Tag: MPs
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 [...]
Utility firms abusing emergency powers to dig up roads, MPs told
Utilities companies are abusing their emergency powers to dig up streets, causing major disruption for drivers and public transport, MPs have been tol [...]
Independent MPs call for change to Parliament’s committee rules
ReutersLeicester South MP Shockat Adam speaking in the House of Commons earlier this yearTwo independent MPs are calling for changes to the way seats [...]
MP’s prison term suspended on appeal
Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury, who repeatedly punched a constituent during a row in the street, has been released from prison after a judge agreed to susp [...]
Welsh farmers face ‘bullying behaviour’ by supermarkets, MPs told
Shelley PhelpsWestminster correspondent, BBC Wales NewsBBC / Shelley PhelpsDairy farmer, Haydn Evans says dealing with supermarkets is "always a chall [...]
MPs criticise ‘wealth-hoarding’ boomers stereotype as ageist
MPs are challenging stereotypes around older people stockpiling wealth as younger generations struggle.A report from the Commons' women and equalities [...]
MPs call for crackdown on booing and jeering in Commons
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterHouse of Commons/ReutersParliament should crack down on booing and jeering in the House of Commons to make debates more a [...]
Billions risked on ‘unproven’ green tech, MPs warn
The government is committing billions of pounds to an "unproven" green technology for reducing planet-warming gases without considering the impact on [...]
Labour readmits four MPs suspended for rebelling
Henry ZeffmanPolitical correspondentReporting fromChief political correspondentGetty ImagesRebecca Long-Bailey was one of seven MPs suspended from the [...]
Red Wall Labour MPs want tougher message on immigration to head off Reform
A group of Labour MPs is calling for a stronger message on immigration and more investment from the government to head off the electoral threat of Ref [...]