The Latest Breaking News from Bob Blackman

Tory and Labour MPs given knighthoods in King's birthday list

Labour and Conservative former ministers along with two prominent Tory backbenchers are among the politicians recognised in the King’s…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2023

Sitting Labour and Tory MPs recognised with awards in King’s Birthday Honours

Sir Ben Bradshaw becomes a knight while Tory MPs receive other awards on the King’s Birthday Honours list.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

UK-India trade agreement is ‘about the deal and not the dates’, minister says

Trade minister Nigel Huddleston told the Commons ‘we will not tie our hands in terms of setting an arbitrary deadline’.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Ministers to set out plans to make England smoke-free by 2030 in ‘coming weeks’

Health minister Neil O’Brien said the Government would soon bring forward its plans for practically eliminating smoking by the end of the decade.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Rogue UK landlords using ‘ghost tenants’ to con taxpayers out of millions

Gangs among those buying up cheap houses and claiming housing benefit for vulnerable people who do not live there, police say

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Action needed now on surge in Ukrainians becoming homeless, MPs warn

More than 70 MPs and peers including Priti Patel have signed an open letter to government

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Concern over rising number of Ukrainian refugees in UK facing homelessness

More than 4,000 Ukrainian households have required assistance from local authorities in the face of the risk of homelessness.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

"Propaganda Video, Shoddy Journalism, Should Never Have Been Telecast..." UK MP Blackman Slams BBC Documentary On PM Modi

Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "propaganda video" and a "disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism," British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released and that it didn't look at the "all-important fact" that India's Supreme Court investigated the claims against Narendra Modi…

Dynamite News · Feb 17, 2023

Penny Mordaunt dismisses claim Sadiq Khan is a ‘dictator’ over Ulez expansion

The Commons Leader disagreed with Tory MP Bob Blackman.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Tories invited UK representative of fugitive Hindu guru to party at House of Lords

The delegate for the controversial ‘godman’ Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019, was invited to the Diwali party by two senior Conservatives

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022