Pregnant Labour MP Stella Creasy will SUE Parliament after her request for maternity cover is turned down Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy is seven months pregnant with her second child Ms Creasy asked the funding body if she could hire locum to fill in while on leave The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority refused Stella Creasy’s request … Read more
Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square is defaced with pro-Chelsea graffiti after club’s Champions League win Winston Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square has been scrawled in graffiti Graffiti read ‘Chelsea’, ‘CFC’ and ‘1905’ – the year the London club was founded The Metropolitan Police are investigating the vandalism following UEFA final By Jack Wright For Mailonline … Read more
The Queen wore a pair of aquamarine brooches given to her by her parents for the State Opening of Parliament today. The Queen, 95, looked elegant in a pale grey-blue ensemble as she carried out her first public duty since the death of her husband the Duke Edinburgh last month. She accessorised her spring coat … Read more
The Queen will not wear her ceremonial robes or crown for today’s State Opening of Parliament, as she carries out her first major public ceremonial duty since the death of her husband Prince Philip a month ago. The 95-year-old monarch will instead wear what royal officials describe as ‘day dress’ – a coat and hat … Read more
The Queen will not delay returning to work after her husband’s funeral and plans to attend the state opening of Parliament next month, MailOnline can reveal today. Her Majesty will attend the ceremonial event in the House of Lords without her husband Prince Philip and will be supported by her son Prince Charles at Westminster … Read more
The leader of the Scottish Green Party sparked fury today with a mealy-mouthed tribute to Prince Philip over the ceremony given to his death in the middle of the Covid pandemic. Patrick Harvie contrasted the national mourning since the Duke’s death at the age of 99 on Friday with that shown to 150,000 people who … Read more
Labour MPs’ office managers moan on WhatsApp chat that early parliament recall to allow tributes for Prince Philip will be ‘ninety minute circle jerk of what a great man he was’ Labour apparatchiks moaned about Commons recall for tributes to Prince Philip Office managers called it ‘a ninety-minute circle jerk of what great man he was’ … Read more
Parliament will be recalled from its Easter recess to allow MPs and peers to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh as Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle says he ‘served his country with distinction’ Parliament being recalled with House of Commons sitting at 2.30pm on Monday MPs had been due to return to Commons from … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond, an inquiry has concluded. The committee of MSPs said the First Minister ‘potentially breached the ministerial code’, which is generally considered a resignation offence. Their bombshell report came after Ms Sturgeon gave evidence about her role in the Scottish Government’s … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond, an inquiry has concluded. The committee of MSPs said the First Minister ‘potentially breached the ministerial code’, which is generally considered a resignation offence. Their bombshell report came after Ms Sturgeon gave evidence for eight hours about her role in … Read more