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
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) -During the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Labour MP received a death threat referring to her as “Putin’s wh*re.” Zarah Sultana claimed the remark was in an email she received that was “full of racist hate.” In
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The home secretary criticised Labour’s claim that restrictions have not been relaxed as “appalling misinformation.” The Labour and government have engaged in a bitter verbal battle over Britain’s treatment of migrants fleeing Ukraine’s conflict. At a time
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After the youth wing accused the leader of “backing Nato aggression” over the crisis in Ukraine, Keir Starmer suspended funding for Young Labour and cancelled its annual conference. The sudden crackdown is the latest spat between the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As he prepares to face PMQs, Boris Johnson is being asked to go further with sanctions. After the government came under fire for its package of sanctions against Russia, today’s Prime Minister’s Questions will be one to
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): The government claims that its 12 “levelling up missions” will result in “a comprehensive system transformation of how the government works” across the country. Later today, Michael Gove will release the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, which will
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – “Insidious” images of both child abuse and sexual violence would not be adequately blocked by the Online Safety Bill with more robust measures needing to be put into place, say Committee. MPs who are part of the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): CRIME BILL- The government’s intentions to crack down on disrupting and boisterous protestors have been met with a succession of losses in the House of Lords. Some of the provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to scrap Plan B Covid-19 restrictions in England and battle to save his job after a slew of scandals over the Downing Street parties. According to number of sources, the PM
The PM faces a growing political storm after admitting to attending a drinks party that took place in the garden of 10 Downing Street during the UK lockdown last May. The apology comes after an email was sent to 100 people who
MPs have always been encouraged to wear masks by health authorities, but despite this recommendation, over 120 cases of Covid were reported in the Houses of Parliament. The prime minister himself Boris Johnson has come under Fire for not wearing a mask
Cryptocurrency is as popular as ever, and it’s here to stay. Its popularity has grown so immensely that a new group has been formed in the UK Parliament dedicated to all things crypto. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK Crypto
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) -The latest unemployment rate forecasts for the UK show the unemployment rate will remain at around 4.2 percent until 2025. The number of unemployed people will decrease from the current level of about 4.5 million in January 2017
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Did you know that there’s a ritual at the Houses of Parliament? It’s been around since 1605! The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to kill King James I by English Catholics. It involved detonating gunpowder in the
What the UK House of Lords Does London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The House of Lords is an independent body that has the power to amend the Constitution. It holds one annual session and opens in November. Only the Queen can call
A Joint Committee comprised of MPs and Lords have reviewed the Online Safety Bill and have now published their recommendations, including criticisms regarding the social media algorithms and their harmful effects. After the Queen declared that the UK would ‘lead the way’
IPP sentences were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act in 2003 and they began to be implemented in 2005. These sentences meant offenders received a minimum term in prison before they could apply for parole release. The IPP sentences were introduced by
Immigration is a sensitive topic in the United Kingdom. Politicians and the media often lump together refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. Attitudes vary depending on where you sit in the political spectrum, but the overall attitude to immigration is clear. Britain may
A review of the rules around babies being allowed in to the Parliament chamber has been announced by the Speaker of the House of Commons. It comes after a Parliament member complained that she was not allowed to take her three-month old
Just as Boris Johnson dressed up as a police office to announce a crackdown on drug crime, “rife” cocaine use has been reported within U.K Parliament. The Sunday Times newspaper has published a report outlining that several locations inside the Palace of
In a special election called as a result of the death of a member of Parliament, the Conservative Party was able to retain one of its seats in the House of Commons. After weeks of stories about politicians’ ethical violations and an
Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, the UKs housing market has continued to exceed expectations. Nationwide has reported that housing prices are now 13% higher than they were prior to the pandemic and have experienced a monthly increase in price that
House prices have reached a record average cost for a fourth running in October, climbing to a high of £335,325 for the first time since last year. Combined with a temporary cut in stamp duty and a strong labour market with several
MPs are coming together to form the Online Safety Bill. This bill will examine the often harmful content involved within online journalism and what constitutes as online journalistic content. The bill was also impose a duty of care on large tech companies
The Northern Ireland Protocol came into effect at the start of 2021 in an attempt to prevent hard border checks in Northern Ireland. However, the protocol has prompted disagreements between the UK and the EU because of continuous trade disruption between
“Significant concerns” have arisen from the Home Secretary, Priti Patel’s immigration bill amendments according to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, as well as there being potential for ‘racial discrimination.’ In September, the Home Office made the admission that the bill may
Parliamentary rules clearly state that MPs cannot use public resources, which includes parliamentary offices, for “personal or financial benefit”. Last year Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Cox made almost £900,000 was involved in a virtual meeting in a Parliament office of which there
Boris Johnson’s efforts to change the House of Commons standards regime, thus saving the career of former Tory minister Owen Paterson, were ruined on Thursday when he was forced into a huge U-turn. Facing intensive criticism from the opposition parties as
The Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith addressed the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) this week at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow to share his thoughts on how the government can aim to reach the goals set out at
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
Tens of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Belgium will be flown to Britain by military aircraft to avoid delays at ports caused by Brexit, under contingency plans being developed by the government. Both the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
THE UK and EU have been warned to make progress on EU financial market access due the impacts the co..
