LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour’s shadow justice minister, Ellie Reeves claims the bill of rights to be a con. It was not required. Why was the government proceeding with this then? Because this was a government that enjoyed putting the blame
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary dismissed appeals for the government to intervene in rail strike discussions as a publicity stunt. During the strikes, only 20% of trains are expected to run, according to Boris Johnson, who urged
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After a series of last-minute legal arguments, the first deportation flight scheduled to bring asylum seekers to Rwanda has been cancelled, according to the Home Office. The plane, which had been waiting to take off on a
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following the criticism from top bishops in the Church of England, the foreign secretary stated the Rwanda flights policy is absolutely moral. The first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off on Tuesday afternoon, with
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After having survived a vote of confidence, Boris Johnson is now facing pressure from his MPs to slash taxes. Supporters of the prime minister believe the decision will help the Conservative Party re-establish unity and help the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The ballot begins with Tory MPs casting a no-confidence vote against Boris Johnson. Over a dozen MPs stand in a queue. Sir Peter Bottomley is the first togo in. (The MPs are only allowed one at a
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 Net Zero Scrutiny Group, which I chair, has prompted much speculation in Parliament about who we are, what we believe in and what we want to achieve. I’m very happy to set the record straight. We
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The government has turned down a proposal for the House of Lords to temporarily relocate to a building across the street from Parliament, instead directing peers to relocate outside of London. While major restoration work is underway,
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) – After a top minister downplayed systemic difficulties, saying the problem was just “some bad apples,” the government is under great pressure from opposition parties and its own Toris to take action against misogyny and harassment in Westminster.
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Closing the bars of the parliament in an attempt to combat an atmosphere of sexual misconduct on the estate would be “excessively puritanical,” according to Kwasi Kwarteng. The business secretary spoke on Sky News’ Ridge on Sunday
LONDON (ParliamentPolitics Magazine) – After confessing to watching pornography twice in Parliament, Neil Parish has announced his resignation as an MP to the BBC. Mr Parish, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Honiton in Devon since 2010, described
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – Boris Johnson under mounting pressure to take action against a Conservative MP accused of watching porn in the House of Commons. On Wednesday, the top whip suggested that the subject be referred to the Independent Complaints
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the midst of increasing scrutiny concerning harassment in Parliament, a female cabinet minister has said she was once “pinned up against a wall” by a male MP. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the International Trade Secretary, said she had
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After it was passed just in time to meet the deadline by the MPs and peers, the government’s plan of allowing asylum cases to be processed abroad will become law. Later on Thursday, the Parliament will be
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – During the PMQs, Boris Johnson said, “500,000 more people in paid employment now than when the pandemic began.” Not only is this inaccurate, but Johnson has repeated it ten times in parliament, according to Full Fact, a
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Last week, a shadow cabinet colleague allegedly criticised Keir Starmer for focusing too much on Partygate rather than the cost of living. Although the claim was most likely unfounded, the fact that it was made may have
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson’s authority, according to Labour, is ‘draining away.’ Labour’s Peter Kyle has rebutted Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns’ allegation that the government has always wanted the Privileges Committee to look into whether Boris Johnson lied to
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Tory MPs will have a free vote in the discussion on the Prime Minister’s deception of Parliament, making the Labour motion more likely to pass. Mark Spencer, the Commons leader, has now stated that Tory MPs would
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A day after apologising for being fined for partygate, Boris Johnson faced questioning from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, the SNP’s Ian Blackford, and a number of backbenchers. Following is a quick rundown of PMQs The Prime
London (Parliament Politics Magazine – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recently announced that they plan to bring a new range of measures for unauthorized migration and plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The rise of the illegal asylum seeking issue
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following the sentencing of Sir David Amess’s murderer, the Speaker of the House of Commons has called for “nicer and kinder politics within the chamber.” “I want a nicer politics,” Lindsay Hoyle told BBC Radio 4. What
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following a backlash from within his own party, top Conservatives fear PM Johnson will find it difficult to get his plans of privatising Channel 4 through parliament. Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson, as well as former
London, (Parliament Politic Magazine) – According to the ministry, the Uk sanctions on Russia. After Vladimir Putin assaulted Ukraine, it has banned almost 1,000 of Russia and Belarus’ highest prominent and elevated persons, businesses, and companies. The UK government has imposed 14
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After a proposed amendment in the law cleared a vital stage in the House of Lords, British people who have lived abroad for more than 15 years will be able to vote in UK general elections. The
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The government’s nominee for the next chair of the Charity Commission has been rejected by the committee of MPs, accusing ministers of making a sloppy and unimaginative choice in choosing Orlando Fraser, a former Conservative parliamentary candidate.
