MPs have invited billionaire Elon Musk to give evidence to a parliament committee about his plans for Twitter. Concerns have been raised over Musk’s intent to champion “free speech” on the platform as well as introducing fees for governments and organisations to use it. Chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) Julian […]
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Sinn Féin are on course for a historic triumph in Thursday’s election for the Northern Ireland assembly at Stormont. Victory for Sinn Féin would make the party’s vice-president Michelle O’Neill first minister. It would be a massively “symbolic and psychological breakthrough for Irish nationalism given Northern Ireland was designed to have a permanent unionist majority”, […]
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Commons speaker Sir Lyndsay Hoyle has called for “radical” reform of parliament’s working practices following a series of scandals capped by the resignation of porn-watching Conservative MP Neil Parish. The speaker’s comments – in an article for today’s (May 1) Observer – come after a wave of sleaze, bullying and sex-scandals at Westminster that culminated […]
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Police have raided the home of a Tory peer as part of an investigation into government contracts worth £203 million awarded to PPE Medpro. Baroness Michelle Mone is believed to have been at the London home when officers from the National Crime Agency arrived to search for documents and evidence relating to PPE Medpro, a […]
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UK imports of goods from the EU fell 25% in the first year of the post-Brexit trade agreement as compared to the rest of the world, a major study has found. The report by the LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) – which claims to be the most comprehensive study into the effects […]
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The UK’s shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is leaving women suicidal, the chair of the parliamentary group that specialises in menopause has warned. Labour MP Carolyn Harris said the HRT shortage has been caused by the government’s failure to predict and respond to surging demand triggered by increased awareness about the menopause. Women have […]
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Three cabinet ministers are among 56 serving MPs who have been reported to a parliamentary watchdog over allegations of sexual misconduct. Around 70 separate complaints – including at least one believed to involve criminality – have been referred to parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS), the Sunday Times reports. Two shadow cabinet ministers are […]
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UK supermarkets are rationing cooking oil due to supply-chain problems caused by the war in Ukraine, the world’s biggest supplier of sunflower oil. The British Retail Consortium said restricting supplies is a temporary measure with the rationing introduced to ensure there is availability for everyone. Demand on limited supplies is pushing prices higher with an […]
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MPs have agreed to investigate Boris Johnson over whether he deliberately misled parliament over the ‘partygate’ scandal following another dramatic day in the Commons. Senior Tories called on the prime minister to resign during a five hour debate that began with Downing Street withdrawing an attempt to force Conservative MPs to delay a parliamentary investigation. […]
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A former Conservative party chief whip has called on Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister “unreservedly” apologised to the Commons for being fined by police for breaking lockdown laws. Senior Tory Mark Harper accused Johnson of fostering a “toxic culture” in Downing Street and said the PM is no longer “worthy of the […]
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