LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson is set to visit Saudi Arabia the next week for oil talks as part of his effort to wean the UK off its reliance on Russian energy supply. Despite Downing Street’s insistence that the trip
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the government, there will be no limit to the number of Ukrainian refugees who can reside with UK host families under a new visa scheme. The Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme is expected to benefit
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Penny Mordaunt, a senior Tory minister, has advised that her colleagues cease accepting donations from Alexander Temerko, a prominent party donor who has labelled her as an “absolutely uncontrollable woman” and a “threat to national security.” A
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson has expressed his concern that Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine, saying that such a move would be “straight out of Russia’s playbook.” There is only one way the war in Ukraine can
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As part of its response to the crisis in Ukraine, the UK government has slapped sanctions on hundreds of Russian legislators. Asset freezes and UK travel bans have been imposed on 386 MPs who voted to recognise
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to government insiders, Rishi Sunak is believed to take some limited action to address the cost of living crisis in the spring statement of this month, but will resist calls to expand his energy bill reduction
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Ukraine invasion has entered its third week. Liz Truss will warn that the West must “never again” allow violence like Vladimir Putin’s “to grow unchecked.” On Thursday, the 15th day of the Ukraine invasion, the foreign
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After choosing a former Tory party candidate with ties to a rightwing thinktank as its preferred choice for the chair of the charities’ watchdog, the government has been accused of “looking after their own.” Ministers have bypassed
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The chancellor’s Spring Statement, which is due on March 23, was not supposed to be a big deal. But, according to the IFS, fast rising inflation and the start of the start of Ukrainian conflict may push
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Independent Expert Panel, which was established to review any complaints brought against a current or former Member of Parliament, has said that Mr Bercow’s “behaviour fell very far below that which the public has the right