Tag: MPs
MPs Harriet Cross and Cat Smith limber up for London Marathon
Harriet CrossMP Harriet Cross won a 50km ultra marathon in 2023When Conservative MP Harriet Cross runs the London Marathon on Sunday, she is hoping to [...]
Some police forces unprepared for summer riots, MPs find
Police forces were in several cases unprepared for the level of violence that broke out in riots after the murder of three children in Southport last [...]
Grangemouth closure ‘not comparable’ to British Steel, MPs told
PA MediaThe industrial complex at Grangemouth employs about 2,000 peopleThe closure of Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland is "not comparable" to the [...]
MPs call for streaming levy to help fund UK TV production industry
Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesA share of the revenue streaming services make from subscription fees should be paid into a fund to support Brit [...]
Union leader urges Labour MPs to vote against benefit cuts
The leader of the Fire Brigades Union is calling on Labour MPs to vote against the government's proposed cuts to benefits.Steve Wright has become the [...]
Row as Badenoch backs Israel barring two UK MPs
Watch: "Countries should be able to control their borders" - Badenoch on MPs denied entry to IsraelConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been criticis [...]
Councils putting homeless children at risk, MPs find
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSam Revell said she was placed in "horrendous" temporary accommodationCouncils are exposing homeless children to ser [...]
Anxiety over welfare cuts rises among Labour MPs
Iain WatsonPolitical correspondentEPAThere has been some unease in Labour's ranks over the planned savings in the welfare budget.The government's newl [...]
Government’s cladding plan not ambitious enough, say MPs
Tom SymondsBBC News correspondentGetty ImagesDangerous cladding being removed from flats in Slough, BerkshireThe government still does not know how ma [...]
Reeves signals no change on welfare cuts as MPs call for flexibility
PA MediaChancellor Rachel Reeves told journalists the government needs to get a grip on welfare spending, on a visit to RosythRachel Reeves has double [...]
MPs vote to scrap judge sign-off in assisted dying bill
The requirement for a High Court judge to approve assisted dying applications has been dropped by the committee considering the bill.The clause had be [...]
Disability benefit cuts test loyalty of Labour MPs
Iain Watson & Harry FarleyPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe prime minister's policy team has been meeting Labour MPs behind closed doors in D [...]
Labour has moral duty to get sick into work, MPs say
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaThe group of Labour MPs wrote to Work and Pensions Secretary Liz KendallThe government has a "moral duty" to he [...]
Nigel Farage hits back at Reform UK MP’s leadership criticism
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaNigel Farage has hit back at one of his own MPs after he said Reform UK remains a "protest party led by the Mes [...]
Labour MPs urge banks and investors to support defence firms
Getty ImagesMore than 100 Labour MPs and peers have urged banks and investment firms to relax their rules on investing in defence companies.In an open [...]