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New Zealand suspends military, political contact with Myanmar after military coup - Ardern © RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the Foreign Minister has made fundamental changes to New Zealands relationship with Myanmar after the countrys military coup. Speaking at a post-Cabinet conference, Ardern said Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta had announced fundamental changes to New Zealands relationship with Myanmar in the wake of the countrys military coup. "New Zeala...

Seymour: Four year terms needed to stop vanity laws Newsroom 7/02/2021 © Provided by Newsroom ACT leader David Seymour says four year terms will lead to better government if we couple them with independent select committees and stricter requirements for passing new laws. Mark Jennings watched him deliver his State of the Nation speech on Waitangi weekend. Political leaders need good mates. It can be a lonely and unforgiving job leading a party, particularly an opposition one. David Seymour�...

"We need honest conversations about the real crises that are building up under this Government."

Speech – ACT New Zealand ACT Leader David Seymour Introduction Thank you very much to everyone whos here this morning and watching online. Happy Waitangi Day. Its a good day for New Zealand. We alone celebrate a country founded by a voluntary agreement. A Treaty that guarantees … ACT Leader David Seymour Introduction Thank you very much to everyone who’s here this morning and watching online. Happy Waitangi Day. It’s a good day for New Zealand. We alone celebrate a country founded by a...

The NC General Assembly has announced committee assignments for the states House of Representatives. Several Onslow reps will serve together in the following year.

GSD says parliamentary scrutiny without answers to questions is ‘fast becoming a farce’ Pic: Johnny Bugeja 1st February 2021 The GSD has called on the Gibraltar Government to hold “a proper” question and answer session in the Gibraltar Parliament, adding it has a backlog of over 250 unanswered questions and that the concept of parliamentary scrutiny “is fast becoming a farce.” Parliament has not had a full ‘question and answer’ session since late July last year, with the par...

THE 8TH PARLIAMENT: The Prophecy, The Twists By ALSWEL ANNAN JAN 27, 2021 In my previous article titled The 8th Parliament: A True Test of Ghana’s Democratic Fabric (take a quick read here – https://citinewsroom.com/2021/01/the-8th-parliament-a-true-test-of-ghanas-democratic-fabric-article/ ); although not an Elijah, Jeremiah nor Isaiah of Ghana politics, I laid emphasis on the fact that the political composition of the 8th Parliament will bring to bare a lot of novel practices especially ...

Giving evidence on the Arctic This week, Fitzwilliam Fellow, Dr Richard Powell, has been giving evidence to the House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Environmental Diplomacy. Dr Powell is currently a Reader in Arctic Studies, and the Principal Investigator in a five-year Arctic Cultures project, undertaken at the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge. Select Committees work in both UK Houses of Parliament and those in the C...

Kwasi Kwarteng was recently named as a business secretary by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, making him the first Black secretary of state.

Haruna Iddrisu, MP, Tamale South The National Democratic Congress Caucus on Thursday insisted that the NPP Group cannot claim a majority in the House despite a letter by Mr Andrew Asiamah Amoako, the Independent MP for Fomena to associate with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Group in Parliament. Mr Asiamah Amoako has written to Speaker Alban Bagbin to officially indicate his willingness to associate with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Side in the House. “I Andrew Asiamah Amoako, an Independent M...