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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...
Book Your Holiday... After the Election Posted May 22, 2024 For months now, members of the government have insisted that the specter of a general election loomed only in the distant future. Rumors circulated, and it seemed widely accepted that, the election would not be held until Octo...

Clip of the Day:
September 3, 2019 | John Bercow | Peter Bone | Oliver Letwin Sir Oliver Letwin applies for an emergency debate on the UK's exit from the European Union in light of the government's decision to prorogue Parliament for several weeks just before the leaving date of Oct 31. Peter Bone attempts to raise a point of order questioning whether notice of the application had been submitted before the morning's deadline.