LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to MPs and peers, Dominic Raab’s proposal of replacing the Human Rights Act with a British bill of rights is not based on evidence and will weaken protection for individuals. The joint committee on human rights,
CHEMLSFORD (Parliament Politics Magazine) – For the killing of Sir David Amess, Conservative MP, a man who was cleared of being a terrorist danger by an anti-radicalisation programme’s official now faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison.
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following a dispute over her non-domicile status, Akshata Murty, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife has announced she would pay UK taxes on her income from overseas. She holds £700 million in shares in the Indian IT behemoth Infosys,
by Ashton Perry
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced today a significant increase in UK sanctions on Russia. The largest Russian bank has had its assets frozen, and any new UK foreign investment into Russia has been stopped. By the
by Ashton Perry
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Days before releasing its energy supply strategy, the government has requested a new report on the impact of fracking. The British Geological Survey (BGS) has been granted three months to review any modifications to the science around
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Jacob Rees-Mogg has refused to retract his comments about the Downing Street partygate controversy being “fluff” and “fundamentally trivial.” Asked about partygate by callers on LBC, the Brexit minister claimed it’s “not the most significant subject in
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – MPs will investigate why governments delayed paying a debt to Iran while knowing that doing so would likely result in the release of two British-Iranian detainees. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee confirmed that an investigation will be
by Ashton Perry
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The government’s nominee for the next chair of the Charity Commission has been rejected by the committee of MPs, accusing ministers of making a sloppy and unimaginative choice in choosing Orlando Fraser, a former Conservative parliamentary candidate.
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After police probing the partygate incident began issuing fines for lockdown breaches, Dominic Raab defended Downing Street workers who were under great strain. There were certainly things that were incorrect, the deputy prime minister confessed, but added
by Ashton Perry
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After being introduced during the pandemic, MPs voted to let women in England to continue to get abortion services at home. The House of Commons approved the amendment proposed by the House of Lords earlier this month
by Ashton Perry