Former PM Boris Johnson is resigning as an MP after receiving a letter from the Privileges Committee informing him that it has found him guilty of misleading Parliament over the 'partygate' lockdown gatherings.
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On June 3, the Rīga Pride Week events culminated in what was estimated as the biggest pride march in Latvia so far. LGBTQ+ groups celebrated with a bang the election of first openly gay to the post of the President. The Saeima, Latvia’s parliament, elected Edgars Rinkēvičs to be the next President. He will be […]
Parliament is crumbling and in need of major renovation, says Laura Dodsworth. And it's not just the building.
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Theresa May became Prime Minister in July 2016 and no rise to power has been as swift or unanimous. May did not have a policy but a personality – and it inaugurated a new era which we have not yet left.
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Read the powerful speeches made by MPs on Monday in Parliament in the debate on vaccine safety, where they tell the Government it is "in denial about the risks of these vaccines".
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More than two and a half years since Boris Johnson confined the nation to its homes, the Guardian has finally decided it's time to run some criticism of it.
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Binoy Kampmark It was praised by Michael Clarke, former Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute, as “clear and entirely laudable” – at least up to a point. The UK Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill would “give [British] troops serving overseas much-needed extra protection against fraudulent or frivolous claims against them of criminal …
This week I welcomed Matthew Alford to discuss all things Brexit. We kicked off the show by talking about Boris Johnson’s rise to power. Matt talked about Johnson’s public persona as an “inbred upperclass twit,” and how this has shaped his political career. Next, we dove head first into the ongoing drama of Brexit. Matt […]
HADRAMOUT, YEMEN — Three months ago, MintPress News unveiled Saudi plans to hijack Yemen’s parliament. On Saturday, Saudi Arabia successfully carried out the plan when it forced members of Yemen’s House of Representatives to hold a council session in the eastern city of Sayun in Yemen’s Hadramout governorate.
SANA’A, YEMEN — Hoping to secure control of Yemen’s oil-rich provinces, Saudi Arabia is attempting to circumvent Yemen’s legitimate parliament by holding its own parliament sessions outside of Yemen’s capital. Saudi Arabia hopes the move, which will see a separate Saudi-backed Yemeni parliament meeting in Aden or in Saudi Arabia in early 2019, will force a moratorium on Yemen’s domestic energy development, as the Saudis hope to secure control of Yemen’s substantial oil reserves for themselves.
