Iranian parliament backs plan to end nuclear inspections and start enriching more uranium after assassination of chief scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Draft bill calls on government to end UN inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities Government has said it considers the proposal ‘neither necessary nor useful’ Fakhrizadeh was assassinated on a major road outside Tehran on Friday … Read more
‘It’s disgraceful and un-British’: Tory MP Sir Charles Walker rages at police as they bundle spread-eagled elderly woman into a van during peaceful ‘anti-lockdown’ protest outside Parliament Sir Charles called police ‘an outrage’ as he watched their arrest on Tuesday Later appeared in the Commons to demand the PM come down to ‘sort this out’ … Read more
Three activists scale Parliament calling for slavery reparations to be paid with huge banner signed by XR and Black Lives Matter – the day after stunt at nearby Cenotaph Three activists hung note ‘to the People of the United Kingdom’ from scaffolding It demanded ‘honest acknowledgement of the harm and human cost of slavery’ The … Read more
Protesters led by England rugby star James Haskell have driven an orange tank on Parliament Square to demand gyms stay open during lockdown. The former international, 35, was stopped by police as he joined sports nutrition brand Grenade in demonstrating against gyms and leisure centres being classified as ‘non-essential’ under the rules, which take effect … Read more
Greta Thunberg says she is abandoning her Friday protests outside Sweden’s parliament due to the surge in Covid-19 infections Climate activist Greta Thunberg is moving her regular campaigning online ‘The situation is worsening, so therefore it’s back to #ClimateStrikeOnline for me,’ she announced on Twitter Thunberg has been skipping school on Fridays since 2018 to … Read more
Last order orders! Speaker Lindsay Hoyle bans the sale of alcohol in House of Commons bars from Saturday (so will peers axe the beers too?) Lindsay Hoyle announced the banning of alcohol from the House of Commons No alcohol will be served in the Commons for the ‘foreseeable future’ The new restrictions will not affect … Read more
Shamed former SNP politician Margaret Ferrier has vowed to keep her £80,000-per-year MP job despite widespread fury over an astonishing breach of coronations rules that saw her travel 800 miles across Britain while infected, claiming it was a ‘blip’. The brazen politician, 60, blamed ‘muddled’ rules after admitted she took an 800-mile round trip from … Read more
SNP Margaret Ferrier brushes off 800-mile round trip to Parliament with coronavirus symptoms as a ‘blip’ and blames ‘muddled’ rules as she clings onto £80,000-a-year job The politician is yet to resign from Commons despite being stripped of SNP whip Ms Ferrier, 60, has since said that Covid ‘makes you act out of character’ Scotland … Read more
Former head of the Supreme Court Baroness Hale says Parliament ‘surrendered’ its powers as ‘sweeping, draconian’ emergency laws were passed to cope with coronavirus Baroness Brenda Hale criticised the ‘sweeping’ powers being enforced on public She urged ministers to restore a ‘properly functioning constitution’ to the UK Comes as Government seeks to extend emergency coronavirus powers … Read more
Springy Matt Hancock clicked his brogues… but Mr Speaker simply squinted: HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary feeling the heat in Parliament By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:28 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 16 September 2020 Whenever Matt Hancock now comes to the chamber, there is a contest among … Read more