ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Has the ‘Disneyland’ House of Commons had its day?

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Has the ‘Disneyland’ House of Commons had its day? Review is underway into the ‘pimped out’ Parliament where private firms hire rooms for corporate booze and schmoozefests By Anna Mikhailova Deputy Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:37 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 02:16 BST, 4 April 2021 ‘This is … Read more

Houses of Parliament restoration: Commons chiefs withhold funding amid row over possible £20BN plans

Commons chiefs are threatening to ‘pull the plug’ on the Parliamentary restoration body amid warnings its plans could cost £20billion.  It is understood that the ruling Commons commission refused to sign off on two years of funding for the programme at a recent meeting – instead merely approving £155million for this year. Senior sources told … Read more

House of Commons ‘could go on tour to Scotland’ to boost the Union

House of Commons ‘could go on tour to Scotland’ as part of Boris Johnson’s plans to boost the Union and see off Nicola Sturgeon’s independence push as PM ‘prepares to categorically rule out a second referendum on splitting up the UK’ Ministers considering plan to relocate Commons two weeks every September Would see the Commons … Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg quotes God Save The Queen in House of Commons after monarchy question

Jacob Rees-Mogg quotes God Save The Queen in full in House of Commons as he backs the monarch in Meghan row – while Boris still remains silent Jacob Rees-Moog recited the national anthem in the House of Commons today The Leader of the House spoke the anthem to voice his support for the Queen Followed … Read more

Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle slams Rishi Sunak’s Budget PR drive

Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle slams Rishi Sunak’s Budget PR drive complaining about pre-briefing and saying Chancellor shouldn’t be ‘dashing off’ for press conference Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his eagerly-awaited Budget at 12.30 today Much of the detail of the Budget has been released ahead of time by Treasury Lindsay Hoyle said ‘tradition matters’ and … Read more

Furious MPs summon Gavin Williamson to Commons over schools plan

Boris Johnson is facing a growing Tory mutiny on schools with ministers poised to amid they are likely to stay closed for most pupils until Easter. Senior Conservatives are up in arms about the long-term damage to the prospects of children – demanding an immediate route map for how classrooms can get back up and … Read more

Commons committee approves Richard Sharp as BBC chairman

Appointment of former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp as the next chairman of the BBC is approved by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee The former Goldman Sachs banker faced questions from committee on Thursday Committee chairman Julian Knight said Mr Sharp ‘impressed’ the MPs Mr Sharp was chosen by the Government as its … Read more

Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like a DALEK in Commons debate thanks to Zoom call tech glitch 

Is there a Doctor in the House? Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like a DALEK in Commons debate thanks to Zoom call tech glitch The House of Commons was a holding debate over the impact of ‘long Covid’ Tory MP Scott Mann appeared on video link but suffered technical problems Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans intervened … Read more

Zoom glitch makes Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like DALEK in Commons

Is there a Doctor in the House? Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like a DALEK in Commons debate thanks to Zoom call tech glitch The House of Commons was a holding debate over the impact of ‘long Covid’ Tory MP Scott Mann appeared on video link but suffered technical problems Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans intervened … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees the Prime Minister face a grilling in the Commons 

Not since he emerged from ICU in April has Boris Johnson appeared so zapped. Perched in a committee room in Portcullis House, shoulders hunched, eyes drained of all enthusiasm, he looked as if he was steeling himself to sit through Ibsen. In Norwegian. Actually it was worse than that. The Prime Minister was facing a … Read more