Boris Johnson has been criticised for trying to make “political mileage” from the attack in London that saw a known and convicted tag-wearing terrorist kill two people in the capital. Usman Khan, 28, stabbed a man and a woman to death and injured three others in the knife attack in London Bridge, before he was […]
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Boris Johnson’s proposed election on the 12 December failed yesterday to gain sufficient support from MPs. The motion attracted 299 votes in favour with 70 against, and thus did not secure the two-thirds majority of the house (434 votes) required under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. While all Conservative MPs voted for the motion, it only […]
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Yesterday (14/10/19) saw the opening of a new session of parliament with a Queen’s Speech outlining the government’s agenda. Number 10 has emphasised the need for a Queen’s Speech by pointing to the extraordinary duration of the previous parliamentary session which, at 28 months, was the longest for nearly 400 years. Opposition parties, however, have […]
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Yesterday (07/10/19) saw the collapse of talks among opposition parties to agree a way forward in their bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), Jo Swinson (Lib Dems), Ian Blackford (SNP), Caroline Lucas (Green), Anna Soubry (Independent Group for Change) and Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru) met in Westminster but failed to arrive at […]
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Speaking yesterday at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Sajid Javid announced a plan to rise the National Living Wage to £10.50 in 2024. The new target would bring the National Living Wage up to two thirds of median earnings. Putting it forward as an “ambitious plan”, Javid announced an aspiration to make the UK […]
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After a chaotic afternoon at the Labour Party conference yesterday, Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit stance secured the backing of his party. Members voted against a motion which would have seen Labour unequivocally back Remain in a second Brexit referendum. Corbyn’s policy is to negotiate a new, improved Brexit deal with Brussels before offering it to the […]
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Xavier Bettel, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, yesterday gave a press conference beside an empty podium intended for Johnson. In one of the more dramatic spectacles of the ongoing political drama, Bettel took the opportunity to express his frustrations at Brexit while gesturing to the empty podium. The joint press conference between Bettel and Johnson […]
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The Cabinet Office has been warned to take an urgent risk assessment of its ability to conduct a snap election. The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) said: “Electoral reform is needed urgently as the current system is no longer fit for purpose. The electoral community cannot continue performing miracles.” The AEA issued a report calling […]
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Businesses will cease to exist if they fail to take climate change seriously, the heads of two central banks have warned. The Bank of England governor Mark Carney and François Villeroy de Galhau of France issued the stark warning in an unprecedented open letter. In it, they said climate change was a threat to the […]
Continue ReadingLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party would axe formal tests for English primary schools, known as Sats. He claimed they left many children in tears or made them vomit with stress and said scrapping the tests would be one of the first acts of any Labour government. The pledge was met with cheers from […]
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