Parliament’s £1.3million bulletproof screen that separates MPs from the public may be removed to let more politicians back in the ‘lifeless’ House of Commons Officials asked to investigate the temporary removal of Commons glass screen Regulations mean just 50 out of 650 MPs are currently allowed into the chamber The public gallery is likely to … Read more
Parliament’s £1.3million bulletproof screen that separates MPs from the public may be removed to let more politicians back in the ‘lifeless’ House of Commons Officials asked to investigate the temporary removal of Commons glass screen Regulations mean just 50 out of 650 MPs are currently allowed into the chamber The public gallery is likely to … Read more
You’ve got to be CHOKING! Matt Hancock bursts out laughing after swabbing his throat at Parliament’s new self-test hub… while Speaker Lindsay Hoyle looks unsure as his turn is next The Health Secretary volunteered to use the new facility in Westminster Drop-in testing centre has been set up by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle By … Read more
Parliament’s bars are NOT subject to 10pm curfew and MPs don’t have to give their contact details to get a drink Bars inside Parliament are exempt from the Government’s new 10pm curfew Facilities serving inside Palace of Westminster are as a ‘workplace canteen’ Comes after a curfew was imposed on on pubs, bars and restaurants … Read more
Parliament’s bars are NOT subject to 10pm curfew and MPs don’t have to give their contact details to get a drink Bars inside Parliament are exempt from the Government’s new 10pm curfew Facilities serving inside Palace of Westminster are as a ‘workplace canteen’ Comes after a curfew was imposed on on pubs, bars and restaurants … Read more
This time last year, Boris Johnson marched into the summer recess with the lumbering swagger of an all-conquering prizefighter. In his first appearance in the Commons as Prime Minister, he pummelled Jeremy Corbyn through the ropes. Battered. Banjaxed. Jezza looked so punch drunk it’s a mercy he didn’t require smelling salts. Boris rarely emerges quite … Read more
The curator of parliament’s art collection said that artefacts in Westminster are being reevaluated, as many statues and paintings have a ‘racist history’ and were bought with wealth from the slave trade. The Palace of Westminster lobbies, which are open to the public, are lined with artwork featuring 18th and 19th Century politicians, many of … Read more
The curator of parliament’s art collection said that artefacts in Westminster are being reevaluated, as many statues and paintings have a ‘racist history’ and were bought with wealth from the slave trade. The Palace of Westminster lobbies, which are open to the public, are lined with artwork featuring 18th and 19th Century politicians, many of … Read more