Prime minister accused of ‘sneaking out’ tax affairs on day of Brexit vote and Johnson grilling
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of picking an opportune moment to publish his long-awaited tax affairs, with yesterday’s news agenda dominated by Boris Johnson’s privileges committee grilling and a vote on his new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. Mr Sunak’s tax affairs, released at around 4 pm yesterday, showed that the prime minister […]
Can the public identify the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party?
Has Rachel Reeves replaced Angela Rayner as Starmer’s de facto number two?
When Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer touched down in snowy Davos this January, ready to schmooze business leaders in the Swiss Alps, he did not disembark alone. Instead, the Labour leader attended this annual jamboree of international capital flanked by his shadow chancellor and trusty treasury sidekick, Rachel Reeves. Reeves and Starmer’s Davos double-act was […]
The Westminster Round Up: NHS Recovery | Boris’s Legal Fees | Israeli Government | Independence Pursuit
What has happened in parliament this week? This is a short, summary video, compiling the best of our Commons Today clips and bringing you the highlights from the week in Parliament. This week, the video features Steve Barclay’s NHS recovery statement on emergency services, the Minimum Service Bill, Boris Johnson’s taxpayer-funded legal fees, Scotland’s multi-faceted […]
Grant Shapps insists anti-strike laws are ‘very reasonable’
Ministers have announced new anti-strike legislation which will enforce “minimum service” requirements in six key public services including the NHS and schools. The law, which will be introduced in the coming weeks, will allow bosses in health, education, fire, ambulance, rail and nuclear commissioning, to sue unions and sack employees if the minimum “levels” are […]
Rail union ‘holding the country to ransom’, says minister
Schools minister Nick Gibb has accused the RMT of “holding the country to ransom” after the union announced further railway strike action over the Christmas period. This comes as a deal to avert severe Christmas rail disruption was rejected on Monday night with the RMT union rebuffing a new pay offer from Network Rail. The […]
Raab faces a grilling from Rayner over bullying claims
Starmer and Rayner cleared of ‘beergate’ rule-breaking claims
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner have been cleared of breaching Covid rules at a 2021 event in Durham. The announcement comes after Rayner said today that the party would table a vote of no confidence in the government in a bid to oust Boris Johnson from No 10z A Labour […]
Ellis maintains there is a functioning government
Paymaster general Michael Ellis reassured MPs that there is a functioning government.
Ellis defends ‘disturbing allegations’ of No. 10
In an urgent question, cabinet minister Michael Ellis defended what deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner described as “disturbing allegations”. It is alleged that prime minister Boris Johnson knew about former minister Pincher’s misconduct on appointing him to the ministerial role he held until last week. Spencer encouraged MPs to “act fairly” given that “there is […]
