Today I found out the last attempted UK impeachment was for a Russian secret treaty and bribery

[muriel_volestrangler]

The last attempted impeachment occurred in 1848, when David Urquhart accused Lord Palmerston of having signed a secret treaty with Imperial Russia and of receiving monies from the Tsar. Palmerston survived the vote in the Commons; the Lords did not hear the case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_Kingdom

(Palmerston was the Foreign Secretary then)
Just one of those coincidences ...

I was looking up impeachment in the UK because a Labour MP has apparently suggested that impeaching Boris Johnson should now be an option ...

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. I found this link embedded within the "live" Brexit coverage at the

Guardian...Interesting...

https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7612

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mpeachment operated in an era when Parliament and the courts had very limited oversight of government power. Different mechanisms have developed in modern politics to allow for the scrutiny of the executive. These include parliamentary questions, inquiries by select committees and independent committees of inquiry.

The growth of the doctrine of collective cabinet responsibility, and the use of confidence motions have both contributed to the disuse of impeachments in modern times. Judicial review also now provides an effective check on the legality of the actions of public officials and government ministers. The impeachment process, last attempted in 1806, has not been revised to reflect the fundamental changes that have occurred in Parliament.