Parliamentary

O PM enfrentará Kemi Badenoch e outros parlamentares no último PMQs da sessão parlamentar de 2024-26 Bom dia. Originalmente, Keir Starmer esperava que não houvesse necessidade de um PMQs hoje, mas teremos um, e será definitivamente o último da sessão parlamentar de 2024-26. Será uma oportunidade para Starmer refletir sobre toda a legislação aprovada. Há certo alívio pelo fato de o governo ter vencido facilmente a votação sobre o pedido de Kemi Badenoch para que Starmer fosse encaminhado ao comitê de privilégios. Aqui está a nossa história da noite por Pippa Crerar, Ben Quinn e Jessica Elgot. Continue lendo...

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...