Politics
Gordon Brown backs Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership bid
The former prime minister told Labour members that Sir Keir has the qualifications to be “a prime minister of the future”.
Michel Barnier warns of ‘serious divergences’ in trade talks with UK
The EU’s chief negotiator says the first week of negotiations has been ‘constructive’ but reaching an agreement will be ‘challenging’.
Number of right-wing extremist prisoners almost doubled in two years
Before the general election the leader of Britain First joined the Conservative Party, saying Boris Johnson "is like us".
MPs set to receive 3.1% pay rise from April
It follows a decision confirmed in 2018 by IPSA to adjust the pay of MPs at the same rate as public sector earnings.
Commons spends £800,000 on non-disclosure and settlement agreements
The figures have led to calls for NDAs - sometimes known as "gagging clauses" - to be outlawed in cases of harassment or discrimination.
Petition launched to get Russia report published as Parliament website re-opens
The cross-party committee sent its report to Johnson for review on October 17 saying it expected to “publish the report imminently", but it has yet to see the light of day.
Keir Starmer’s donor list makes a mockery of ‘dark money’ allegations
#DarkMoneyStarmer has been trending on Twitter, but the latest donor list seems to put pay to the allegations.
New Brexit bank holiday moves closer as Commons hurdle cleared
The proposed day off would fall close to June 23.
Johnson silent over when he first knew of Priti Patel bullying allegations
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the PM of having ‘no shame in defending bullying’ in his Government.