LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – With the culture secretary expected to take the final call on who will manage the media regulator of the UK this week, Michael Grade has appeared as the frontrunner to become the next chair of Ofcom. The
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the newest video produced by the pair, the defence secretary appeared to inform Russian impostors pretending as the Ukrainian PM that the UK is running short of anti-tank weapons to deploy to Ukraine. The hoax,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to a senior economic adviser to the Ukrainian president, buying Russian fossil fuel offers “bloody money” to Moscow, which, in his opinion, ends up “funding war crimes.” According to Oleg Ustenko, oil revenue accounts for at
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – For the second time, the Government’s attempt to restrict “noisy” protests was defeated in the Lords. The Tory-dominated Commons were defeated by the peers by 208 votes to 166, giving them a 42-vote majority. Peers, In the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Today, a group of Conservative MPs is poised to defy the government on a number of proposed refugee and immigration policies. The Nationality and Borders Bill, which the critics have dubbed “barbaric”, returns to the House of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Three hoax calls to the Cabinet ministers of the UK were made by Russia, according to Downing Street. After Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel were targeted in what Downing Street believes was a
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Therese Coffey has pledged to keep the triple lock on pensions in place for the rest of the Parliament. During a Labour backbench business debate on the effect of the cost of living crisis on retirees, the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has argued that the release of Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from Iranian prison took much too long. Mr Hunt stated to the BBC. The return to the UK of the British-Iranian
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to an eminent economist, the chancellor has “wiggle room” to help combat growing living costs. Before the Spring Statement on Wednesday, Sir Charlie Bean told the BBC that Rishi Sunak might have up to £50 billion
LONDON (Parliament Politics magazine ) – The PM has said that he is “desperate” to visit Ukraine and that he has a genuine emotional connection with the people of Ukraine, claims the chair of the Tory party. Johnson was said to want
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to Sajid Javid of Sky News, the UK has awarded 9,500 visas to Ukrainian relatives of British citizens fleeing the Russian invasion. The government said a week ago that 4,000 visas had been granted under the
LONDON (Parliament Politics magazine) – According to London mayor Sadiq Khan, the government has failed to implement a single suggestion from the public investigation into the Grenfell Tower incident. Mr Khan questioned if the government and the housing industry were taking steps