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Rosie Duffield leaves Labour Posted October 1, 2024 Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield has announced that she is leaving the Labour Party in protest over Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's management (or mismanagement, for that matter) of his administration and allegations of undeclared donations that have emerged in the weeks following the July general ele...

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June 13, 2017 | Kenneth Clarke | Cheryl Gillan Cheryl Gillan proposes that John Bercow resumes the chair as Speaker following the 2017 general election. She notes that wigs are now worn only for state occasions, and while we cannot confirm that one of her colleagues asked, "Where's Michael?" it seems likely that Michael Fabricant's hair is the other alleged wig to which she refers.