Parliamentary

El Primer Ministro se enfrentará a Kemi Badenoch y a otros parlamentarios en la última sesión de PMQs de la sesión parlamentaria 2024-26. Buenos días. Originalmente, Keir Starmer esperaba que no fuera necesaria una sesión de PMQs hoy, pero al final se celebrará una, y será definitivamente la última de la sesión parlamentaria 2024-26. Será una oportunidad para que Starmer reflexione sobre toda la legislación aprobada. Hay cierto alivio por el hecho de que el gobierno ganara con facilidad la votación sobre la petición de Kemi Badenoch de que Starmer fuera remitido al comité de privilegios. Aquí está nuestra noticia de última hora de Pippa Crerar, Ben Quinn y Jessica Elgot. Continuar leyendo...

Wiltshire town councillor Andrew Edwards has ‘a big collection’ and was visible throughout livestreamed proceedingsIt was blockbuster viewing for politicos across the country: the livestreamed grilling of Olly Robbins. While the sacked Foreign Office civil servant was billed as the star of the show, for many he was upstaged by a well-dressed man wearing a cravat.“I’ve got a big collection,” said Andrew Edwards, the scene stealer in question. Continue reading...

Report reveals the Howard-era settings are helping fuel intergenerational inequality in Australia’s housing marketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has given one of its strongest signals yet the capital gains tax discount will be reworked in the May budget, with a parliamentary inquiry finding the Howard-era settings are helping fuel intergenerational inequality in Australia’s housing market.A Greens-led parliamentary inquiry said the 50% discount “skewed the ownership of housing away from owner-occupiers and towards investors”. Continue reading...