Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dr Dan Poulter
- Credit: Office of Dr Dan Poulter
Many MPs are likely to stay away from the House of Commons over the next few months after Speaker Lindsay Hoyle announced that they would be able to take part in debates remotely until the end of February.
The move was taken in a bid to prevent MPs from having to travel to and from Westminster during the pandemic. For the next two months they will be able to take part in debates and vote remotely.
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dr Dan Poulter said he and many of his colleagues would be taking advantage of the changed rules: A lot of MPs are concerned about the infection and moving around between their constituencies and Westminster so I think most will be keen to take advantage of this.
Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour MP Ian Murray supported the Brexit agreement in the Commons KEIR Starmer has been accused of betraying his own principles by backing Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. With Labour MPs largely backing the agreement in the Commons, the party has been told by the SNP that it must share the blame for any damage done by failing to provide any opposition or alternative”. While serving as shadow Brexit secretary, Starmer set out six tests which any potential deal must pass for him to support it. However, the SNP are accusing the Labour leader of voting for a treaty which fails each of his own tests.
No 10 sacks ministerial aide after setting canary trap to find leakers
Tory MP Andrew Lewer was dismissed from his role in the Home Office
Andrew Lewer was dismissed from his role
Conservative MP has been sacked as a ministerial aide, after Downing Street set an elaborate “canary trap” to catch leakers.
Andrew Lewer was dismissed from his role in the Home Office after whips accused him of sharing a memo that warned against passing on sensitive information.
The note from Chief Whip Mark Spencer was sent to all parliamentary private secretaries (PPS) on Monday and stated that they were prohibited from ‘leaking’ or any other breaches of trust”.
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Stamp duty hinders aspiration , say Tory MPs pledging to overhaul Britain s broken property tax system
The UK has the highest property taxes in the developed world. A group
Kevin Hollinrake
Credit: Charlotte Graham
Stamp duty must be reformed because it hinders aspiration , a new group of Tory MPs has said, as they call for Boris Johnson to overhaul Britain s broken property taxes.
The Property Research Group (PRG), which launches today, said the Government can promote home ownership, increase social mobility and deliver on the Prime Minister’s “levelling up agenda by reforming a range of property levies, including council tax, inheritance tax and stamp duty.