Michael Gove, Spectator editor: an expert explains the long relationship between Westminster and the media: Michael Gove has a new job. The former Conservative MP and senior government minister will take over as editor of The Spectator this month, assuming the UK’s advisory committee on business appointments raises no objections. The Spectator, a political weekly, …
I toured Westminster Abbey’s Cosmati pavement in my socks – here’s what I saw: In the months before King Charles III was crowned on May 6 2023, Westminster Abbey announced that the public would be able to see its fabled Cosmati pavement up close – in their socks. The 13th-century mosaic floor had been covered …
Ian Blackford resigns: five times the SNP’s leader in Westminster used parliamentary rules to shake things up: Ian Blackford speaks during the state opening of parliament in 2019. UK Parliament/Flickr, CC BY-NC Ian Blackford, the Scottish National Party’s leader in Westminster, has announced that he is resigning from the post. Having survived two attempts by …
Chaos in Westminster: why Liz Truss finally lost control of MPs: Alamy/PA In a night emblematic of Liz Truss’s chaotic premiership, confusion reigned in parliament as an opposition day motion on the contentious issue of fracking became a confidence vote in her leadership. Labour MPs reported seeing Conservatives being manhandled and “bullied” into the chamber …
Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM’s resignation?: Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation. Events in the House of Commons on October 19 made it clear that the prime minister had …
Behind the scenes of Westminster – how government whips are losing their influence: Drop of Light / Shutterstock The confidence vote against Boris Johnson has dealt a blow to the prime minister’s leadership, revealing the level of opposition he faces within his own party. For those of us who research Parliament, situations like this one …
Ronald Reagan’s Westminster speech: why it is still relevant, 40 years later: Reagan emphasised the special relationship between the US and the UK. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Ronald Reagan became the first US president to address both houses of parliament on June 8 1982. His Westminster speech created a stir …
A pandemic election: local votes approach during tense moment for relations with Westminster: One of the key concerns about local elections is always their low turnout, unless there is a very specific community issue of concern, such as a hospital closure. This apparent lack of interest, by the electorate, in voting for politicians to run …
Westminster steps in after Northern Ireland fails to comply with abortion law change – how it happened: Abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in October 2019. In March the following year, the legal framework was in place to provide terminations. A year later, though, it hasn’t happened. The Department of Health in Northern Ireland hasn’t …
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