Mrs J Cotton @MrsJCotton
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OK, Polanski has got this v wrong & apologised But can anyone @BBCr4today or in the papers tell me why this is a bigger story than Farage’s £5m💰Tice’s “aggressive tax avoidance”💰or Jenrick’s foreign💰? #r4today #ZackPolanski #NigelFarage #GreenParty #skynews #houseboat
"It is increasingly clear that as the world continues down this volatile path, our long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union," PM Keir Starmer says Follow live: bbc.in/4sJOIkB
What's happening with the assisted dying bill? bbc.com/news/articles/…
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Dr Chris Parry is still Reform's candidate to be mayor of Hampshire and the Solent, despite telling David Lammy to "go home to the Caribbean". Labour MP Calvin Bailey has written to Nigel Farage demanding he is dumped. No comment as yet from Reform UK huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclusiv…
Yes, Keir Starmer appointed 25 new #Labour Lords For context: Cameron, Johnson & Sunak appointed c.420. Tories will still be Lord’s biggest party #r4today #KeirStarmer #Lords #UVIPolitics #skynews theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
NEW: Three MPs who *opposed* the assisted dying bill in the Commons have jointly warned the Lords not to block it nonetheless. @Debbie_abrahams @NiaGriffithMP @justinmadders say talking out the bill would be unacceptable and would fuel calls for “radical reform” of the Lords. Text of their letter in The Guardian👇 When visitors come to Parliament, it seems incongruous to explain that in our mother of Parliaments, we have a second chamber – the House of Lords – which is unelected. Those who support its existence in its current or similar form justify it on the grounds that it performs a useful revising function which can improve the detail of legislation, and it undoubtedly does good work. But the fact that it is unelected can only be tolerated in a democracy provided its members accept that it is for the House of Commons to have the last word on what becomes law and what doesn’t in this country. If the Lords resort to blocking procedures, and impede the implementation of decisions taken in the Commons, this is effectively breaking this convention, so how long should we as the democratically elected chamber put up with it? Matters seem to be coming to head with a private member's bill currently in the Lords. The proposed law in question is the Assisted Dying Bill which was the subject of lengthy and often lively debate in the Commons. We, as democratically elected MPs, each made up our own mind on the bill because it’s a ‘conscience issue’, not party policy. We didn’t support it, but respect the fact that it passed through the Commons with a convincing majority. The question now is - is it acceptable for the Lords simply to keep talking in an attempt to reach the Parliamentary session without ever getting to a vote? The answer to that must be no. Or, if they do get to a vote, and they reject the will of the Commons, what should happen next? The expectation is clearly that, within a reasonable timeframe, the decision of the democratically elected Chamber should take precedence. Any attempt to derail that process not only breaks convention, it also risks setting a precedent which would undoubtedly increase the calls for a radical reform of the House of Lords sooner rather than later. We would respectfully suggest that members of the Lords who may be contemplating going down that route should think very carefully about the consequences of their actions. Dame Nia Griffiths MP Justin Madders MP Debbie Abrahams MP
Number crunching: Individuals arrested within five days for suspected manslaughter after fire apparently related to building materials ripped through seven Hong Kong apartment blocks v individuals arrested over Grenfell From the new Private Eye, out now.
The United States under Trump is officially a banana republic. Great job, everyone.
Trump says his “Gold Card” would help companies retain workers from China, India, and France: “They have to go back to wherever they came from. Very hard to stay. It’s a shame. We’re taking care of that. The companies are going to be very happy. Apple is going to be happy.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship bbc.com/news/articles/…
Admiral testified Hegseth did not give 'kill them all' order, US lawmakers say bbc.com/news/articles/…
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years bbc.com/news/articles/…
OBR apologises over pre-Budget leak bbc.com/news/articles/…
Extra time for peers to debate assisted dying bbc.com/news/articles/…
Tune in later folks! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Trump defends Witkoff after leak appears to show envoy coaching Russia bbc.com/news/articles/…
Our local MP - Chair of the DCMS Select Committee: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Also discussed in class (bless him): news.sky.com/video/prime-mi…
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