Labour’s Heidi Alexander won the seat, returning to Parliament after she resigned in 2018 to take up a position with the mayor of London. Robert Buckland, then-Britain’s Secretary of State for Wales, arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022....
LONDON. Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Britain's governing Conservative Party, led by Theresa May, the country's second female prime minister, announced Wednesday it aims to have a 50-50 gender split in its ranks of House of Commons Members of Parliament (MPs). Conservative chairman Brandon Lewis said...
Members of Parliament debated a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition started by a receptionist who was sent home without pay for wearing flat shoes. The debate was non-binding, but the government promised to act against heel-height rules, makeup guidelines and othe...
Politicians elected for these reallocated seats will in limbo – unable to take up their place until the UK and its MEPs leave. Are there any other impacts? The make-up of the European Parliament has a knock-on effect on the allocation of some of Brussels’ top jobs. One of...
In the present make-up of Parliament, no party has a clear majority. This situation has led to an inability for the government to pass legislation related to Brexit, or for that matter any other issues. watch now VIDEO05:14 Where did Brexit come from?
Sturgeon has dismissed claims she will hold a "wildcat" independence referendum if her party wins a majority in the parliament. During a Scottish leaders' debate, Sturgeon said her aim was to make the case for independence through persuasion and not through an unsanctioned plebiscite. ...
focusing on the UK Parliament’s inquiry into the sustainability of the fashion industry. This piece focuses on how the Government has responded to the final report, put forward in February 2019. You can read my initial piece andinterview with Mary Creagh MP here, andthe second follow-up, ...
Meanwhile, the TUC failed to make preparations. It ignored the Labour Party in and out of Parliament and in turn party leaders opposed a national strike. The 1926 general strike failed after 9 days as the government plan devised by Winston Churchill proved highly effective in keeping the ...
The test the EU has set is to make "sufficient progress" -- which it has not defined -- on agreeing rights for EU citizens in Britain after Brexit, border arrangements with Ireland and how much London will pay Brussels on its departure. Echoing Barnier, Parliament called on...
On Feb. 29, the controversial former Labour politician won a by-election, giving his party its first-ever Member of Parliament in Britain's House of Commons. Galloway ran a campaign heavily focused on the plight of Palestinians, appealing to the Muslim voters that make up around 30% of the...