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Boris Johnson to face MPs over partygate – but what is 'misleading parliament' and why is it so serious?

In the UK, misleading parliament is a serious offence. The clearest rules around making inaccurate statements to parliament come from outside of the institution itself. They come from the ministerial code (which applies to ministers) and the Seven Principles of Public Life (which applies to all those in public office).

The Conversation

Gary Lineker sparks BBC impartiality row with migration policy comments

The BBC Sport presenter branded the Tories' latest plan as 'beyond awful' in a post on social media

Manchester Evening News

1922 chairman Sir Graham Brady to stand down as MP at next election

Senior Tory MP has chaired powerful backbench 1922 Committee since 2010

The Independent UK

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Government has ‘not gone far enough’ in its response to maternity scandal

The investigation’s chairman said he was ‘disappointed’ by the initial response.

The Independent UK

Sir Graham Brady: 1922 committee chairman becomes latest Tory to announce exit at next election

The senior Tory MP has chaired the powerful backbench 1922 Committee since 2010

Evening Standard

1922 chairman Sir Graham Brady latest Tory to announce exit at next election

The senior Tory MP has chaired the powerful backbench 1922 Committee since 2010.

The Independent UK

Sir Graham Brady standing down as Altrincham and Sale West MP at next general election

He was first elected to the seat in 1997

Manchester Evening News

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Social tenants urged to speak out against 'rogue landlords' in wake of Awaab Ishak case

Residents urged to complain about damp, mould and disrepair

Manchester Evening News

Senior Tory MP accuses Matt Hancock of ‘weaponising disabled children’s care’

The allegation emerged in the leaked trove of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages.

Evening Standard

Hancock ‘discussed withholding learning disability hub if MP opposed lockdown’

The allegation emerged in the leaked trove of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

'Martyn's Law' counter-terror legislation to be published in draft within months as Home Secretary says Arena report requires 'careful consideration'

The Home Secretary said a Bill to the House of Commons would then be introduced 'as soon as parliamentary time allows'

Manchester Evening News

Watch: Suella Braverman comments on Manchester Arena attack inquiry

Suella Braverman gave a statement in the House of Commons today (6 March) on the Manchester Arena terrorist attack of 2017.

The Independent UK

Did Rishi Sunak stand by Modi in BBC documentary row?

Amid a controversy in India over the BBC documentary on Narendra Modi, a story that gained wide traction was that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had supported his Indian counterpart and dismissed the criticism of him implied in the series. But it really depended on who you read.

Newslaundry

Less than 3% of NHS England trusts hit key cancer waiting-time target

‘Shocking’ analysis reveals only three trusts managed to treat 85% of patients within two months of urgent referral

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Daily Mirror

New Partygate WhatsApp messages show No10 aides feared 'p**s up' stories getting out

An unrepentant Boris Johnson insisted there was 'no evidence' to show he knew rules were being broken with lockdown bashes - despite the Commons Privileges Committee saying it should have been 'obvious' to him

Manchester Evening News

Covid rule breaches would have been 'obvious' to Boris Johnson, MPs say

The cross-party Privileges Committee said evidence suggest the House of Commons was misled by the former Prime Minister

The Guardian - UK

Neil Coyle suspended from Commons for five days after ‘drunken abuse’

MP apologises after breaching harassment policy with ‘racist comments’

The Independent UK

MP Neil Coyle: Complaints about my drunk behaviour possibly saved my life

The independent MP is facing a five-day suspension from the House of Commons after two drunken confrontations in a Commons bar.

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North East MPs grill health minister and call for non-dom status to be scrapped to fund new doctors and nurses

Chi Onwurah and Grahame Morris were among those to criticise the Government's stewardship of the NHS in a House of Commons debate this week.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders

Former prime ministers are currently making a habit of intervening in government policy. Boris Johnson deployed sources to urge current prime minister Rishi Sunak not to abandon his Brexit policies and to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Liz Truss also used her first speech on the backbenches since leaving Downing…

The Independent UK

Betty Boothroyd: First female Commons Speaker who enhanced the parliament over which she presided

Daughter of Dewsbury textile workers became a megastar over her five decades in parliament – despite multiple failed attempts to win her seat

The Independent UK

‘More to do to heal Hillsborough wounds’ says Raab as he unveils advocate plan

The Justice Secretary said preparatory work to establish the independent public advocate is ‘well under way’.

Liverpool Echo

Dad's plea to ensure 'fine young lad', 15, did not die in vain

MP fought back tears as she proposed Gabe's Law to the House of Commons in memory of teenager Gabriel Santer

Manchester Evening News

'72 people died in Grenfell but so little changed... it took another tragedy in Awaab for action to finally happen'

The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill - including the amendment Awaab's Law - will finally be debated in the House of Commons

The Conversation

Betty Boothroyd was the first woman speaker – and the first to become a 'cult figure' via televised debates

Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who has died at the age of 93, was, in no uncertain terms, a parliamentary giant. With a career in Westminster spanning almost 50 years, she was best known for becoming the first (and so far only) female speaker of the House of Commons – a post…

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