Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Artificial intelligence (AI) must be harnessed for the public good of science over the next decade, former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has said. Ms Gillard, who now chairs London-based health research charity […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has conceded that a pro-Palestine march will go ahead on Armistice Day but insisted the Metropolitan Police’s decision to allow the rally will be kept under “constant review”. The prime minister […] More
Labour MP Naz Shah wiped tears from her eyes with a tissue in the Commons shortly after telling MPs of the plight of children in Gaza.Ms. Shah called for the UK to “ramp up its effort to end the bloodshed”.Ms. Shah, who is a shadow Home Office minister but was speaking from the backbenches, said “every day we see footage of heartbreaking stories” of children in Gaza.The MP was emotional as she described footage of children caught up in the conflict, some believing they had died and others preparing for death, others holding a press conference “to call on the world to let them live”. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A recall petition that could trigger a by-election has opened against Tory MP Peter Bone who was suspended after he was found to have exposed himself to an aide. The Wellingborough MP was […] More
Andrea Leadsom has claimed energy bills will go down in price “within the next 10 years” under a Conservative government.The Tory MP claimed the UK is “looking at electricity reform” when asked about the issue of Britons being unable to afford rising costs during an appearance on BBC’s Politics Live.“All I’m asking, is when will it come down?” Jo Coburn asked, repeating her original question.“Within the next 10 years,” Ms Leadsom replied.Speaking on his ITV show on Tuesday night (7 November), Martin Lewis delivered a warning to consumers, saying “it isn’t looking” good for energy price rises in the future. More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned that Brexit weakened UK trading opportunities and that Britain should commit to free trade in the […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has apologised for suggesting Boris Johnson should encourage people to hold chickenpox-style parties during the pandemic. The ex-national security adviser admitted making the suggestion but insisted he was […] More
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Rishi Sunak’s government has been condemned over its failure to bring thousands of Afghans who worked with British forces to safety in the UK years despite repeated promises to do so. Labour’s shadow […] More