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was grilled at the PMQs by the MPs on the rising cost of living, partygate and Ukraine. Following the summary of the events of the afternoon. Boris Johnson has pushed for offshore
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After police probing the partygate incident began issuing fines for lockdown breaches, Dominic Raab defended Downing Street workers who were under great strain. There were certainly things that were incorrect, the deputy prime minister confessed, but added
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After being introduced during the pandemic, MPs voted to let women in England to continue to get abortion services at home. The House of Commons approved the amendment proposed by the House of Lords earlier this month
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Members of parliament in Wales have applauded a Welsh MP: Jamie Wallis, for his courage after his Twitter announcement that he suffers from gender dysphoria and was raped at a young age, and is the target of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Because officials are cancelling the “pills by post” trial, women in England will only be able to obtain abortion medication illegally online, MPs have been informed ahead of a vital Commons vote on the plan. Medical groups,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After it was revealed that the first of 20 lockdown fines would be given, Boris Johnson is poised to face more scrutiny from senior MPs over the “partygate” controversy. When Mr Johnson appears before the Commons liaison
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The European Court of Human Rights is being used by a host of different political parties’ coalition of MPs and peers to challenge the UK government’s apparent reluctance to probe Russian election meddling. The legal action was
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In his Spring Statement last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak defended his decision of not increasing the benefits payments to help with rising living costs. Mr Sunak, according to MPs, could have done more to help individuals on
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Dawn Butler, a Labour MP, revealed to the BBC that she underwent a surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer during a regular check-up. The 52-year-old MP for Brent Central was diagnosed with breast cancer in December
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Attorney General has called for a shift in the attitude surrounding maternity rights, claiming that too many companies are breaking the law. Suella Braverman, the first cabinet minister ever to take maternity leave last year, said
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Nadhim Zahawi, education secretary of the UK has claimed that Rishi Sunak is planning more cost-of-living assistance, adding that it would be “irresponsible for me to say ‘job done'” days after the announcement of the spring statement.
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Before PM Johnson allegedly intervened to overcome intelligence services’ security concerns, Labour demanded the release of the Cabinet Office’s full recommendations on a peerage for Evgeny Lebedev, the newspaper owner and son of a KGB spy. The
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – PM Johnson is expected to propose a new military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, as he meets with G7 AND NATO leaders to encourage them to “stand up” in the face of Russian aggression. The PM
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In an effort to alleviate the strain of the cost of living problem, Rishi Sunak has lifted the national insurance threshold by £3,000 and announced a 5p per litre reduction in fuel duty tax. However, it occurs
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Despite several cabinet ministers campaigning against loosening planning regulations to allow additional turbines, Boris Johnson is set to open the door to more onshore wind at next week’s energy strategy. After authorities drew out plans for a
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chancellor Rishi Sunak will give the mini budget while hinting to help the Britons cope with the rising living costs in the UK Spring budget for 2022. Inflation and pricing increases have angered business owners across the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – With the culture secretary expected to take the final call on who will manage the media regulator of the UK this week, Michael Grade has appeared as the frontrunner to become the next chair of Ofcom. The
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the newest video produced by the pair, the defence secretary appeared to inform Russian impostors pretending as the Ukrainian PM that the UK is running short of anti-tank weapons to deploy to Ukraine. The hoax,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – For the second time, the Government’s attempt to restrict “noisy” protests was defeated in the Lords. The Tory-dominated Commons were defeated by the peers by 208 votes to 166, giving them a 42-vote majority. Peers, In the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Today, a group of Conservative MPs is poised to defy the government on a number of proposed refugee and immigration policies. The Nationality and Borders Bill, which the critics have dubbed “barbaric”, returns to the House of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Three hoax calls to the Cabinet ministers of the UK were made by Russia, according to Downing Street. After Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel were targeted in what Downing Street believes was a
