Two peers should be suspended over lobbying claims, sleaze watchdog says Two peers have been recommended to be suspended from the House of Lords over lobbying claims. The National (Scotland) · Dec 16, 2022
Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi uses strikes to try and boost party coffers An email from the former chancellor urges supporters to join up to fight Labour and the unions Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022
'Exasperation' and 'dismay' as Sefton Labour branch remains shut year after bullying claims Members say they've been left in limbo with no answers as to what the accusations even are Liverpool Echo · Dec 16, 2022
Northern Ireland Protocol is threat to Union, says Sunak in Belfast THE controversial Northern Ireland Protocol “clearly” threatens the province’s place within the Union, the Prime Minister said on a visit to… The National (Scotland) · Dec 16, 2022
Lord to be suspended for 9 months for promoting Covid firm that paid him £57k Tory Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, who only sits in the Lords because of a 580-year-old deal with the King, ‘sought to profit’ from his membership - as did a Labour peer who faces a six-month suspension Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022
Britain's Labour Party works to become 'the party of business' After decades funding Britain's governing Conservatives, businessman Gareth Quarry has switched allegiance and started donating to the opposition Labour Party in the belief that it offers more certainty and stability. Reuters · Dec 16, 2022
Danish government plans to scrap bank holiday to increase defence spending New coalition’s proposal to remove Great Prayer Day from calendar met with criticism by church and business owners The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
It’s not enough for Labour to be a nicer version of the Tories. It must take risks for what is right Instead of fighting for the centre ground, Keir Starmer should look to the radical changes pushed through under Harold Wilson, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
‘Absolutely shameless’: Ken Loach says BBC helped ‘destroy’ Jeremy Corbyn Director says media has ‘rewritten history’ to expunge ex-Labour leader and attacks Starmer regime for ‘manipulating the rules’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
Wigan by-election turnout 'potentially lowest on record' after double whammy Freezing temperatures and postal strikes blamed for shockingly low voter turnout Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022
MPs accused of using parliamentary trips abroad for sex tourism Parliamentarians ‘asked for directions to brothels and pursued local women’ according to colleagues The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Labour wins by-election as Keir Starmer says it is 'time for government' Andrew Western won 69.65 per cent of the vote in the Stretford and Urmston by-election on Thursday. Daily Record · Dec 16, 2022
UK's Sunak hopeful of resolution to Northern Ireland trade row with EU British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was hopeful of reaching a resolution to a long-running dispute with the European Union on changing post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. Reuters · Dec 16, 2022
Sunak working ‘flat out’ to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland The Prime Minister pledged to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol during a visit to a Belfast shipyard. The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Dec 16, 2022 Labour secure comfortable by-election win on dismal turnout LABOUR have comfortably won a by-election in the Greater Manchester area after securing nearly 70 per cent of the vote share.
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022 Sadiq Khan warns Londoners city hall share of council tax bill will go up by almost £30 The Mayor of London has published a first draft of the Greater London Authority’s budget for 2023/24
Nottingham Post · Dec 16, 2022 Nottinghamshire authority making progress after 'damaging and expensive' saga 'From a bad situation, we’ve seen a lot of progress here'
ABC News · Dec 16, 2022 Barkly Regional Council loses third of councillors after mass exodus Four councillors elected to Barkly Regional Council in the remote Northern Territory have resigned in recent days. The mayor says he is shocked by the latest development in the beleaguered outback council.
Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022 CCTV appeal as man left with bleed on brain after huge brawl 'between 30 men' Police want to speak to the three pictured men
The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2022 NSW Liberals expel senior members, refer themselves to election watchdog after branch-stacking inquiry ‘Elaborate and complex’ operation allegedly included more than 100 members, involved people being signed up and given fake email addresses
Daily Record · Dec 16, 2022 Conservatives claim victory in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West by-election Richard Marsh saw off the challenge of Ian Gibson of the SNP to take the seat that had been held by Labour's Sandy Whitelaw
Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022 The three major plans which will shape the future of Manchester The move is expected to boost the city's economy and create new green spaces
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022 ‘I am not Mr Speaker’: Australia’s leader of the opposition repeatedly misgenders female official ‘The man has the self-awareness and social skills of a brick’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022 Will Boris Johnson stage a comeback? Sunak may only have five months to find out If the prime minister can’t close the gap on Labour, many Tory MPs predict the ‘wild’ return of his rival, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022 Labour wins Stretford and Urmston by-election as Tory support falls below 16 per cent Andrew Western is Labour’s newest MP after a landslide win in the Greater Manchester seat