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Two huge issues and MPs – for once

Reporter USJune 18, 2025

In Westminster a lot of power is derived from patronage, as well as feelings of loyalty to a party, plus occasional warnings, threats and arm-twisting. Whipping is a central part of the British political system. Whips are the MPs in each party responsible for discipline and ensuring their colleagues vote the right way. And yet […]

Foreign criminals should expect to be deported, minister says

Reporter USJune 18, 2025

Becky Morton Political reporter Reuters Human rights law should not prevent foreign criminals from being deported, the justice secretary has said. In a speech Shabana Mahmood said that too often the law “protects those who break the rules”, and the government was “clarifying” how such laws operate. She told a meeting of foreign ministers at […]

Improve military homes by creating new body, say Tories

Reporter USJune 18, 2025

Military homes should be run by a housing association to tackle the “poor” state of accommodation and stem an exodus of troops, the Conservatives have said. Two-thirds of homes for military families need extensive refurbishment, with much service accommodation suffering damp, mould and rat infestations, a report found last year. The government is consulting on […]

HS2 line to be delayed again with no new date given

Reporter USJune 18, 2025

Nick Marsh Transport correspondent Michael Race Business reporter PA Media The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government will announce but it is not expected to say when the high speed railway line will begin operating. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday that […]

Chocolate price rises hit record as food costs grow

Reporter USJune 18, 2025

Faarea Masud BBC Business reporter Getty Images Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May, the highest for more than a year. However, food […]

Labour rebellion brewing over welfare changes

Reporter USJune 18, 2025

Iain Watson Political correspondent Christina McSorley Political producer BBC Britain’s welfare system is broken. Just about every Labour MP – maybe every member of Parliament – agrees with this. But fixing the system is proving to be a problem. The most divisive decision taken so far by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is to […]

Starmer picked up papers to avoid security stepping in

Reporter USJune 17, 2025

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he rushed to pick up papers dropped by US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit partly because he feared what the White House security team might do if anyone else tried to help. Starmer and Trump were talking to reporters about their newly signed off UK-US […]

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

Reporter USJune 17, 2025

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks, saying these were “desperate women” who need “compassion not criminalisation”. As an issue of […]

MPs debate rival bids to decriminalise abortion

Reporter USJune 17, 2025

MPs are debating two options for decriminalising abortions in England and Wales. Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy have tabled rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, both aimed at ending police investigations into abortion under a 164-year-old Victorian law. Abortion is considered an issue of conscience at Westminster, and MPs will not […]

Casey wants ‘national reset’ on grooming gangs

Reporter USJune 17, 2025

Brian Wheeler Political reporter House of Commons Dame Louise Casey has called for a newly-announced inquiry into grooming gangs to be used as a “moment to have a national reset” on the issue. The crossbench peer’s report into the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse in England and Wales paved the way for […]

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Two huge issues and MPs – for once

Foreign criminals should expect to be deported, minister says

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HS2 line to be delayed again with no new date given

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Starmer picked up papers to avoid security stepping in

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