BRUSSELS (ParliamentPolitics Magazine) – On Monday, energy ministers of the European Union to get together for an urgent meeting in an attempt to come to a united response to demands made by Moscow that European buyers pay for Russian gas in rubles
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Closing the bars of the parliament in an attempt to combat an atmosphere of sexual misconduct on the estate would be “excessively puritanical,” according to Kwasi Kwarteng. The business secretary spoke on Sky News’ Ridge on Sunday
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the midst of increasing scrutiny concerning harassment in Parliament, a female cabinet minister has said she was once “pinned up against a wall” by a male MP. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the International Trade Secretary, said she had
by Ashton Perry
BERLIN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to a media source, German power company Uniper would pay for Russian gas through a transfer to a Russian bank rather than a European bank. They plan on making the payments in euros to a Russian
by Ashton Perry
WARSAW (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Gazprom, the Russian energy behemoth, has stopped export of gas to Bulgaria and Poland due to the nations’ refusal to pay in rubles for supplies. Until payments are completed in Russian currency, services won’t be restored according
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – This morning, Boris Johnson is chairing the cabinet. Johnson will direct the ministers to focus on the cost of living crisis, according to a long press release from No. 10. The press releases from Downing Street are
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Conservative Party’s chairman believes that removing Boris Johnson from Downing Street would cause “instability and uncertainty” in the country. After he was fined by the police for attending a party during the first lockdown in No
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson’s authority, according to Labour, is ‘draining away.’ Labour’s Peter Kyle has rebutted Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns’ allegation that the government has always wanted the Privileges Committee to look into whether Boris Johnson lied to
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As he began a two-day trip to India, Boris Johnson downplayed the dispute over a new Partygate inquiry, saying he is concentrating on “the things that matter.” On his first visit to India since becoming Prime Minister
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – PM Boris Johnson is expected to apologise for violating his own laws during the lockdown when he gives the first statement to the MPs after he was fined by the police. At a 2020 birthday party at
by Ashton Perry