Matt Hancock bursts out laughing after swabbing throat at Parliament’s new self-test hub

You’ve got to be CHOKING! Matt Hancock bursts out laughing after swabbing throat at Parliament’s new self-test hub… while Speaker Lindsay Hoyle looks unsure as his turn is next The Health Secretary volunteered to use the new facility in Westminster  Drop-in testing centre has been set up by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle  By Martin … Read more

MPs rebel over proposal to extend Parliament’s Christmas break

MPs rebel over proposal to EXTEND Parliament’s Christmas break to January 11 as they argue the Commons must ‘set an example’ and get back to work MPs were due to return on January 5 but now will not come back until January 11 The delay is said to have been asked for by Commons Speaker … Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns review of Parliament’s art works must ‘not be overwhelmed by WOKESIM’

DEPICTED  WORK OF ART CODE  ARTIST  TITLE  MEDIUM  YEAR CREATED Sir Robert Peel MP WOA S602 Unknown Sir Robert Peel Ceramic unknown WOA S622 Unknown Sir Robert Peel Ceramic unknown WOA 86 Dickinson, William Northcote, James Sir Robert Peel Bart. M.P. Print unknown WOA S569 Unknown Sir Robert Peel MP Ceramic unknown WOA M0566 Unknown … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches the final PMQs before Parliament’s summer recess 

This time last year, Boris Johnson marched into the summer recess with the lumbering swagger of an all-conquering prizefighter. In his first appearance in the Commons as Prime Minister, he pummelled Jeremy Corbyn through the ropes. Battered. Banjaxed. Jezza looked so punch drunk it’s a mercy he didn’t require smelling salts. Boris rarely emerges quite … Read more

Parliament’s artworks are being ‘re-evaluated’ because many have a ‘racist history’, says curator

The curator of parliament’s art collection said that artefacts in Westminster are being reevaluated, as many statues and paintings have a ‘racist history’ and were bought with wealth from the slave trade. The Palace of Westminster lobbies, which are open to the public, are lined with artwork featuring 18th and 19th Century politicians, many of … Read more