The King's speech is part of the State Opening of Parliament which marks the formal start of the parliamentary calendar. It will see King Charles laying out the new government’s agenda for the coming session.Tuesday 16 July 2024 12:20, UK Israel-Hamas war ...
The King's speech is part of the State Opening of Parliament which marks the formal start of the parliamentary calendar. It will see King Charles laying out the new government’s agenda for the coming session.Tuesday 16 July 2024 12:20, UK Israel-Hamas war ...
Parliament in London on July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory early Friday in a general election that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. The new government ...
LONDON (AP) — In a stalemate over Brexit, British politicians have chosen to delay it. After weeks of political gridlock, Parliament voted Thursday to seek to postpone the country's departure from the European Union, a move that will likely avert a chao
An earlier attempt by the government to shut down Parliament for five weeks was ruled illegal by Britain's Supreme Court because it had the effect of preventing legislators from scrutinizing the government's Brexit plans. This week's shorter suspension is more routine. Lawmakers will...
Caroline Lucas, parliament's only lawmaker from the Green Party, said the government now needed to cancel road building plans and leave fossil fuels in the ground. On Monday, Lucas, along with the leaders of six minor parties in the House of Commons, including the Liber...
"The final details of the quarantine scheme will be released soon, early next month," Shapps told parliament on Monday when asked about the possibility of exemptions. "We should indeed consider further improvements, for example things like air bridges enabling people from other countries who ha...
The campaign group had supported the EU Withdrawal Agreement last year, though stressing that the deal was far from perfect. The government postponed a parliament vote in December amid fears it could suffer a crushing defeat, and the prospect of approval at next week's vote looks increasingly un...
“We’d like to have a vote for military action but we’ve got to keep building the case,” Fallon told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show. Asked whether the government had got the votes needed to get parliamentary approval for the air strikes, Fallon said: “Not yet...” ...
The PM's spokesman said parliament would "absolutely be consulted and updated as appropriate" on any decision to deploy. But asked whether this meant a vote, he said this was getting ahead of ourselves - given no decision has yet been taken. ...