LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to new government plans, some people seeking asylum who cross the Channel to the UK will be offered a one-way ticket to Rwanda. Mostly single men who will arrive by boat or lorry will be involved
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Even though they were fined by the police for breaking rules of the lockdown in Downing Street in June 2020, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have refused to quit. For attending a birthday celebration for the PM
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,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Crispin Blunt, a Conservative MP, has apologised for a comment in which he defended fellow Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexual assault. On Monday, Khan, a Wakefield MP, was found guilty of abusing
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – About 2,500 barristers in England and Wales, who are critical to the criminal justice system, have started an industrial action over worries about legal aid funding. They will not pitch in at the last minute to cover
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.
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the BBC, a Whitehall investigation is underway into how Akshata Murty, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s tax affairs were leaked to the media. Following a controversy over her non-domicile status, Akshata Murty has stated that
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – New demands have been made on the government to uncover the identities of eight sanctioned Russian oligarchs who were given “golden visas” to settle in the UK. Stephen Kinnock, the shadow immigration minister, is asking that Priti
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Environmental activist organisation Extinction Rebellion supporters staged a major sit-in protest in the heart of London’s shopping district. On Saturday morning, tens of thousands of people gathered outside Marble Arch with multicoloured flags depicting the group’s “extinction”
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Boris Johnson met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. The visit was described by No 10 as a “display of solidarity” with the people of Ukraine. Following the discussion, Downing Street announced that the
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following in the footsteps of the United States, the United Kingdom has placed sanctions on two adult daughters of Vladimir Putin, in yet another symbolic measure with an intention of putting pressure on Russia for invading Ukraine.
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,