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MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr

In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisions. When MPs vote this Friday on assisted dying , they will be trying to answer two ...

World - The Guardian - 10 hours ago

‘Incompetent’ FCA slammed by MPs

Report calls for overhaul of UK regulator after three-year probe heard from whistleblowers and former staff

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault

Politician summoned to appear in court after incident in Cheshire town last month

World - Financial Times - November 7

Former Tory MP reprimanded for sexual misconduct

Aaron Bell stepped down as the Newcastle-under-Lyme MP earlier this year citing personal and family reasons.

MP mugged by gang who snatched mobile phone

Labour's Chris Webb described being attacked on the way back to his flat in London.

MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault in street

MP Mike Amesbury is charged with assault after a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man.

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault

Runcorn and Helsby MP, 55, to appear in court at later date. Mike Amesbury, the MP suspended by Labour pending an investigation, has been charged with assault after an incident following a night ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

MPs back end of House of Lords hereditary peers

The proposals will now undergo further scrutiny in the Lords, where they are expected to face tough opposition.

Farmers gather for protest over tax changes

Thousands packed into the Eikon Exhibition Centre to protest against planned changes to inheritance tax on family farms.

MPs raise questions about Rachel Reeves's CV

Claims the chancellor embellished her work achievements were seized on by Tory and Reform MPs at PMQs.

MP calls for ban on auction sales of human remains

Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she has been told of human remains frequently auctioned "disguised as modified items or replicas".

Longest-serving MPs unite to oppose assisted dying

Labour's Diane Abbott and Conservative Sir Edward Leigh say they fear the bill will put the vulnerable at risk.

Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe - minister

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

MPs back calls for pub bombings inquiry

Sarah Edwards and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst both say the victims and their families deserve "closure".

MPs brand UK financial regulator 'incompetent'

A report by a group of MPs and peers called for the Financial Conduct Authority to be overhauled.

MPs back plans for phased smoking ban

The legislation would make it illegal for anyone aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.

MPs to debate petition calling for another election

A petition calling for another vote will be debated in January, after gathering 2.7m signatures.

We need answers, says family of murdered MP David Amess

Katherine Amess claims authorities had failed to adequately protect her father who was killed in 2021.

Dozens of MPs sponsored parliamentary security passes for working lobbyists

FT found that three people did not have their roles disclosed in register of interests

World - Financial Times - October 29

‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill

Exclusive: Cross-party group’s letter comes after health secretary said he doubted NHS could enact the change. A cross-party group of MPs who are practising medics and former NHS staff have written ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Watch: MP takes on pro-MMA fighter in charity bout

Watch: Will Stone MP grapples with a pro-MMA fighter to raise money for a mental health charity.

UK MPs plan to grill Shein boss over labour practices

Business select committee intends to summon fast-fashion brands over workers’ rights as soon as January

World - Financial Times - November 4

Slapping MP shows generational change may not end abuse of power in Nigeria

Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?

Labour under fire for failing to name MPs for key EU role

Calls for UK to work more closely with the EU on everything from defence and trade to immigration grow following Trump’s re-election. Keir Starmer’s government is coming under fire for having ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill

Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament

Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.

Watch: New Zealand MP leads haka to disrupt parliament

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.

I felt enormous guilt, says ex-MP in honeytrap scandal

Earlier this year, William Wragg admitted sharing other MPs' numbers with someone he met on a dating app.

UK MPs call for transparency to help tackle tax evasion in overseas territories

Speedy establishment of public registers of beneficial ownership seen as vital in crackdown

World - Financial Times - November 18

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