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HuffPost UK
April 19, 2018
The PM described Luciana Berger and Ruth Smeeth as “the best of this House of Commons and the best of Members of Parliament” after they revealed their ... It followed a protest in Parliament Square by leading UK Jewish groups, who said the Labour leader had not done enough to tackle the issue.
BBC News
April 19, 2018
"I'm a bit speechless, to think - especially a member of parliament - could do such a thing. "I don't think he should be posting anything, I think he should be sacked." When asked whether he should remain as an MP, she said: "I don't think so." L/Cpl Douglas had joined the British Army when he was 17 andÃâà...
Black Star News
April 19, 2018
In the clearest possible terms British Member of Parliament Dr. Paul Williams on the floors of Parliament today demanded: "Will the government use ... When opposition members of Parliament tried to fillibuster the bill, Museveni showed how contemptuos he was of Parliament by sending in his body guardsÃâà...
CNN
April 19, 2018
(CNN) The UK Home Office destroyed landing card slips that documented arrival dates for the so-called Windrush generation, it confirmed Wednesday, ... Earlier, Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott, a Labour member of Parliament, told BBC Radio 4 that current Home Secretary Amber Rudd shouldÃâà...
The Register
April 18, 2018
Comment The British Army's troubled Watchkeeper drones "could still be deployed on operations", a defence minister has insisted. Labour MP Kevan Jones, a member of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, asked the Ministry of Defence "what assessed capability gaps have been created as aÃâà...
The Guardian
April 17, 2018
Back in June 2016, as the country voted in the EU referendum, certain politicians promised that life would get easier, not harder, for Commonwealth citizens wanting to come to the UK. Priti Patel even promised south Asian chefs could come to the UK and save the British curry house. Such promises areÃâà...
New York Times
April 17, 2018
But by making their voices heard, members of Parliament made clear the potential political risks to Mrs. May, who does not have a clear parliamentary ... influencing President Barack Obama's decision to pull back from military strikes and raising questions about Britain's reliability as a military partner to theÃâà...
Engadget
April 17, 2018
The Times reports that Prime Minister Theresa May has been receiving intelligence risk assessments regarding a potential Russia-based cyberattack that might result in the release of embarrassing or compromising information about UK ministers, members of parliament and others. Unnamed securityÃâà...
i24NEWS
April 2, 2018
The British government reportedly gave ̣̉20 million to Palestinian schools teaching a curriculum that purports jihadic allegiance, encourages pupils to become martyrs, espouses distrust of the West and demonizes the State of Israel, according to a watchdog briefing published by the UK's Sunday Times.
The Straits Times
April 2, 2018
Ms Harris, a member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Swansea East, celebrated the announcement on Twitter. "This victory will mean parents who are going through the toughest time in their life will have one less thing to worry about," she wrote. In a video, she said, "I just wish it hadn't taken soÃâà...
Times of India
March 31, 2018
LONDON: The ethics watchdog for Members of Parliament has reopened its investigation into misconduct by the UK's longest-serving Indian-origin parliamentarian Keith Vaz. Vaz is being investigated for breaching the MP's code of conduct following a September 2016 sting operation which revealed thatÃâà...
New York Times
March 30, 2018
LONDON — For years, anticorruption campaigners have railed against Britain's openness to ill-gotten riches from overseas and the foreigners who invest .... Yvette Cooper, a Labour member of Parliament, has called on the government to investigate the 700 Russians who obtained investor visas betweenÃâà...
HuffPost
March 19, 2018
“At the request of the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office, which has announced it is pursuing a warrant to conduct its own on-site investigation, the Stroz ... Damian Collins, member of Parliament for the Conservative Party, said in a tweet on Monday: “These investigations need to be undertaken by theÃâà...
New York Times
March 16, 2018
LONDON — The British police are investigating threatening packages received this week by Muslim members of Parliament that contained a letter ... Demonstrating the high level of anxiety, a fifth Muslim member of Parliament said on Tuesday that his office had received a suspicious package and hadÃâà...
CNBC
December 31, 1999
Damian Collins, a member of parliament, last week requested Facebook to make available a senior executive to answer questions about the explosive story. ... will make Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer or Chief Product Officer Chris Cox, available to a committee of British members of parliament.
Orlando Sentinel
December 31, 1999
In Britain, it has always been accepted that members of Parliament vote with their parties, except when there are rare free votes on issues where there is ... of Matthew Parris, a former Conservative member of Parliament who served in the House of Commons when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister.
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