Posts Tagged With: House of Commons
Coalition accused of abusing parliament
Labour says it will fight any effort to use special procedures to reverse Lords’ votes on cutting benefits to disabled peopleThe government was warned on Thursday that it is running the risk of abusing parliament in its attempts to reverse a triple def… Continue reading
Preparation ‘haytch’: Justine Greening gives high-speed train a Dickensian feel
The transport secretary’s pronunciation of HS2 follows a political tradition of not listening to what you are saying or how you soundCharles Dickens’s birthday is next month, and let’s hope the Commons remembers him properly. He worked for Hansard, and… Continue reading
Politics Live blog – Thursday 12 January
• Today’s agenda12.50pm: It’s taken a while to get a text of Chuka Umunna’s executive pay speech, but it’s now arrived. I’ll post a summary once I’ve read it.12.13pm: Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister, has been taking questions in the Scottish … Continue reading
Alex Salmond: a canny political operator, but not infallible
The SNP leader is locked in battle with Westminster, the very place he loves and where he developed his lust for debateIt was the kind of superlative to which Alex Salmond has become accustomed. From the gothic majesty of Westminster’s central lobby, B… Continue reading
UK ‘should tell Vladimir Putin he is not welcome at Olympics’
MPs call for Russian prime minister to be told he is not wanted at London games unless Russia improves human rights recordBritain should tell Vladimir Putin that he is not welcome at the London Olympics unless Russia makes meaningful efforts to improve… Continue reading
Politics blog + prime minister’s questions – live
Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments including the first prime minister’s questions of 20128.51am: We’ve got the first PMQs of 2012 and David Cameron will be at the dispatch box as the prospect of a full-blown constitutional crisis … Continue reading
Dan Jarvis: a very unlikely arts minister
He has served with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. But is Dan Jarvis facing his toughest challenge yet – as shadow arts minister?Britain has had some unlikely arts (and shadow arts) ministers over the years. But none so far-fetched, perhaps, as Da… Continue reading
Politics live – Monday 9 January
Rolling coverage of all the day’s developments8.54am: Happy New Year, everyone.The Commons and the Lords do not start sitting until tomorrow, but there is plenty on the agenda today. The cabinet is meeting at the Olympic Park at some point, and David C… Continue reading
Government should stop state secrets being aired in court, says spy watchdog
Parliamentary intelligence and security committee pushes for ‘statutory presumption against disclosure of intelligence material’The parliamentary watchdog for Britain’s spies is lobbying the government to introduce sweeping new curbs that could prevent… Continue reading
Thatcher’s thrift surfaced in war of words over No 10 ironing board
National Archives reveals Downing St household economies with PM buying her own ironing board to cut costsMargaret Thatcher volunteered to buy her own ironing board and bed linen during confidential discussions about the cost of refurbishing her privat… Continue reading