Which Conservative MPs are first out the gate for the 2024 ‘chicken run’?
The flight of MPs scrambling to claim new constituencies ahead of a difficult election or boundary changes is an old issue in British politics In Westminster parlance, it’s called a “chicken run” — a phrase coined in the years leading up to New Labour’s 1997 landslide when several Conservative MPs fearing a tricky contest on […]
New legislation will tackle ‘staggering’ number of small boats crossings, minister says
A senior minister has said tougher rules are needed to prevent rising “small boats” crossings to the UK. Michelle Donelan, the science innovation and technology secretary, said the UK needs “robust processes” in place as many people arriving illegally have travelled via safe countries. It comes as the government is expected to publish its new […]
The Channel 4 U-Turn – what happened there?
Anderson searches for answers on ‘£250,000’ ministerial severance payments
In an urgent question, Labour’s Fleur Anderson asked for a statement from the government on ministerial severance payments following the high number of resignations taking place in the previous week. Cabinet office under-secretary Heather Wheeler confirmed that three months pay as a severance payment has been in place since legislation was passed “by parliament in […]
Universities vow to tackle pandemic grade inflation
Universities in England have committed to reversing pandemic grade inflation in first and 2.1 degrees. In a first of its kind statement Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE members have committed to return to pre-pandemic levels of ‘upper’ degree classification by 2023. Measures to ensure students were not unfairly disadvantaged during the unique circumstances of the […]
