Burnham to face Parliament as prime minister for the first time
MPs are now back at work On Tuesday, Andy Burnham will address the Commons as prime minister, with MPs back at work after the summer recess. As the BBC reports, it comes six weeks after Burnham walked up Downing Street, and 16 years after he last stood at the dispatch box as part of a […]
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Zarah Sultana suspended and removed from House of Commons for Starmer comments
She was the second MP today to be booted from the House Zarah Sultana has been suspended and removed from the House of Commons following comments made about Keir Starmer. Sultana has become the second MP to be booted from the House today for comments made about the PM. It follows on from Reform MP […]
4 months ago
Russian jet fired missile near British plane patrolling Black Sea
The ‘interaction’ lasted 90 minutes, the Defence Secretary said Ben Wallace says he has been in contact with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu after a Russian fighter jet fired a missile near a British plane above the Black Sea. The Defence Secretary announced in the Commons that two Russian Su-27 fighters had ‘interacted’ with an […]
4 years ago
Commons erupts into laughter after Braverman blames ‘tofu-eaters’ for travel disruption
Another item in the ‘anti-growth coalition’ Vegan cheese substitute tofu has become the latest inanimate object to be added to the government’s list of ‘anti-growth coalition’ members. Debating recent road chaos in parliament, Suella Braverman let rip in a speech that provoked jeers and laughs from the opposition benches. “It’s the Labour Party, it’s the […]
4 years ago
Boris Johnson calls in lawyers as threat of Commons suspension looms
Those close to him say it is a “foregone conclusion” that he will be found in contempt of parliament Boris Johnson has called in the lawyers as the threat of a Commons suspension and potential by-election looms. The outgoing Prime Minister is being investigated by the privileges committee investigation over whether he misled parliament Parliament […]
4 years ago
Tory leader in shambolic BBC interview saved by even more embarrassing sign on his bookshelf
Mark Spencer urged people to avoid ‘scaremongering’ around cost of living crisis The Leader of the House of Commons, Mark Spencer, has been met with a wave of ridicule following his appearance on BBC Breakfast on Thursday – not least because of a rather humorous lightbox spotted on his bookshelf. While it’s the sort of […]
4 years ago