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Lee Anderson: Who is the controversial MP?

The Ashfield MP suggested that people reliant on food banks "cannot cook" and "cannot budget"

Nottingham Post · May 11, 2022

Tory MP : People use food banks because they cannot budget or cook properly

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson made the remarks during a debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Boris Johnson should be very worried about what 2022 local council results mean for the next general election

The Conservatives ended up with a net loss of 487 seats in the May 5 local elections. Labour gained 108 and the Liberal Democrats 223.

The Conversation · May 11, 2022

The Queen's Speech - what was in it, what wasn't and what you should know

A total of 38 Parliamentary laws were set out in today's speech, but it failed to mention some key measrues

Daily Record · May 10, 2022

Who is Rebekah Vardy’s ‘super injunction’ barrister Hugh Tomlinson?

Rebekah Vardy’s legal representative has a long career of fighting libel cases on behalf of celebrities and public figures

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Queen’s Speech in full: How Prince Charles laid out 38 new bills

Read full speech delivered for first time by the Prince of Wales in monarch’s absence

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

The key bills announced in the Queen's Speech

A TOTAL of 38 bills were announced as part of the Queen's Speech in the House of Commons, which was delivered on Tuesday by Prince Charles.

The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2022

The U.K.'s Parliament opens for the first time in six decades without the queen

Britain's Conservative government laid out its plans for the next year in a tradition-steeped ceremony in Parliament — but without Queen Elizabeth II, who was absent for the first time in six decades.

WEKU · May 10, 2022

The Queen’s Speech in full: Prince Charles laid out 38 new bills

Read full speech delivered for first time by the Prince of Wales

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

What is Black Rod? Traditions and bizarre ceremony for State Opening of Parliament

Black Rod, a strange tradition in the Houses of Parliament, is about to feature heavily in today's Queen's Speech - but what is the role, who does it and what are the rituals surrounding it?

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2022