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Penny Mordaunt has urged Rishi Sunak to “reflect” on a controversial transgender joke he made while the mother of murdered trans teenager Brianna Ghey was visiting parliament. The Leader of the House of Commons was responding to Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell in parliament on Thursday, 8 February. “The Prime Minister is a good and caring man. I’m sure that he has reflected on things and I understand he will say something later today or perhaps even during this session,” she said. “And that is not just about Mr and Mrs Ghey that he should reflect on, but I’m sur...

POLITICO lists 26 (and counting) key walkbacks in Starmer’s spell as opposition leader.

Thai Pongal celebrations took place inside Britain’s Houses of Parliament last week, as lawmakers from across the political spectrum joined Tamils in celebrating the harvest festival and pledging their commitment to seeing justice in Sri Lanka.

18/12/2023: Commons Procedure Committee session on scrutiny by MPs of Secretaries of State. Secretaries of State in the Lords Inquiry airs on BBC Parliament at 2:30 AM, Thursday 21 December. Commons Procedure Committee session on scrutiny by MPs of Secretaries of State

Parliament is discovering how the Speaker will interpret its rules. Today's contention was can he force good answers from ministers, or indeed, any answers.