The Latest Breaking News from Roger Gale

Police overlooked tip-off day before far-right agitators blocked Dover roads

Details passed to Kent police after people heard in pub boasting about going to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

Brits could die in 12-hour queues unless EU suspends new border system, MP warns

Traffic modelling from the Port of Dover suggests that delays of between six and eight hours are possible in the worst-case scenario this summer

Evening Standard · Jul 13

Can anyone fix Britain? Regular change of PM a symptom of UK's malaise

Britain faces a political crisis with a rapid turnover of leaders, the latest being Keir Starmer's resignation. Decades of economic stagnation, ballooning debt from global shocks, and unresolved issues like illegal immigration have eroded public trust. Historians and former officials point to a lack of clear vision and centralized governance…

The Economic Times · Jun 23

Former Supreme Court judge among those to appear before assisted dying committee

A group of MPs will hear three days of evidence before they undertake formal scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

MPs reminded to be civil as assisted dying committee meets for tense start

Twenty-three MPs will be considering the Bill line by line in the coming weeks.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Nigel Farage told to 'put up or shut up' on small boats Channel crisis by senior Tory MP Sir Roger Gale

Reform UK leader accused of offering no solutions to stop illegal cross-channel crossings

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024

Sylvester McCoy is 81 today

Amy Adams, actor, 50Leonard Barden, chess player and writer, 95Jamie Cullum, jazz musician, 45Lord (Nigel) Dodds of Duncairn, former Democratic Unionist MP, 66John Emburey, cricketer, 72Dame Anne Evans, soprano, 83Sir Roger Gale, Conservative MP, 81Alan Lee, book illustrator and film designer, 77Lord (Gus) Macdonald, former Labour minister, 84Tom Mangold, broadcaster,…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

Meet the oldest and youngest MPs now sitting in the Commons

Sam Carling was 19 years away from being born when Sir Roger Gale, the oldest MP, was first elected

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2024

Who is the Father of the House? Sir Peter Bottomley, elected in 1975, to stand once more in 2024

The record of the oldest MP in the UK belongs to Samuel Young, who died in 1918 aged 96 and 63 days while still in office

Evening Standard · May 23, 2024

Trophy hunters threaten to sue MPs over photos with dead animals

A group of trophy hunters claims MPs used their photographs without permission in a 2022 report.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023