Starmer declines to rule out wealth tax as Badenoch brands him ‘weak’ Prime Minister fails to rule out tax on overall wealth as Tory leader tears into Prime Minister over ‘series of chaotic U-turns’ Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025
MP's 'we are Palestine Action' comment edited out of official Westminster records THE UK Parliament has edited the official record of what was said in the House of Commons to delete an MP’s “We are all Palestine Action”… The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2025
Dozens of MPs ‘refused safety measures’ for their staff despite rising abuse Exclusive: group representing Commons workers say some parliamentarians ‘wilfully ignored’ security advice The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025
Big pay days and top of the polls: Nigel Farage’s first year as an MP In year since Reform party leader was elected at eighth attempt he has been largely absent from Commons votes and very present in the media The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025
Crying in the Commons: why are women’s workplace tears a source of shame? Rachel Reeves’s distress may help destigmatise an emotional response to pressure or professional frustration The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025
This was Les Mis in the Commons – and Kemi Badenoch couldn’t resist hamming it up The Tory leader should have supported Labour’s welfare bill – but such responsible behaviour would have defied the norms of British politics, writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025
Palestine Action: What has the group done, as it faces a ban? MPs in the UK have voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, but what has it actually done? Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025
From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried? Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
NHS weight-loss jabs could be handed out in shopping centres Many people are paying hundreds of pounds a month to get weight-loss jabs privately The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Weight-loss jabs on NHS may be rolled out ‘in high streets and shopping centres’ Health Secretary Wes Streeting said half his colleagues are taking weight-loss jabs. Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
Over half of Britons have cried at work, so why are Rachel Reeves's tears so divisive? When Rachel Reeves cried in the House of Commons yesterday, her emotion was enough to shake the financial markets. But when the majority of Britons have cried at work, why does it still shock us so much? Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
Rachel Reeves insists she is ‘cracking on with the job’ after Commons upset ‘People saw I was upset, but that was yesterday. Today’s a new day and I’m just cracking on with the job,’ the Chancellor said. Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
Rachel Reeves breaks silence on tears in the House of Commons CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has broken her silence on her tears in the House of Commons yesterday The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2025
Farage claims ‘well-known’ figures want to join Reform UK cabinet Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said it was ‘nonsense’ that ministers ‘must all be politicians in the House of Commons’. The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 Diogo Jota death: Lisa Nandy pays tribute to Liverpool forward in House of Commons Lisa Nandy has paid tribute to Diogo Jota in the House of Commons following the footballer’s death at the age of 28.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025 Wes Streeting: ‘half my colleagues’ in Commons using weight loss drugs Health secretary says the drugs are the ‘talk of the House of Commons tea rooms’ as he vows to widen access to jabs
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 ‘Well-known’ figures want to join Reform UK cabinet, Farage claims Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said it was ‘nonsense’ that ministers ‘must all be politicians in the House of Commons’.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 Wes Streeting: Weight-loss jabs are the ‘talk of the House of Commons tea rooms’ People are paying hundreds of pounds a month to get the jabs privately
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Free weight loss jabs to be easier to get on NHS under 10-year health plan, says Wes Streeting Wes Streeting said the so called ‘fat jabs’ should be available according to need, not the ability to pay
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025 Starmer finally bolsters Reeves after her tears in the Commons spook markets Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025 Voices: It’s hard to see how Rachel Reeves can survive COMMENT: The chancellor deserves our sympathy, writes Simon Walters, but resignation may now be inevitable. And her boss’s credibility has also taken a huge hit – the prime minister remains in office but not in power
Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025 No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.
The Conversation · Jul 2, 2025 Public wants much greater Lords reform than government’s modest plan – new survey The UK government’s proposal to reform the House of Lords has now reached a crucial stage – with parliamentarians having a final chance to amend the bill outlining the plan before it becomes law.
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025 Badenoch accuses Starmer of having ‘brass neck’ over welfare bill defence Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of having a “brass neck” over his welfare bill, telling the House of Commons that the legislation will “achieve nothing”.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Wednesday briefing: Last-minute reversal secures welfare bill’s passage – but at what cost to Keir Starmer? In today’s newsletter: After frantic late negotiations, the government’s welfare overhaul has passed – now saving almost none of the money that the government said was crucial to its success