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MPs shouldn’t face abuse. Neither should their staff – but here’s what we deal with every day | Estelle Warhurst

Some constituents are traumatised, others violent. It’s time the House of Commons protected the people who work at the grassroots of our democracyBefore most people have finished their morning coffee,

globalnews.ca·há 8 dias

Hybrid work in Parliament? MPs split on post-pandemic structure - National | Globalnews.ca

During the pandemic, MPs began voting and attending committee meetings from home. Six years later, Parliamentarians are split on if those hybrid rules should remain.

theguardian.com·há 11 dias

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report findsParliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early

paulburgin.blogspot.com·há 15 dias

Shadow Home Secretary Accuses French Warship of Trying to Intimidate Him

This has a whiff of paranoia. Think about it, is Chris Philp really that important in the view of the French and would it really be in their interests to try and intimidate him! I think that this is s

paulburgin.blogspot.com·há 19 dias

Work Starts at No 10 North

So what we are now seeing in practice is the beginning of what Andy Burnham promised, to devolve government power from London to the Regions, in this case, Manchester.It is brave and bold and I hope t

theguardian.com·há 22 dias

Ann Widdecombe was a Westminster one-off with a fine sense of humour | Letter

The former Labour MP David Hinchliffe recalls working with the former Conservative MP, saying their disagreements were always without rancourOf all the many articles I have read following the death of

paulburgin.blogspot.com·há 23 dias

Burnham Becomes Prime Minister and Forms his New Cabinet

Burnham's talk of being a "circuit breaker" for the UK is bold, brave, ambitious, and will deserve much praise if successful, no less his ambition to make the North of England just as profitable as th

theguardian.com·há 23 dias

Investigation of Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is ‘kangaroo court’, says Reform MP

Runcorn MP Sarah Pochin says parliament mounting ‘vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK’A Reform UK MP has complained that the standards system investigating Nigel Farage over undeclared gi

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