Tag: MPs
MPs back Labour’s plan to tighten outside job rules
MPs have backed a plan from the new Labour government to tighten rules on what they can do in an outside job.They approved changes to get rid of exemp [...]
MPs to vote on two-child benefit cap
MPs are to vote on whether they support scrapping the two-child benefit cap, as the government faces growing pressure to get rid of the policy. An SNP [...]
MPs’ safety keeps me ‘awake at night,’ says Speaker
Intimidation and threats to MPs are at unprecedented levels, according to the House of Commons Speaker.Alongside physical threats, parliamentarians ar [...]
How employable are former MPs?
17 minutes agoBy Andy Trigg, BBC News, EastMartin Giles/BBCFormer Conservative MP Peter Aldous says losing his seat at the general election is a chall [...]
Keir Starmer gives government jobs to brand new MPs
Sir Keir Starmer has given junior ministerial roles to five MPs who were only elected for the first time last week. It is highly unusual for MPs with [...]
‘First day at school vibes’ as new MPs start work
1 hour agoBy Jennifer McKiernan, Political reporter, BBC News, @_JennyMcKiernan • Joe Pike, Political correspondentNew Labour MP Adam Jogee on the nee [...]
Large gap between vote share and MPs hits Reform and Greens
BBCThe Greens' Carla Denyer and Reform's Nigel Farage - both parties have seen a far higher share of vote than seats won in Parliament The gap between [...]
Harriet Harman wants zero tolerance for sexual harassment by MPs
20 minutes agoBy Sima Kotecha, Senior UK CorrespondentBBCHarriet Harman said women "were being exploited and abused"There must be “a fierce zero toler [...]
Greens launch campaign target of ‘at least four’ MPs
The Green Party of England and Wales launch their election campaign in Bristol.Co-leader Carla Denyer told supporters that the party is "looking to wi [...]
Ealing Southall and Leyton and Wanstead MPs to stand down
House of CommonsOutgoing Ealing Southall MP Virendra Sharma says it is time for a new chapterTwo more of London's Labour MPs have announced their plan [...]
Michael Gove steps down in mass exodus of MPs before election
Long-serving Conservative cabinet minister Michael Gove has announced he will not stand at the general election, as the second full day of campaigning [...]
Exit of MPs passes 1997 level as Tories lead exodus
The number of current MPs standing down rather than fighting the general election stands at 119.Conservative ex-prime minister Theresa May, former int [...]
How MPs turned to BBC reporter for clarity on election gossip
The BBC's chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman describes how Westminster gossip caused mass confusion among staff.After a day where speculation [...]
MPs arrested for sex offences face Parliament ban
Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain, who proposed the amendment to change the threshold to arrest, said this would align Parliament with other workp [...]
Ticket tax needed to help music venues, MPs say
A report recommends a levy on arena and stadium concert tickets to help struggling small venues.
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