The Climate and Nature Bill will lock the science into law and pave …
5 天之前 · The CAN Bill would establish a whole-of-government strategy for climate and nature action, built on three pillars: climate, nature and people. It would lock Britain’s international commitments into law — halting (and crucially) reversing nature loss by 2030 (agreed in Montreal at COP15) — and reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions ...
'Bionic Peer' Craig Mackinlay introduced to House of Lords
4 天之前 · Baron Mackinlay, dubbed the “Bionic Peer”, had both his legs and arms amputated in December after contracting sepsis. He has now become the first quadruple amputee to sit in the House of Lords after he was given a peerage in Rishi Sunak’s dissolution honours list. He recited an oath to the King before being greeted by the Lord Speaker ...
Assisted dying bill introduced in House of Commons - Politics.co.uk
5 天之前 · Kim Leadbeater: Assisted dying bill introduced in House of Commons. A bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales has been formally introduced in the House of Commons. There were cries of “hear, hear” from MPs after Kim Leadbeater presented her Private Member’s Bill before the House.
No appeal over Cumbria coal mine judgment - Politics.co.uk
6 天之前 · The company behind plans to build a new coal mine in Cumbria has not lodged an appeal against last month’s High Court decision to strike down planning permission for the controversial development. Friends of the Earth has confirmed this morning (14 October) that West Cumbria Mining has not filed any papers with the court, missing the deadline ...
Removal of hereditary peers from House of Lords 'long overdue', …
6 天之前 · Nick Thomas-Symonds has said Labour’s proposal to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords is “long overdue”. Speaking in the commons second reading debate on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Reform Bill, the paymaster general channeled former prime minister Herbert Asquith when he argued the legislation would create “a more perfect attainment.”
Keir Starmer labels ex-Conservative PMs Johnson, Truss and Sunak …
5 天之前 · Keir Starmer rubbished his three immediate Conservative predecessors as “utter failures” during a session of prime minister’s questions that was, for the most part, centred on national security and foreign affairs. After Rishi Sunak, the Conservative Party leader, had finished asking his six questions, the prime minister said the last ...
Lucy Powell: Conservative MPs obsessing over Taylor Swift …
4 天之前 · Conservatives obsessing over Labour MPs’ receipt of Taylor Swift tickets need to “shake it off”, a cabinet minister has said. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, told MPs that Swift’s concerts generated “£1 billion to the UK visitor economy this summer” and noted a Conservative peer’s view of the row as “ludicrous”.
Flynn: 'Sorrow' Alex Salmond will not see an independent Scotland
2024年10月14日 · The SNP’s Westminster leader has described his “great personal sorrow” that Alex Salmond “will not live to see an independent Scotland.”. Stephen Flynn led tributes at Westminster to the former first minister, who died on Saturday aged 69. During his tribute in the commons, Flynn recalled the night that Salmond lost his commons seat ...
Leadbeater: MPs have ‘moral obligation’ to legalise assisted dying
5 天之前 · Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, will table a Private Member’s Bill to the House of Commons to legalise the practice on Wednesday. The proposal would allow terminally ill, mentally competent people to end their own life. Similar assisted dying bills were defeated in the commons in 2015 and the Lords in 2021.
The migration debate lacks humanity and perspective — safe …
4 天之前 · Tim Farron: ‘The migration debate lacks humanity and perspective — safe routes are the answer’. A million people are estimated to have been displaced from their homes in southern Lebanon since Israel’s air strikes began against Hezbollah. These include many Syrian refugees who had previously fled to Lebanon to escape civil war.