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 · Mar 7, 2023
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 · Mar 7, 2023
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 · Mar 7, 2023
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 · Mar 6, 2023
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 · Mar 6, 2023
'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 · Mar 6, 2023
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 · Mar 6, 2023
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 · Mar 6, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023
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 Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2023
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 Manchester Evening News · Mar 3, 2023
Neil Coyle suspended from Commons for five days after ‘drunken abuse’ MP apologises after breaching harassment policy with ‘racist comments’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023
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. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
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. Chronicle Live · Mar 2, 2023
The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023 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 · Mar 1, 2023 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 · Mar 1, 2023 ‘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 · Mar 1, 2023 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 · Mar 1, 2023 '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 · Feb 28, 2023 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…
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Explained: What is the Stormont brake? EU and UK hail ‘new chapter’ in relations as new Brexit deal reached to fix protocol
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023 Tuesday briefing: What we know about the NI protocol deal – and what we don’t In today’s newsletter: the key takeaways from Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen’s announcement of the Windsor agreement
Daily Mirror · Feb 27, 2023 Keir Starmer hits out at Boris Johnson's 'nonsense' - and Rishi Sunak appears to agree Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that Labour will "put country before party" and support the so-called Windsor Framework, which undoes many of Mr Johnson's catastrophic failures
Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023 UK, EU seal new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland trade LONDON — The United Kingdom and the European Union reached a new deal on Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements aimed at ending years of often acrimonious wrangling and paving the way for warmer relations more than half a decade after Britons voted for Brexit.
Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023 Who was Betty Boothroyd? First woman to become Commons Speaker dies aged 93 Politicians paid tribute to the ‘one of a kind’ politician, describing her as kind, witty, and having natural authority.