Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Sinn Féin tells DUP to cancel holidays until Stormont restored

Sinn Féin says it is not acceptable for the boycott to go on but the DUP says it wants "respect".

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Efforts to curb abuse at Westminster incoherent - Louise Casey

A proposed change could see MPs and peers accused of violent or sexual offences barred from Parliament.

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Woking Borough Council bans new spending due to £2bn debt

The cash-strapped Surrey council says the Section 114 notice reflects its "acute financial" plight.

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Recall petition for Margaret Ferrier to open on 20 June

Voters in Margaret Ferrer's constituency will decide on whether she should lose her seat.

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Pupils face 'lost decade' in education after Covid, MPs warn

A report urges ministers to improve uptake to a tutoring scheme designed to help students in England catch up.

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Rishi Sunak to raise trade issues in US talks with Joe Biden

The prime minister says "subsidy races" are not a solution to hitting climate goals, as he visits Washington.

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Chris Mason: What Sunak is trying to achieve in the US

The challenge for the prime minister now is delivery, and quickly, with a general election expected next year.

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Green defectors become Your Party's first Scottish councillors

Dan Hutchison, Seonad Hoy and Leodhas Massie have become the first elected Your Party representatives in Scotland. from BBC News https://i...