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…
The remains of Queen Mother Helen of
Romania, born Helen of Greece and Denmark, will be repatriated to
Romania in October.Helen was a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh. Helen will be laid to rest with her son King Michael
I of Romania – who died in…
The United Kingdom is edging closer and
closer to a General Election as Boris Johnson’s government looks
set to lose its majority in the House of Commons. The government,
which currently has a Parliamentary majority of just one MP, will
likely be forced into an early…
General election incoming - Boris Johnson looks set to lose his majority this week
1st September 2019
The United Kingdom is edging closer and
closer to a General Election as Boris Johnson’s government looks
set to lose its majority in the House of Commons. The government,
which currently has a Parliamentary majority of just one MP, will
likely be forced into an early general election as Conservative MPs
face expulsion from the party. This comes after the Prime Minister
issued a threat…
With the date for Brexit currently set on
31 October 2019, the UK Parliament is fast running out of time to
debate all of the options. However, on 28 August, British Prime
Minister Boris Johnson asked The Queen to suspend Parliament for
five weeks until 14 October. When MPs…
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…
The Queen has approved a controversial
order to prorogue Parliament. The court of Bamoral Castle has
announced that Parliament cannot be suspended any earlier than
September 9 and no later than September 12, until October 14. The
order reads: “It is this day ordered by Her Majesty in Council that
the Parliament be prorogued on a day no earlier than Monday the 9th
day of September…
The Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition,
Jeremy Corbyn, has written to The Queen expressing his concern over
the planned prorogation of Parliament. Mr Corbyn, who is leader of
the Labour Party, has also requested a meeting with the monarch. In
his letter to The Queen…
Lord Adonis says Boris Johnson has committed an ‘extreme dereliction of duty’ as he puts The Queen into an ‘unconstitutional position’
28th August 2019
A member of the House of Lords has
accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of commuting an ‘extreme
dereliction of duty’ over the situation he has placed The Queen.
Taking to Twitter Lord Adonis said: “For the prime minister to put
the Queen in this unconstitutional…
Date of the next Queen’s Speech revealed as the Privy Council are due to meet at Balmoral
28th August 2019
Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech will
take place in mid-October it can be revealed. The date will be
formally confirmed during a meeting of the Privy Council at
Balmoral Castle later today. The move to hold a Queen’s Speech in
October, thus suspending Parliament, is thought to part of a
complicated manoeuvre by the government to exit the European Union.
The decision to suspend…
