Back to Parliament
Back to School, Parliament: MPs are back and raring to go as today they return to Parliament after the summer recess. Refreshed, re-energised – determined. Westminster will be the setting of a theatrical display of (dis)loyalty, collusion and opportunity. Chaos looms and uncertainty is yet again the main descriptor of UK politics. So, in the […]
The Unlikely Hero in the Heart of Westminster
For those who spend their days navigating the cobbles of Westminster, his face is likely more familiar than some friends and family. An enduring bastion of Englishness, the statue of Richard the Lionheart keeps his vigil through sun and snow, in pride of place at the Mother of Parliaments. But why? When the passing throng […]
Prorogation, the most contentious word in British Politics
In the heat of Westminster, and after returning from the G7 summit, Boris has topped the headlines again with the news today that he intends to suspend Parliament from mid-September for 4 weeks in order to hold a new Queen’s Speech in mid-October. This is known as “proroguing” Parliament and is in effect a mid-term […]
A Government of National Unity?
Boris Johnson has been Prime Minister for less than a month, and already his premiership is being challenged. After a significant win for the ‘Remain Alliance’ in Brecon and Radnorshire, the Conservative Government’s majority was cut to just one. Unsurprisingly, the Johnson administration carries on – down but not yet done. Right now, remain-leaning MPs […]