However, as the details of the reshuffle began to emerge, her allies said she had been blindsided by the timing and detail of the announcement, which also overshadowed her delivering a key policy announcement on overhauling the regulation of ministerial standards.  “I just find it completely bizarre that the deputy

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MPs who launch “excessive” personal attacks on Twitter could be investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog under a package of measures to clean up Westminster. Under the proposed changes, MPs would face a probe if they engage in “unreasonable” attacks online, verbally or in writing in a way that risks bringing

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It comes as two new cases of the omicron variant have been detected in London, taking the UK’s current total to 11.  Speaking in the Commons, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “We expect cases to rise over the coming days.”  From tomorrow, England will face new restrictions to try to

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Tuesday Nov 30 is the feast of St Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland (and Russia, Greece, Ukraine and a host of other countries). In recognition of the date, the main business in the House of Commons has been given over to an Opposition Day for the Scottish National Party.

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2021-11-30T10:07:07-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9d2/20211130103801010_hd.jpgState Department officials testify on policy toward Latin America & the Caribbean before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. State Department officials testify on policy toward Latin America & the Caribbean before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  2 Views

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Next, fewer soft loans. The Treasury doled out billions in bounceback loans, and even more in rates rebates, and even invested in start-ups directly through the Future Fund. Some of it may have done some good, and kept decent businesses afloat through the crisis. And yet we still have no

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Here we go again. Four months after that bold (correct) decision to go ahead with Freedom Day, we’re scuttling for cover. We face our first test and we’ve flunked it. The irreversible path to normality is not so irreversible after all. And, again, it’s our children who will suffer. No,

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2021-11-30T10:06:31-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/349/20211130102055011_hd.jpgConsumer advocacy experts testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security on product safety over the holiday season. Consumer advocacy experts testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security on product safety

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2021-11-30T11:24:20-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/977/1637116098.jpgThe U.S. Supreme Court hears the oral argument in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, a case on the reimbursement rate for Medicare Part B prescription drugs for hospitals. The U.S. Supreme Court hears the oral argument in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, a case on the reimbursement rate for Medicare

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Many fear the skies are darkening worldwide due to the pandemic, the threat of terrorism and hostile actors seeking the upper hand. But we believe that, with the right approach, freedom and democracy will prevail. That is why Israel and the United Kingdom are today coming together in London to

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