Keir Starmer
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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After the capitulation come the recriminations. A beleaguered Keir Starmer appeared for PMQs in the commons this afternoon for the first time in three weeks — with Angela Rayner having subbed in for the prime minister across recent sessions. He did so against an immediate backdrop of political chaos. It took just days for the government’s… Read more »
Last week, Keir Starmer infamously dismissed the protests of his MPs concerned about the government’s flagship welfare bill as mere “noises off”. Such criticisms, the prime minister’s telling implied, reflected the inevitable but manageable friction generated by far-reaching reform. As had been the case during his tenure in opposition, the revolt reinforced his resolve. Starmer… Read more »
