UK’s Labour vows overhaul of parliament upper chamber if it wins power
Manchester, UK Reuters Britain’s opposition Labour Party, which is currently way ahead in opinion polls before an election next month, said it would reform parliament’s upper chamber to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. The grand, centuries-old ornate red and gold chamber in the Palace of Westminster currently […]
Weakened UK PM Sunak survives Conservative asylum law rebellion
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defeated a Conservative rebellion on Wednesday over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, winning a costly victory that weakens his authority and deepens divisions in his party. Sunak faced down the rebellion by right-wingers in his Conservative Party by offering token compromises to those who […]
UK’s Sunak sees off revolt to win vote on Rwanda migrant plan
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak avoided defeat in parliament on Tuesday on an emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, seeing off a revolt by dozens of his lawmakers that laid bare his party’s deep divisions. Sunak, who has pinned his reputation on the strategy, in the […]
Boris Johnson says “I did not lie” over lockdown parties
London, UK Reuters A combative Boris Johnson fought for his political career on Wednesday, as the former British prime minister said “hand on heart” he did not lie to parliament over COVID-19 lockdown parties at a hearing with lawmakers. Parliament’s Committee of Privileges is investigating whether Johnson, who was ousted from Downing Street in September, […]
Boris Johnson takes responsibility but will not quit over lockdown parties
London, UK Reuters Boris Johnson said he was humbled and took responsibility but refused to quit after a damning official report on Wednesday detailed a series of illegal lockdown parties at the British leader’s Downing Street office. Opposition politicians and some in his own party have repeatedly called for him to resign over the alcohol-fuelled […]
Canadian lawmakers vote unanimously to label Russia’s acts in Ukraine as “genocide”
Reuters Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a “genocide”, with members of parliament saying there was “ample evidence of systemic and massive war crimes against humanity” being committed by Moscow. The Canadian House of Commons’ motion said war crimes by Russia include mass atrocities, systematic instances of willful killing […]
Canada’s Trudeau, Cabinet abstain from China genocide vote
Toronto, Canada AP Canada’s House of Commons voted Monday to declare that China is committing genocide against more than one million Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from the vote. The non-binding motion passed 266 to zero as virtually all but Trudeau and his Cabinet voted […]
Essay: Theresa May loses another Brexit vote – here’s why 12th April is now the key date to watch
In an article first published on The Conversation, KENNETH ARMSTRONG, professor of European law at the University of Cambridge, explains what happens next with regard to Brexit…