Following a scandal of sleaze allegations, British legislator Owen Paterson is quitting Parliament, which has created a huge uproar. It was discovered that Paterson has broken paid lobbying rules, despite his claims of being “totally innocent” of any of these charges against
Bankrolled by trade unions, a campaign in support of a bill to end this practice will come to a head before the bill’s second reading on Friday the 29th of October 2021. Although Boris Johnson and other ministers have condemned the tactic,
Angela Rayner has publicly apologized for her behavior in the party’s conference last month where she “unreservedly” called Conservatives “scum”. Ashron-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner took to social media to share a long statement, where she stated that upon reflection after the incident,
Sky News conducted a poll which revealed the majority of voters support Rishi Sunak’s budget and are in support of how he is handling the economy. After the budget plans were announced by Sunak, 1,529 people were surveyed a few days after
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has released a report that accuses Leicestershire Police officers of shutting down investigations into Lord Janner “without pursuing all inquiries”. Lord Janner was a British politician who became a Leicester Labour MP in the
House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he would begin a review of safety measures for MPs following the murder of Southend West’s MP Sir David Amess. Sir Lindsay said it was essential to “protect our democracy” against “people who
UK Government ministers are closing in on a deal to purchase a stake in the Sidwell C nuclear power project in Suffolk. Competition for this £20 billion project has been hotly contested, with China currently playing a major role. A sizeable backing
The British government has been criticised by the UN for a lack of resolution over colonial-era crimes committed in Kenya. Six UN special rapporteurs have written to the government expressing concern over its failure to provide “effective remedies and reparations” to the Kipsigis
The Hong Kong activist Nathan Law has applied for asylum in the UK, six months after fleeing his home on the eve of the national security law coming into force. Law revealed in an opinion article for the Guardian on Monday that he had submitted a
The UK should do more to constrain Iran by proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist group and formally describe the Iranian practice of detaining British dual nationals as state hostage taking, the all-party foreign affairs select committee has said. The report
