Sturgeon quits while Starmer bars Corbyn from standing for Labour
The shock decision by Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as Scotland’s first minister has overshadowed Sir Keir Starmer’s move to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from being a Labour MP.
Sturgeon, Scotland’s longest serving first minister told a press conference in Edinburgh...
Westminster
Nadine Dorries breaches ministerial code as Zahawi sacked over tax affairs
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been accused of breaking the ministerial code by parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog over hosting a TV show. Dorries failed to consult with the Advisory Committee...
Westminster
Investigate Boris Johnson, the BBC chairman and an £800,000 loan, says Labour
Labour is demanding an investigation into Boris Johnson’s appointment of the BBC chairman who is reported to have helped the disgraced former prime minister secure an £800,000 loan. Richard Sharp...
Westminster
Anti-strike law is ‘almost certainly illegal’; Starmer embraces ‘take back control’
Trade unions have vowed to “fiercely resist” Rishi Sunak’s new anti-strike law that will give employers the right to sue unions and sack workers who take industrial action. The government...APPGs – No 10 ‘concerned’ about sex tourist,heavy drinking MPs and peers
Capping off an historic year of crises, sleaze and scandal is news that Downing Street is very “concerned” about MPs on APPGs trips abroad engaging in sex with prostitutes and heavy drinking.
One minister reportedly...
Britain’s an ‘international laughing stock’ after Tory scandal and turmoil, says Hoyle
A year of Tory turmoil, chaos and scandal turned Britain into an international laughing stock, Sir Lindsay Hoyle has opined.
Speaker of the House of Commons Hoyle said the country is still “struggling to recover”...
Could King Charles strip Lady Mone of her title?
A bill giving King Charles the power to personally strip titles from anyone, without parliamentary interference gets its second reading in the Commons on Friday (Dec 9).
Should the bill progress all the way to...
Blackford quits as SNP leader at Westminster; Johnson to stand again
Ian Blackford has announced he will step down as leader of the Scottish National party at Westminster and will be replaced at next week’s parliamentary party AGM.
Blackford’s surprising statement comes just a week after...
Top Tories rebelling against Sunak ‘spells real danger’ for the government
Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure with growing numbers of disgruntled Conservative MPs rebelling over onshore wind farms, planning reforms and a proposed crackdown on overseas students.
Former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss...