MPs urged not to get ‘bogged down’ in process of assisted dying Bill Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Government will work with MPs to make the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ‘operable’. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Top Boris Johnson critic calls for Tories to ban self-obsessed MPs Former Tory minister Jesse Norman says the party must prove it puts public good before personal ambition - or face even bigger defeat at next election The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024
With this half-hearted, delusional manifesto, Rishi Sunak has all but given up It would take a political genius to rescue the Tories now. Instead they have a leader more suited to churning out quarterly reports, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
Experience makes way for Sunak loyalists as junior ministers quit Five ministers with well over 30 years of frontbench time between them resign as PM reshuffles cabinet The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023
Heathrow’s third runway expansion in the hands of private sector, minister says The project has been delayed by legal challenges and the pandemic Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023
Ministers urged to close ‘gulf’ between electric vehicles and charge points The Times said that industry figures showed that across the UK there were 36 electric cars on the road for every standard public charger last year The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
Minister’s Satisfaction at plan to make delivery robots play Rolling Stones MPs heard the public should be given a chance to choose songs played by home delivery robots. The Independent UK · May 23, 2023
'Moral panic' to come over self-driving cars, transport minister warns There will be a "horrendous" stage to the development process, he said Wales Online · May 17, 2023
Safety concerns raised after approval of hands-free driving system Ensuring drivers take control quickly enough to avoid a crash has been identified as ‘the biggest challenge’ to semi-autonomous vehicles’ development. The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
Motorway drivers can take hands off wheel as self-driving system approved Ford said it has been given the go ahead by the Government to switch on its BlueCruise technology. The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
More funding for electric car chargepoints A total of 2,400 new chargepoints will be installed, the Department for Transport has announced. The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Ministers urged to expel China diplomat over Manchester protest violence UK government facing growing criticism for ‘weak’ response to attack on democracy campaigner The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
Government handling of Chinese consulate violence in Manchester branded 'a complete mess' An urgent question to Government was tabled in the House of Commons today Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022
Hong Kong protester beaten in grounds of China embassy ‘fears for his family’ Bob Chan said he was ‘shocked’ the attack happened in Britain The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 UK demands explanation after assault on Hong Kong protester at Chinese consulate Scuffles broke out outside the building on Sunday afternoon after 30 to 40 pro-democracy protesters gathered and put up posters.
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022 China accuses protesters of ‘illegally entering’ Manchester consulate following attack Scuffles broke out on Sunday outside the building in Rusholme
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 UK summons Chinese official over ‘chilling’ attack on Hong Kong protester at Manchester consulate Chinese charge d’affaires will be asked to explain ‘scenes of violence’
Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022 Foreign Secretary to 'demand explanation' from China after violence at protest outside consulate in Manchester Police said a man was dragged into the consulate grounds and assaulted - an investigation is ongoing
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022 Look around, the Great Conservative Experiment has failed in the UK Beneath the bluster, Conservative rule has become no more than shifting the blame for Britain’s problems, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 'Deporting migrants is immoral - Rwanda policy incites hate and is wrong' Dumping people 4,000 miles away is 'immoral' (Church of England bishops), 'appalling' (Prince Charles) and 'ugly' (Tory MP and former minister Jesse Norman) when legal routes for refugees are largely shut
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Tory MPs call for Channel 4 ‘destructive’ privatisation plans to be dropped Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told MPs the Government intends to use the proceeds of the sale to ‘benefit the entire country’.
Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022 Afghans fleeing the Taliban among asylum seekers on first Rwanda removal flight The Home Office has refused to confirm the nationalities of those on board but only Rwandans are exempt from the policy. The wave of legal action has cast doubt on whether the first flight next Tuesday will go ahead as planned.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 A smart cabinet would be plotting to get rid of Johnson. This one is neither smart nor brave The PM has picked ministers who owe him everything and do his bidding. They have a duty to the country but are shirking it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 7 ways Tory rebels can't agree what they want - and that's bad for Boris Johnson Boris Johnson will be relieved the 148 Tories who voted no confidence in him aren't all plotting as one group. But the fact they can't agree means he can't please them all at once - and a solution for one group will only enrage another
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022 What the Tories now offer Britain – a lame duck leader and a party that has lost the plot With a civil war looming, Conservatives don’t even seem to know what their party is for, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff