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Rishi Sunak told to ditch plans to overhaul human rights laws

MPs and peers say bill will damage people’s ability to enforce rights and harm UK’s international reputation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

PMQs LIVE: Rishi Sunak told ‘failure to sack Nadhim Zahawi shows how weak he is’ after tax controversy

Nadhim Zahawi is facing calls to resign over £5m tax dispute while chancellor

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

‘My door is open’: Anthony Albanese challenges political foes to contribute to voice legislation

PM’s call comes as Greens face party split on issue and Liberals signal they will oppose the proposal

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023

How the ‘circus’ became the metaphor of choice in political rhetoric

In his 2023 New Year’s Speech, Labour leader Keir Starmer reiterated his criticism of the “Tory circus” as he lamented the apparently unbreakable but entirely avoidable cycle of crises at Westminster. “Nothing has changed,” Starmer said, “but the circus moves on. Rinse and repeat.”

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2023

North East MP expenses and how much they claimed in the past year

Members of Parliament are allowed to claim back money for expenses they incur whilst in work, with the highest in the region being more than £85,000

Chronicle Live · Jan 25, 2023

Liverpool Council looking for seven top directors with salaries totalling nearly £900,000 per year

Council announces major restructure of its senior leadership team

Liverpool Echo · Jan 25, 2023

SNP in bid to overturn Alister Jack's Section 35 order using Commons tactics

The motion has been lodged in the name of SNP Westminster group leader Stephen Flynn

The National (Scotland) · Jan 25, 2023

Troubleshooter Chris Hipkins faces a tough road as New Zealand PM

Chris Hipkins, who became New Zealand's new prime minister on Wednesday, built a reputation for competence in tackling COVID-19, though he acknowledges some mistakes in handling the pandemic and faces a tough battle to retain power in an October general election.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2023

Rishi Sunak to come under fresh pressure over Nadhim Zahawi at PMQs

A senior Tory is among those who have called for the resignation of the Tory party chairman over his tax affairs.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

'North East has most disabled people but is ignored into extinction by Tories'

South Shields lost out in its bid for the second round of the Tory government's Levelling Up funding, but the North East was also revealed to have the highest proportion of disabled people in the country

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023