disgusted to read of the huge frauds being conducted routinely by most MPs.

Parliament’s out for the summer – and Shropshire MPs are heading to anywhere from the breathtaking vistas of Scandinavia to the picturesque pastures of the UK.

MP Lembit Opik pocketed almost half of what he earns as an MP from second jobs, figures reveal today.

They may be heavily censored, but the expenses claims published on the Parliament website give a fascinating insight into the working lives of the six MPs who serve the people of Shropshire and Mid Wales.

The details of expenses claims for the Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs were finally laid bare for the public.

Today the House of Commons publishes the list of MPs’ expenses. You can find out what your MP claimed here.

Telford & Wrekin’s two MPs put aside their political differences today to speak out against plans for opencast mining close to Shropshire’s most visited beauty spot.

“I have nothing to hide,” says Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard, who explains why he fully supports a major reform of the parliamentary expenses scheme.

Shropshire’s five MPs today played down reports that they would all be in a position to open up their expenses claims to public scrutiny on June 5.

Hundreds of jobs could be in jeopardy at a Telford military depot if the Government presses ahead with an anticipated sell-off of the defence supply industry, a Shropshire MP says.