Posts Tagged With: House of Commons
Pope’s address to parliament vetoed, National Archives files reveal
Margaret Thatcher ruled out suggested speech by Pope John Paul II amid fears that Ian Paisley would ‘make a nuisance’Suggestions that the pope be given the honour of addressing both houses of parliament on his first visit to Britain were discouraged by… Continue reading
Labour leadership ‘too narrow’ says Ed Miliband’s guru
Blue Labour thinker Lord Glasman says Oxbridge background of leaders mean it struggles to connect with working classLabour’s leadership is drawn from “much too narrow a group” of Oxbridge graduates who struggle to relate to Britain’s working class comm… Continue reading
2011 in politics: David Cameron comes out ahead despite year of U-turns
The government has stumbled regularly, but its triumph could be the hijacking of Labour’s economic agendaTake this reflection from the diaries of the diplomat Sir Nicholas Henderson, after the first two years of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative governm… Continue reading
MPs plan new criminal offence of refusing to attend select committees
Legal doubts over compelling Murdochs to attend phone hacking inquiry show up ‘need for clearer sanctions’The government is preparing measures that would make refusing to appear in front of a parliamentary select committee a criminal offence in the UK…. Continue reading
Politics Live blog: Wednesday 21 December 2011
Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen9.23am: The select committee report attacking the government’s proposed planning reforms has been leading the news today. You can read the Guardian story about it here, and the repo… Continue reading
Politics Live: Danny Alexander statement on public sector pensions
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen including the Treasury secretary’s statement to MPsIt’s the last day the Commons is sitting before the Christmas break and the main event will be a statement by Danny Alexander, the ch… Continue reading
Lords warn on ministerial accountability in NHS reforms
Committee members looking at implications of public bills say health secretary’s role should be made explicitly clearThe coalition government’s health bill will dilute accountability to parliament and the courts and should be amended to address serious… Continue reading
Politics Live blog: Monday 19 December
Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen8.45am: Karl Popper was regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. He wrote a two-volume book called “The Open Society and its Enemies”, which he used to assa… Continue reading
MPs’ false expenses claims: legal costs let-off for three convicted men
Judge says case involving Labour MPs David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine established an important point of lawThree MPs convicted of making false expenses claims do not have to pay back legal costs incurred in their battle to avoid criminal tri… Continue reading
MPs’ expenses: Margaret Moran ‘not fit to stand trial’, court told
Judge to decide on whether former Labour MP accused of falsely claiming £80,000 expenses should face trailMargaret Moran, the former Labour MP accused of falsely claiming £80,000 in parliamentary expenses, is to face a fitness to plead hearing after … Continue reading