LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the Birmingham Erdington by-election, voting has begun. In a by-election, voters in the constituency of Birmingham’s Erdington in England are voting for a new MP. The election comes after the death of Labour’s Jack Dromey, who
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The United Kingdom has issued its first round of sanctions against key military figures in Belarus for their participation in and facilitation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Maj Gen Victor Gulevich, the Belarusian chief of general staff,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ministers have been accused of “turning a blind eye” to the “hatred” fuelling violence against women, as MPs voted against making misogyny a hate crime. Only one Conservative MP, Lucy Allan, voted against removing a House of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson’s nationality and borders bill has been defeated in the House of Lords four times, including the elimination of a key plank of the government’s immigration strategy that would have criminalised refugees who enter the UK
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) -During the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Labour MP received a death threat referring to her as “Putin’s wh*re.” Zarah Sultana claimed the remark was in an email she received that was “full of racist hate.” In
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The home secretary criticised Labour’s claim that restrictions have not been relaxed as “appalling misinformation.” The Labour and government have engaged in a bitter verbal battle over Britain’s treatment of migrants fleeing Ukraine’s conflict. At a time
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After the youth wing accused the leader of “backing Nato aggression” over the crisis in Ukraine, Keir Starmer suspended funding for Young Labour and cancelled its annual conference. The sudden crackdown is the latest spat between the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As he prepares to face PMQs, Boris Johnson is being asked to go further with sanctions. After the government came under fire for its package of sanctions against Russia, today’s Prime Minister’s Questions will be one to
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): The government claims that its 12 “levelling up missions” will result in “a comprehensive system transformation of how the government works” across the country. Later today, Michael Gove will release the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, which will
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – “Insidious” images of both child abuse and sexual violence would not be adequately blocked by the Online Safety Bill with more robust measures needing to be put into place, say Committee. MPs who are part of the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): CRIME BILL- The government’s intentions to crack down on disrupting and boisterous protestors have been met with a succession of losses in the House of Lords. Some of the provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to scrap Plan B Covid-19 restrictions in England and battle to save his job after a slew of scandals over the Downing Street parties. According to number of sources, the PM
