State & Ceremonial

Boris Johnson loses his majority in the House of Commons

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his majority in the House of Commons – six hours before a major Brexit vote. Dr Phillip Lee, Member of Parliament for Bracknell, crossed the floor of the Commons on Tuesday afternoon joining the Liberal Democrats. BREAKING: Utterly extraordinary! Phillip Lee has just crossed the floor in the House of Commons joining the Lib Dem’s. Boris Johnson’s…
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British Royals

Diana, Princess of Wales is remembered at Kensington Palace on the 22nd anniversary of her death

Crowds have gathered outside Kensington Palace to pay tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, who died 22 years ago in Paris. Embed from Getty Images Mourners have visited the gates of Kensington Palace every year since Diana’s death in 1997, with a mass of floral tributes being left. Among the tributes left at the palace gates on Saturday morning were flowers, framed pictures and…
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The Yorks

Prince Andrew returns to royal duties

The Duke of York has returned to royal duties after his summer break, the majority of which he spent in Spain and Balmoral. Prince Andrew was in Devon on Friday as he attended the Dartmouth Royal Regatta, of which he is Patron. This was the first public engagement he…
Features

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major to take Boris Johnson to court over Queen's Speech

A former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is taking a current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to court in an unprecedented move. Sir John Major, Conservative PM from 1990 – 1997, has announced that he is taking Boris Johnson and the government to court over their decision to prorogue Parliament. In a statement, Sir John said: “I promised that, if the Prime Minister prorogued…
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State & Ceremonial

Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson & Anna Soubry demand a meeting with The Queen at Balmoral

The leaders of political parties in Westminster have written to The Queen demanding a meeting over the decision to prorogue Parliament. In a letter to the monarch, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “There is a danger that the royal prerogative is being set directly against the wishes of a majority in the House of Commons.” He ended his letter asking for a meeting with Her Majesty before…
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