UK (Parliament Politics Maganize) – According to Transparency International, The UK has dropped to its lowest-ever position in the corruption perceptions index (CPI), which rates countries by experts’ views of possible corruption in public services. The UK slipped from 18th (out of
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Bank of England (BoE) has fined The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) £ 57.4 million for failing to save billions of deposits for hundreds of clients in a “serious” obedience breach that endured for
People are right to be concerned about the surge in persistent and severe absence. It risks a profound impact on educational attainment and longer-term outcomes. I have tabled a new Bill in Parliament to tackle this issue. I believe we should be
London (Parliament Politic Magazine) – A lady has died after being struck by a bus outside Victoria Bus Station in central London. The pedestrian died momentarily after the rush-hour crash at 08:59 GMT while the bus driver – who a witness saw
UK (Parliament Politic Magazine) – The Britan joined hands with the US in imposing new sanctions upon Iran, as Rishi Sunak asked Tehran to “de-escalate” its movements across the Middle East after a deadly strike on an American base in Jordan. The
London (Parliament Politic Magazine) – A former Tory minister said he resigned from the role because he could not afford his mortgage on a compensation of almost £120,000 a year. George Freeman, who quit as science minister in Rishi Sunak’s November reshuffle,
UK (Parliament Politics Maganize) – UK’s government will ban the sale of disposable vapes and restrict their cornucopia of flavours to stop children from becoming addicted to nicotine, officials stated on Monday. It also intends to stick to a contentious proposal to
At a United Nations Security Council debate, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed el-Khereji advocated for the creation of an independent Palestinian state to safeguard Palestinian rights. He condemned the forced displacement of Palestinians and rejected Israel’s claims of self-defense as justification
The death of Awaab Ishak in 2020, a two-year old who died from the effects of mould in his parents’ flat in Rochdale, should have been a morbid wakeup call to the Government to address child poverty. It seems like it wasn’t.
Two million older people in the UK are living in poverty, equating to one in six. Another million are sitting just above the poverty line, silently struggling to get by. This is a shocking number of people and highlights the Government’s failure
Last week, on Tuesday 16th January, I facilitated a 90 minute Westminster Hall debate in the subsidiary chamber of the House of Commons on the important subject of Trends in Excess Deaths. This followed on from my incredibly successful Adjournment Debate on
That figure is too high, of course, but significantly fewer people now die from this killer habit compared to over half a century ago. The fact that millions in this country have quit is a remarkable public health achievement, but we should
