MP who accepted a caution for domestic assault may stand against old party Plaid Cymru at next election Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards spoke about what his future might hold Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023
Paschal Donohoe to make statement in the Dáil tomorrow after election expenses debacle The Public Expenditure Minister has been in hot water in recent days Irish Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Clamour for inquiry into officers who let David Carrick remain in Met Former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman says officers who allowed offender’s career to flourish must be investigated The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Personalised 'Jenga' lectern used by Liz Truss during 49 days as PM cost taxpayers £4,000 Downing Street has revealed that £4,175 of public money was spent on the higgledy-piggledy lectern that was specially made for Liz Truss, before she was forced to quit Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Tory MP tables Bill to move House of Lords close to Strictly ballroom in Blackpool Tory former minister Paul Maynard introduced his Relocation of the House of Lords (Report to Parliament) Bill on Monday Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023
Royal Mail boss has a shocker as meeting with MPs doesn’t go well Simon Thompson seemed to arrive to talk about strikes determined not to answer questions asked The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Shortfall of 330,000 workers in UK due to Brexit, say thinktanks Immigration from non-EU countries failed to take up slack after freedom of movement ended The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Poorest see the system as ‘rigged’ Penny Mordaunt warns The prime minister’s battle to restore trust would be won only ‘when people feel understood, when they feel the benefits in their wallets’, says Commons leader The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: South Lanarkshire College sacks principal over 'gross misconduct' It’s one in a series of damning allegations that have emerged against the college in the last 12 months Daily Record · Jan 17, 2023
Redistributing power is only route out of national malaise – Nandy Labour has promised to replace the Government’s levelling up missions with more ‘tangible’ targets. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Blocking Scotland’s gender bill is no anti-woke crusade. But it’s not a democratic outrage either Some may suspect Rishi Sunak of trying to start a culture war, but there is a real legislative problem here, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
BBC's Kaye Adams forced into on-air correction after false SNP ministers claim THE BBC’s Kaye Adams has been forced to make an on-air correction after she interrupted a caller to wrongly make a claim about SNP ministers ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023
Mhairi Black claims Douglas Ross 'should be ashamed of himself' for opposing gender reforms The SNP depute leader at Westminster attacked the Tory MP after he accused Nationalists of turning the row over gender reform into a "political battle". Daily Record · Jan 17, 2023
No Met officers facing disciplinary inquiry over David Carrick IOPC not planning any investigations into failings that could lead to disciplinary action being taken The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Daily Record · Jan 17, 2023 Falkirk Council staff will get extra holiday for King's coronation despite £260,000 cost Labour and Conservative councillors voted for staff to get the public holiday - but the SNP warned that the cost could be paid in people's jobs
Irish Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 Paschal Donohoe prepared to go before the Dáil to make statement on election expenses It comes following a call from the Labour Party for Mr Donohoe to make a statement when the Dáil resumes
The Times of India · Jan 17, 2023 JD(U) comes out with slogan of 'Shikshit Kumar - Shikshit Bihar' to counter RJD's phrase of 'Tejashwi Bihar' PATNA: The ongoing rift between JD(U) and RJD, the two leading allies of the seven -party Mahagathbandhan, came into open on Tuesday after JD(U) spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar came out with a new slogan ‘Shikshit Kumar – Shikshit Bihar’ in response to the Bihar education minister and RJD leader…
Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023 Labour's Lisa Nandy promises to abolish Tories' 'fundamentally dishonest' levelling up missions Wigan MP says 2030 targets are too vague and with no details of how they'll be met
The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023 A history of the UK Government blocking Scottish legislation ALISTER Jack's use of Section 35 is not the first time the UK Government has acted to block Scottish laws from being passed ...
Edinburgh Live · Jan 17, 2023 East Lothian councillor asks if £3.4m Cosla fee 'value for money' in cost of living crisis Councillor Lachlan Bruce says the amount East Lothian pay under Cosla's current funding formula is equivailent to 5% of its council tax revenue branding it 'mind boggling'
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Mordaunt: Democracy ‘hangs in balance’ if trust in politics is not restored The Leader of the House of Commons called for greater collective responsibility in a speech to the Institute for Government’s conference.
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Mordaunt backs calls for MPs to tour country while Parliament is repaired Penny Mordaunt said making Parliament more relevant would help restore faith in democracy.
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Brexit is doomed, says Boris Johnson’s favourite paper ‘The project is probably now unsalvageable’, says former PM’s old employer
Dynamite News · Jan 17, 2023 No "Lapse", But Enthusiasm Over Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi On Security Breach In Punjab After a security lapse came to light at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab after a man tried to hug him, the Wayanad MP on Tuesday said the incident should not be termed as a 'security lapse' as there is a lot of enthusiasm among the people…
The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023 Who is Alister Jack? The Scottish Secretary preparing to block gender reform ALISTER Jack is set to stop Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from becoming law after it was passed overwhelmingly by MSPs.