Westminster is home to one of the most revered and well-respected political establishments in the world. UK politics has always prided itself on promoting its traditions, values, and high principles. But after a spate of damaging scandals, Westminster’s reputation is at risk. Standards in public life have slipped, and the public may have had enough.…
The government’s building remediation process ‘should have started some time ago’, according to a leading trade association. Earlier this month, housing secretary Michael Gove announced plans to force developers to pay for remediation costs of unsafe cladding across the UK. David O’Leary, policy director of the Home Builders Federation, said the picture of how many…
The former director general of the border force warned a defence committee hearing this morning that ‘The navy can’t prioritise saving life and stopping migrants at the same time’. Sir Charles Montgomery, who is also a retired royal navy officer, made the comments during an evidence session on the use of the military in countering…
Labour’s Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, described the Met Police’s investigation into alleged Downing Street parties as “a truly damning reflection on this nation’s highest office”. Rayner told Michale Ellis, the paymaster general, that “the country have made up their minds”, and asked him “when will his party catch up?” Ellis responded by saying the details…
Ian Hislop says standards in British public life are “very depressing”, as he denounced the lobbying culture of MPs in a standards committee session this afternoon. Asked by the standards committee chair, Chris Bryant, how MPs were doing on standards in British public life, Hislop complained they were “not good”. The editor of Private Eye…
Julian Knight has told Colin Graves to ‘put up or shut up’ as he accused the former Yorkshire Country Cricket (YCCC) chair of interfering in the running of the club. The chair of the digital, culture, media and sport, committee read out a letter from the club’s former chairman, Roger Hutton, accusing Graves of “substantial…
The housing secretary Michael Gove has argued that developers should “pay the price” for the cladding scandal, as he set out the government’s plans to fix the crisis in the House of Commons this afternoon. Gove told the Commons “it is morally wrong that they [leaseholders] should be the ones asked to pay the price.”…
Happy new year! 2021 threw up a bunch of surprises, resignations and more kissing that we’d like to have seen. But what does 2022 have in store? We reached out to commentator James Ball, pollster Matt Singh and journalist Mutaz Ahmed to ask what their political predictions are for the coming year.The post Politics.co.uk’s New…
Over the past 30 years, China’s rapid economic development has catapulted it to the forefront of world politics, becoming a major player to rival the United States. But recent controversy over Taiwan and the Uyghur people has raised a spotlight on the communist country, and led to a backlash from many Western nations. Talking…
While the Palace of Westminster is usually a serious place discussing important issues, occasionally a few jokes and mistakes slip into the debates. With work from home issues, a football tournament and several high-profile gaffes, 2021 threw up plenty of comedic moments. From Rayner to Rees-Mogg, relive some of the quirkiest and funniest moments…
