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PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 15 March. Q2 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) Q3 Jeremy...
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Hammond U-Turns on National Insurance Rise
Philip Hammond has u-turned on his Budget National Insurance rise, telling MPs that it was against the spirit of the Tory manifesto. He confirms there will be no NI rise this parliament. The letter: A...
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Corbyn Only Asked Two Questions at PMQs
Corbyn had six questions at PMQs. He only asked two. One was about schools. Question 1: “Big business evades a lot of national insurance through bogus self employment.” No question. Question 2: “What...
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Rory Stewart Hit with NICs U-Turn on Live TV
Poor old Rory Stewart spent five minutes defending the National Insurance rise on the Daily Politics, before being informed live on air that Hammond had just u-turned. It is difficult to overestimate...
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Hammond: Laura K First to Say NI Rise Broke Manifesto Pledge
Philip Hammond tells Alex Salmond the first person outside the chamber to say he had broken the Tory manifesto pledge on National Insurance was the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. An extraordinary statement –...
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5 Things That Could Beat Corbyn at PMQs
Yes another week, another PMQs self-immolation from Westminster’s very own equivalent of a protesting Buddhist monk who sets himself on fire. Or “doing a Corbyn” as they now know it in Saigon. So...
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Mirror in McCluskey’s Pocket
Daily Mirror readers could be forgiven for knowing little of the bitter battle for control of Britain’s biggest trade union Unite. The paper once had a proud history of covering union politics, yet...
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Arron Banks Introduces “The Patriotic Alliance”
Arron Banks and his sidekick Andy Wigmore have tweeted the above image – remember Banks has previously talked about setting up a new movement called “The Patriotic Alliance” based on the model of...
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CPS Receives Election Mis-Spending Files from 11 Forces
The Crown Prosecution Service says it has received files from 11 police forces in relation to allegations of mis-spending by the Tories at the 2015 general election. The forces who have sent evidence...
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Farage and Le Pen: Key Quotes
Here are the top lines from Nigel Farage’s interview with Marine Le Pen. All much to be expected: not a fan of Theresa May, pro- a good Brexit deal, condemns anti-Semitism, pro-Russia. On Theresa...
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Crackdown on MPs Shagging Secretaries
MPs will be banned from hiring their wives and husbands at the taxpayer’s expense after the next election. Taxpayers will however be disappointed to learn that the rule change only affects new hires,...
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Tories Fined £70,000 | Treasurer Faces Charges | Thanet Could Be Re-Run
The Electoral Commission report into Tory election spending is out. Here’s what you need to know: Tories fined £70,000 £104,765 missing from 2015 election return Another £118,124 not reported or...
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Hammond Battered By All Sides
As the Tories reel from this morning’s Electoral Commission report, the Chancellor is fighting to salvage his reputation. We are not at the stage where Philip Hammond is about to lose his job, but...
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Vaz Complains “MSM” Invent Stories
Keith Vaz isn’t so chatty about the shenanigans of his alter ego Jim the washing machine salesman these days. Last night however he gave his views on the “mainstream media” that revealed his double...
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Brexit Bill Given Royal Assent
Cheers as John Bercow tells MPs the Queen has given Royal Assent to the Brexit act pic.twitter.com/b3WiEkiefP — Esther Webber (@estwebber) March 16, 2017 Article 50 can now be triggered… The post...
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Toyota Invests Quarter of a Billion in UK #DespiteBrexit
Toyota today announces an investment of more than a quarter of a billion pounds into the UK, contrary to previous warnings from the firm and car market analysts over Brexit. The Japanese company has a...
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How Mackinlay Gained Financial Advantage Over Farage
The Electoral Commission report is conservative in its conclusions on Tory overspending in South Thanet. The Commission say they “cannot determine precisely” whether Craig Mackinlay breached his...
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May: Now is Not the Time for #indyref2
Theresa May: “Now is not the time for second referendum” #indyref2 https://t.co/RJs3oYszP4 — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 16, 2017 May speaks and says ‘not now’, i.e. not before Brexit is complete. Nats...
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McLoughlin v McCaffrey
Conservative #electionexpenses: Tory chairman Patrick McLoughlin doesn’t want to answer questions from @DMcCaffreySKY pic.twitter.com/clOBNhZKY4 — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 16, 2017 Tory chairman...
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London Momentum Members Sent Up to Manchester Gorton
Meet Sam Wheeler, the Corbynista vying for selection as Labour’s candidate in the Manchester Gorton by-election. Unite-backed Wheeler is at the centre of a vicious selection battle after Labour...
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