LONDON, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 16 Members of Parliament (MP) will run this year's London Marathon, smashing all previous records for MP entries. The previous record of nine was set in 2014, organizers said here on Wednesday. The 16 include three women MPs - another record - ...
I welcome this.There are only 17 Conservative female MPs in the Commons (Labour has 98), not many more than the Conservatives had when they passed the Equal Franchise Act in May 1928, extending the franchise to all women over the age of 21.The stories about local Conservative Associations ...
More broadly, Sir Keir reiterates that Labour is "the party of wealth creation" - but defends his budget that saw billions invested in public services, arguing that "fixing this foundation was the right approach for the national interest", and that "economic stabili...
But step back slightly here. This is a historic moment for a number of reasons. This is the first time the Labour party has won a general election since 2005. It’s a huge majority on a par almost with Tony Blair’s 1997 election in terms of number of seats won, over 400 seats and...
Labour would lose almost 200 seats in 'highly unstable' parliament if election held today, poll suggests Major political consequences for Farage, Badenoch and the Tories ahead in 2025 Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs with growth edict ...
On Thursday, he will enter the Houses of Parliament for the first time as prime minister, where he will make a statement before fielding questions from MPs. But, he will not have long to get used to the "front benches" before Parliament breaks in the afternoon for a summer vacation that...
Senior Tories want all 650 seats to be redrawn for the 2015 election, with the number of MPs reduced to below 600.Downing Street today announced that the boundaries review and the Lib-Dem plan for a referendum on voting reform will be contained in a single Bill to go before Parliament ...
On Thursday, he will enter the Houses of Parliament for the first time as prime minister, where he will make a statement before fielding questions from MPs. But, he will not have long to get used to the "front benches" before Parliament breaks in the afternoon for a summer vacation that...
Will MPs get a vote on Waspi compensation? Commons Leader Lucy Powell is asked about Labour's decision to not pay out to Waspi women. She says MPs can bring about debates if they want - and says she is "sure" this will happen in the new...