#Parliament

James Kirkup

jameskirkup

Some facts about the events that preceded the Government statement here that the coming consultation on the Gender Recognition Act will be narrowly drawn and not affect the Equality Act’s

Richard Medhurst 🇸🇾🇵🇸

richimedhurst

The UK is doing something extraordinary while not many are watching. Parliament had its second reading today of the Overseas Operations Bill which decriminalizes war crimes and torture carried out

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

Why is it so important that Parliament resumes, and what should it be doing? Some thoughts, following last night's @BBCNewsnight interview. [THREAD]https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089m8mx 1. Britain is a parliamentary democracy. At UK-level,

Jeff Rybak🍁😷

JeffRybak

Sam Oosterhoff is a Conservative MPP in Ontario. He's 23 now, was first elected at 19. He's done some questionable things lately and is much in the news. People have

Paolo Sandro

PaoloSandro2

This exchange between @davidallengreen and @natalieben is instructive on one thing: namely, the extent to which the discussion about the possibility to adopt a codified UK constitution is still based

David Erdos

DavidErdos

ICO is a crucial #digital regulator. So it's a pity that 2019-20 report (so pre main #Covid19) has been published news day dominated by #RussiaReport. Also somewhat troubling due to

📚Philliteracy📚

Philliteracy

There's much soul-searching going on at the mo re the charity sector’s ability to influence UK govt.So for a bit of context, let's look back to one of the most

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

campbellclaret

We are now in a crazy world where the PM lies routinely yet under current rules if an MP were to accuse Johnson of lying in Parliament he/she would have

David Anderson

bricksilk

Important #OOBill message: looks like celebrations of a government concession on crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court are premature. ⁦The excellent @BinghamCentre⁩ has been looking at the

Democratic Alliance

Our_DA

Dlamini-Zuma was unable or unwilling to answer our written Parliamentary question regarding the public submissions her Department received and relied on to make changes to the Government’s Draft Framework for

Phil Miller

pmillerinfo

MPs are now voting on amendment 7 to the Spy Cops bill, which would require a judge to issue a warrant for an agent to break the law MPs have

George Peretz QC

GeorgePeretzQC

Those interested in the front part of the Internal Market Bill (the part that cuts across the powers of the devolved Parliaments) should read this analysis by @ProfKAArmstrong of what

Simon Burall

sburall

Sitting in on the "Science and Society, 20 years on: legacy and lessons for a post-Covid world" conference. I'll try to tweet key points that strike me, but not live

Mark Elliott

ProfMarkElliott

The new coronavirus regulations for England were published a few minutes before they entered into force and without any parliamentary scrutiny. @MattHancock said they were ‘super-simple’. They’re not — and

Jami-Lee Ross

jamileeross

If you have ever had fun laughing at a politician, or kicking them around just because you can, this @TheSpinoffTV article is worth a read. I’m sorry for all that

Uzoma

er1ca0sakw3

tw// Domestic Abuse and Violence As a victim of Domestic Violence I was turned away after coming forward about the abuse I endured for 3 years. I was punched, kicked,