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Yvette Cooper suggested that Suella Braverman should be sacked for her comments accusing the Metropolitan Police of “playing favourites” by allowing a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day to go ahead.Asking an urgent question in the House of Commons on Thursday (9 November), the shadow home secretary said: “Does this Government still believe in the operation independence of the police, and how can it do so while this Home Secretary is in post?”It comes after the Home Secretary wrote in the Times claiming Islamists were using Saturday’s march to express “primacy” and compared it to extremist rallies in Northern Ireland with links to terrorism. More

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