House of Lords votes to ban social media for under-16s in UK
The House of Lords has backed the amendment The House of Lord has voted to ban social media for under-16s in the UK. The House voted today with 261 voting in favour of an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, with 150 voting against. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was introduced by […]
2 months ago
JK Rowling reveals she’s turned down two House of Lords peerages
‘I’ve already turned down a peerage twice, once under Labour and once under the Tories’ J.K. Rowling has revealed she has twice turned down offers of a peerage in the House of Lords, and would turn down a third as well. The Harry Potter author wrote on social media that she had been offered peerages […]
1 year ago
Robot to speak in House of Lords debate for the first time ever
Ai-Da will question whether creativity is under attack from the rise of AI The world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist is set to make history as the first robot to speak at the House of Lords as she questions whether creativity is under attack from the rise of Artificial Intelligence and technology. Ai-Da will give a […]
3 years ago
Tory donor and Rees-Mogg’s business partner quietly appointed as trade minister
Dominic Johnson will also be given a peerage Liz Truss has quietly appointed Tory donor Dominic Johnson as Minister of State in the department of trade. The financier, who founded investment firm Somerset Capital with Jacob Rees-Mogg, has donated £338,391 to the Tories between 2006 and 2021. An announcement was subtly leaked on the government […]
3 years ago
British intelligence dropped warning to Boris Johnson to not award peerage to Russian friend Evgeny Lebedev
The PM claimed the warning from intelligence was ‘anti-Russianism’ British security services withdrew a warning to Boris Johnson saying that he should not award a peerage to a Russian businessman as it posed a national security risk, it has been reported. The Prime Minister decided to go ahead with the nomination of his friend and […]
4 years ago
Boris Johnson took private jet from COP26 to dine with climate sceptic
The contradictory nature of the Conservatives is truly galling at this point Boris Johnson has reportedly flown from Glasgow – where the COP26 climate conference is still taking place – to attend a private members’ club dinner in London, with Downing Street once again insisting “time constraints” prevented the Prime Minister from travelling by train. […]
4 years ago