Key events Sarah Champion (Lab), chair of the international development committee, asks about cuts to the aid budget. Sunak says that is not an issue his foreign counterparts have raised with him. Aubrey Allegretti from the Times says Sunak has taken the unusual step of writing a pre-emptive letter to […]
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Labour wants to cut maximum NHS waiting times to 18 weeks, says shadow health secretary Good morning. It is the final week before Christmas, the Commons rises tomorrow afternoon for the holiday recess, and politics is starting to wind down. Today we were expecting to see David Cameron take questions […]
Who says democracy is dying? A record-breaking 40-plus countries, representing more than 40% of the world’s population and an outsized chunk of global GDP, are due to hold national elections in 2024. The outcomes, taken separately and together, will help determine who controls and directs the 21st-century world. Casting lots […]
Emmanuel Macron has suffered one of the biggest setbacks in his six years as French president after his immigration bill was thrown out of parliament without even being heard. Macron’s bill, which was intended to show he “can take tough measures on migration while keeping France’s doors open to foreign […]
PMQs – snap verdict In his memoir Politics on the Edge, the former cabinet minister turned podcaster Rory Stewart says: “Nine years in politics had been a shocking education in lack of seriousness.” PMQs often shows why this is such a compelling critique of Westminster, but rarely more than today. […]
Cleverly says bill ‘pushing at edge of envelope’ but still ‘within framework of international law’ John Baron (Con) asks Cleverly to confirm that the government will remain within international law. The British are world champions at queuing, we don’t like queue jumpers, which is why illegal immigration grates with us. […]
A demonstrator uses a microphone as others hold flags and signs as they protest outside India’s consulate, a week after Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 25, 2023. […]
Key events ‘Wake up call’ for energy industry as confidence dips Soaring energy bills have dented confidence in the market as consumers feel they are not getting value for money from gas and electricity services. A consumer sentiment survey conducted by Energy Consumers Australia revealed market confidence was the lowest […]