Starmer pledges to abolish House of Lords under Labour government
5 DECEMBER 2022 | NEWS
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to abolish the House of Lords in his first term as Prime Minister...
Labour retain Chester in by-election victory
2 DECEMBER 2022 | NEWS
Chester remains under Labour control after the party defeated the Conservatives by almost 11,000 votes in today's by-election.
Samantha Dixon,...
PMQs: Starmer attacks Sunak over ‘scandal’ of private school charity statuses
30 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
At today's Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak over the "scandal" of private schools avoiding VAT...
Abortion rights are a ‘cult of death’, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
29 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
Former Cabinet Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has come under fire after referring to abortion rights as a "cult of death".
The Conservative...
Scotland can’t hold new independence referendum, Supreme Court rules
23 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Scottish Government holding a fresh referendum on independence without approval from Westminster in...
‘Bonkers’: Parliamentary standards authority says MPs can claim expenses for Christmas...
22 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
Parliament's standards watchdog has said MPs can claim for food, decorations and non-alcoholic drinks as it announces the cost of an office...
Brexit: PM assures UK will not have Swiss-style relationship with EU
21 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made assurances that the UK is not headed for a Swiss-style relationship with the European...
UK to pay extra £8m a year to France to tackle...
14 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
The UK Government has agreed a new deal with France to pay an added £8 million a year to tackle...
Former Chancellor speaks out following sacking
11 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer has spoken out following his sacking and the failure of his economic plans.
Kwasi Kwarteng,...
‘Enough is enough’ as 100,000 civil servants vote to strike
10 NOVEMBER 2022 | NEWS
The Public and Commercial Services union has today voted to strike over pay and pensions unless it receives "substantial proposals"...