LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the latest figures given by the Office for National Statistics, covid infections are on the rise in the UK, with one in every 25 persons affected (ONS). Coronavirus has infected 300,000 people in Scotland, or
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to new research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC), energy bills are expected to grow at least 14 times faster than salaries this year. According to the TUC, average weekly earnings will increase by 3.75 percent
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Penny Mordaunt, a senior Tory minister, has advised that her colleagues cease accepting donations from Alexander Temerko, a prominent party donor who has labelled her as an “absolutely uncontrollable woman” and a “threat to national security.” A
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After No 10 seemed to open the door to fracking, Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, advised Mr Johnson against bowing in to climate sceptics on the Conservative backbenchers. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the government is
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to Sky News, Downing Street has slammed the brakes on Home Office plans to let a larger number of Ukrainians fleeing their country to live in the UK. Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, came under fire
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A minister has warned that if Vladimir Putin decides to deploy chemical weapons in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Nato may be forced to interfere. Russia should think twice about taking such a stance, according to James Heappey, Armed
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Due to the war going on in Ukraine, Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservatives leader has withdrawn his letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, which he had submitted over the “partygate” dispute. The middle of an international crisis
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson has expressed his concern that Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine, saying that such a move would be “straight out of Russia’s playbook.” There is only one way the war in Ukraine can
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As part of its response to the crisis in Ukraine, the UK government has slapped sanctions on hundreds of Russian legislators. Asset freezes and UK travel bans have been imposed on 386 MPs who voted to recognise
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – More from the United Nations Security Council, where Russia’s ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, claims that Moscow’s forces have discovered evidence of Ukraine’s attempts to conceal biological weapons research. Nebenzya said that Ukraine had attempted to disseminate biological weapons
