LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – If energy corporations do not invest sufficiently in new projects, the chancellor has threatened to levy a one-time “windfall” tax. Rishi Sunak went on to say that he hopes to see investment “soon” to improve energy security,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Natalie McGarry, a former Scottish National Party MP, was found guilty of embezzlement of about £25,000 from a pro-independence group she helped start as well as her local Scottish National Party unit. She was found guilty by
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The United Kingdom has come to mutual agreement with Finland and Sweden, agreeing to assist them if they are attacked. Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, paid a visit to both countries to sign the agreements, which
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As he gave the Queen’s Speech, Prince Charles outlined the priorities of the government for the next year. After the Queen dropped out owing to difficulties with her health, he stood in for her at the ceremony
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the Queen’s Speech, the government promised to improve the economy in order to combat substantial increases in the cost of living. Boris Johnson, on the other hand, warned that the government would not be able to
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour leader Keir Starmer says he would do the right thing and quit if the police fines him. The full text of Starmer’s statement in which he offered to quit if he was penalised for breaking the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Starting Monday, millions of people will be shifted off legacy benefits and onto universal credit, a strategy that charities have judged too risky to continue. More than 20 charities have written to Therese Coffey, the work and
BELFAST (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sinn Féin has called for a debate on a united Ireland, hailing its first victory in a Northern Ireland assembly election as a watershed moment for the British-controlled province. On Saturday, the party’s president, Mary Lou McDonald,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the Northern Ireland Assembly, Sinn Féin has been certified as the largest party. Sinn Féin has now secured 27 seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly, making it the largest party for the first time. Cara Hunter
KYIV (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said in a speech at Chatham House that the wrecked southern port city of Mariupol is “an example of torture and starvation used as a weapon of war,” and that no international organisations
