MPs are debating NHS GP and dentist access and the increasing waiting lists in the UK. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting labelled health secretary Sajid Javid’s record “rubbish”, blaming “Conservative underfunding” for “patients finding it impossible to book GP appointments”. Javid focused on the rail strikes which he told the House of Commons that Streeting…
During foreign questions, secretary of state Liz Truss rejected shadow secretary David Lammy’s claim that the new protocol bill for Northern Ireland “breaks international law”. Lammy criticised the move which ”divides the UK and European Union when we should be pulling together”. Truss told MPs that nothing said by Lammy “is accurate”, and that the…
The government has been warned that an online sales tax could cost families a further £175 a year. The government has floated the idea, suggesting it could support high streets at the expense of online retailers, potentially set at 1 or 2 per cent of online sales. A paper released today by the Centre for…
Ahead of today’s landmark rail strike, transport secretary Grant Shapps has stressed that he does not usually hold meetings with trade unions. He argued that it was National Rail’s duty to negotiate in this case, slamming calls to get him to attend talks as a “stunt”. Speaking with BBC Breakfast ahead of today’s walk out…
In a statement to the House of Commons, transport secretary Grant Shapps condemned the rail strikes organised by a union “representing some of the better paid workers in the country”. Shapps shared his anger at the industrial action that will “cause misery to millions” this week. Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh criticised Shapps for allowing…
Chair of the defence select committee Tobias Ellwood asked for a statement on the UK and Nato’s support of Ukraine. Minister Leo Docherty laid out the “political and practical support” and described the UK’s commitment to the alliance and European security as “unconditional”. When asked by shadow secretary John Healey about the size of the…
Labour MP David Lammy is under investigation by Parliament’s Standards Commissioner. The probe relates to alleged breaches of the MPs’ Code of Conduct on declaring financial interests worth over £27,000. More to follow The post David Lammy under investigation over financial declaration conduct appeared first on Politics.co.uk.
A minister has said that it would “not be right” for the government to partake in talks between unions and rail chiefs as it “does not control all the levers”. He also warned that public sector staff cannot expect “inflation busting” pay rises. Over 40,000 rail staff are set to walk out on Tuesday, Thursday…
In a statement to the House of Commons, housing under-secretary Eddie Hughes announced to MPs the government’s intended white paper to introduce a fairer private rented sector. Hughes lorded the plans as “the biggest set of reforms in a generation”. Labour welcomed the move, but shadow minister Matthew Pennycook was cautious given that the government…
In a statement to the House of Commons, foreign secretary Liz Truss updated the House of Commons on the war in Ukraine. Truss announced further sanctions including on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and Russia’s children’s rights commissioner. The secretary of state underlined the UK’s continued commitment to Ukraine, telling the House that…
