LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the new government guidelines, those ministers who breach standards regulations in a “minor” fashion will not be expected to quit or risk dismissal. MPs have historically been expected to resign from government if they violate
BRUSSELS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo has warned that EU sanctions should damage Russia more than the citizens of Europe. In an interview with Euronews at the World Economic Forum in Davos, De Croo said
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – New initiatives to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis, according to Rishi Sunak, will have a “minimal impact” on inflation. The chancellor told the BBC that he had found the correct balance between helping people and driving up costs
BRUSSELS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A compromise on a delayed proposal to impose an EU-wide ban on imports of Russian oil might be reached “in a matter of weeks,” according to Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, who is also one
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The much-anticipated report by Sue Gray into the Downing Street parties during the pandemic has been released. She claims “leadership and judgement failures” in No 10 and the Cabinet Office, for which “the top leadership at the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Staff huddled together, sat on each other’s laps, and party rubbish was left out overnight, according to insiders who attended parties at Downing Street during the lockdown. Insiders who were there at some of the incidents have
ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The process for application of NATO membership was started earlier this month by Finland and Sweden despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stated opposition. As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages, Ankara is out of sync with the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – Members of the House of Lords have the incredibly valuable opportunity – and privilege – to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen in Parliament on 26th May. Peers will, I am sure, be highly creative
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Bank of England (BoE) was remarkably slow in seeing an inflationary threat that was obvious to monetarists and businessmen. As recently as last May, the BoE was forecasting inflation rates between 1.9 per cent and 2.3
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Great Smacking Debate . In recent years Scotland and Wales have both banned “smacking” – the use of physical discipline against children – yet England and Northern Ireland have no plans to follow suit. Those supporting
