LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK is planning to open a new humanitarian route to the country for Ukrainian refugees, has been denied by a Foreign Minister, confirming that so far, just 50 people have been given visas. The minister for
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sir Keir Starmer has called for an investigation into reports that Boris Johnson pushed for a Russian-born businessman to be given a peerage despite concerns regarding security. After the PM’s intervention, the security services dropped an assessment
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Starting on Monday, when the Commons is anticipated to vote on all phases of the Economic Crime Bill in a single sitting, events in Ukraine are likely to dominate the parliamentary week. As events unfold, there will
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The by-election which was held because of the death of frontbencher Jack Dromey was won by Labour in Birmingham Erdington. Paulette Hamilton, a former nurse and mother of five, won with a majority of 3,266 votes, but
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ministers, according to Labour MP Diane Abbott, are waiting for the Windrush generation to die off before revamping the compensation scheme. Other MPs demanded that the scheme be handed up to an independent body rather than the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – PM Johnson accused Russian President Putin of committing “a war crime” during a Prime Minister’s Question Time session that was preceded by a standing ovation for Ukraine’s ambassador. The PM criticised Mr Putin’s “abhorrent” attack on his
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the Birmingham Erdington by-election, voting has begun. In a by-election, voters in the constituency of Birmingham’s Erdington in England are voting for a new MP. The election comes after the death of Labour’s Jack Dromey, who
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The United Kingdom has issued its first round of sanctions against key military figures in Belarus for their participation in and facilitation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Maj Gen Victor Gulevich, the Belarusian chief of general staff,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ministers have been accused of “turning a blind eye” to the “hatred” fuelling violence against women, as MPs voted against making misogyny a hate crime. Only one Conservative MP, Lucy Allan, voted against removing a House of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson’s nationality and borders bill has been defeated in the House of Lords four times, including the elimination of a key plank of the government’s immigration strategy that would have criminalised refugees who enter the UK