UK MPs to Summon Elon Musk over Alleged Role in Anti-Migration Riots
British MPs are expected to summon businessman Elon Musk to appear before an inquiry into the role of social media in anti-immigration protests following this summer's stabbing in Southport. According to report from the British left guardian The paper announced last week that it would stop publishing on X, but lawmakers called Musk ahead of […]
Disability rights campaigners urge MPs and peers to back assisted dying bill | Assisted dying
A group of disability rights campaigners and academics has urged MPs and MPs to support legalizing assisted dying, saying everyone deserves the chance to have a good death. The group, led by Tom Shakespeare, author, broadcaster and professor of disability studies at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, called on MPs to “stand […]
Justin Trudeau pressured to resign by backbench MPs within own party | Canada
Frustrated members of the Liberal Party of Canada have given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an ultimatum. He is likely to decide early next week whether he wants to remain leader or face the possibility of a caucus revolt. The prime minister met with Liberal MPs in a closed party caucus on Wednesday, and 20 MPs, […]
British MPs and international organisations hacked on X | X
X number of accounts belonging to British politicians and international organisations were hacked on Wednesday night. Justice Minister Shabana Mahmood, Labour MPs Chris Elmore and Carolyn Harris and other MPs posted the same message on the social media site and although it was quickly deleted, the message could still be read on TweetDeck, the dashboard […]
‘I didn’t expect to win’: Labour’s new MPs adjusting to Commons life | Labour
IOn a sunny day in Norfolk, Peter Princely, the first Labour member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, was about to examine a 90-year-old man's nostrils. But before he could get out his microscope to see what was causing the man's chronic nosebleeds, the patient had something to say. “Congratulations on your appointment!” said Tony […]
Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight | Turkey
Dozens of lawmakers were involved in fist fights in Turkey’s parliament on Friday after arguing over opposition lawmakers who have been jailed and stripped of their parliamentary immunity this year. At least two lawmakers were injured during the 30-minute riot, which forced the hearing to be halted, before lawmakers eventually reconvened to vote down an […]
New Sunak appointments mean four in 10 Tory MPs are on frontbench | Conservatives
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has appointed new MPs from among the vastly reduced Conservative membership in Westminster, meaning four in 10 Conservative MPs now sit on the party’s frontbench. Newcomers include Danny Kruger, co-chair of the right-wing Neo-Conservative group and now shadow defence secretary, and Alicia Kearns, a former chair of the House of Commons foreign […]
Record 335 new MPs to be inducted into House of Commons this week | House of Commons
The House of Representatives will elect a record 335 new MPs this week, the most in modern history. The number of newly elected members of Parliament surpassed the previous record of 327, set in 1945, the first election in 10 years after the end of World War II. In addition to the 335 new members, […]