Prime minister's questions
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 »
Rishi Sunak opened his first prime minister’s questions as leader of the opposition with a joke about his inability to win. The general election earlier this month saw the Conservatives suffer a landslide loss, with Rishi Sunak’s party reduced to 121 MPs, down 251. The Conservative vote also dropped from 13.9 million at the last… Read more »
Minutes before prime minister’s questions on Wednesday afternoon, former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor to join the opposition benches. Labour leader Keir Starmer celebrated Elphicke’s defection, telling the House: “I … warmly welcome the new Labour MP for Dover to these benches”. Referencing the defection of Dr Dan Poulter last week, Starmer went… Read more »
