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
