Parents and Sir Lindsay Hoyle have slammed Lancashire council’s ‘divisive’ plan to fill teaching shortages by giving school places to the children of potential teachers. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who’s Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Chorley, attacked the Tory-run council for its plan, accusing the authority of failing to provide more schoolContinue reading “In A Bid To Fill Teaching Shortages, Lancashire Council Is Giving Priority To The Children Of Teachers”
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It’s Not Like He Walked Into A Rave In Ibiza
Boris Johnson’s allies have played down the gravity of his Partygate penalty, with one minister suggesting it was no more serious than a parking ticket. Boris Johnson is expected to make a statement to MPs, with expectations of a full-throated apology for the £50 fix penalty notice he received for violating the lockdown laws. ButContinue reading “It’s Not Like He Walked Into A Rave In Ibiza”
REMOVED John Bercow’s Private Secretary From His Official Portrait
A Commons committee has a difficult decision over what to do with a portrait of former Speaker John Bercow after he was found by an independent panel to have bullied staff and been blameworthy of abuse of power and authority. John Bercow has been banned from Parliament for life. However, the picture is still hangingContinue reading “REMOVED John Bercow’s Private Secretary From His Official Portrait”