MPs call on BBC not to axe lunchtime politics show Politics Live as corporation makes cuts across its news division Presenter Andrew Neil, said he may be ‘surplus to requirements’ at the BBC It has since emerged the BBC is reviewing the show and could be dropped But leading politicians were critical of any potential moves to … Read more
Andrew Bailey delays rare meeting with Tory MPs amid questions over the Bank’s independence By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:06 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 7 July 2020 Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has postponed a rare meeting with backbench Tory MPs amid questions over the Bank’s independence. … Read more
Food panel ‘must have teeth’: Tory MPs tell Liz Truss to beef up post-Brexit plans to safeguard British farmers from sub-standard US food imports Tory MPs say a panel to advise on post-Brexit trade deals must have real teeth The ‘trade and agriculture’ commission was announced by Liz Truss last week The Mail on Sunday … Read more
Priti Patel attacks Labour MPs over Black Lives Matter criticism accusing them of holding ‘racist’ views because the Tory minister does not conform to a ‘stereotypical view of what an ethnic minority woman should stand for’ By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:01 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 15:01 BST, 28 June … Read more
MPs warn Ministers have ‘unacceptably weak understanding’ of problem gambling – and ‘toothless’ industry regulator needs radical overhaul By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 27 June 2020 Ministers have an ‘unacceptably weak understanding’ of problem gambling – and the ‘toothless’ industry regulator needs a … Read more
Teaching union warns Year 11 pupils have been ‘neglected’ after their GCSEs were cancelled due to coronavirus and need urgent help to stop them falling further behind Year 11 pupils are not a priority for schools, says leading education figure David Hughes of the Association of Colleges lectured MPs about school strategy Year 11 students … Read more
Katie Price will appear before MPs next Thursday for a second time to tell them about online abuse targeted at her disabled son Harvey. The ex-glamour model will give evidence to the Petitions Committee as a formal parliamentary inquiry into tackling online abuse is launched. Price, 42, wants a new UK law – which she … Read more
Katie Price will appear before MPs next Thursday for a second time to tell them about online abuse targeted at her disabled son Harvey. The ex-glamour model will give evidence to the Petitions Committee as a formal parliamentary inquiry into tackling online abuse is launched. Price, 42, wants a new UK law – which she … Read more
I have already had two people come up to me today and separately say “I think Boris may have to go”,’ one Tory MP told me last week. ‘There’s no way you would have been hearing that even last month.’ It’s just one sign that some Conservative politicians are starting to think the unthinkable. In … Read more
Tory MPs rebel as ministers rebuff ‘vital’ £1.3bn lagoon plan that could provide a huge post-Covid jobs boost The government blocked plans for a £1.3billion tidal power scheme in the UK Backbench MPs believe the six tidal lagoons can help kickstart the economy Project in Swansea was rejected as it was felt it did not … Read more