Last week the Speaker closed Strangers Bar in Parliament after a spiking incident and subsequent Met Police investigation. This was “while security and safety arrangements are reviewed.” Changes are already taking place…
After there were considerations around putting CCTV in the bar Guido can report evaluation work has already started on fitting cameras inside. The builders are in…
CCTV has been the main ask of concerned parliamentarians since the spiking incident because authorities initially claimed they would be unable to investigate without camera footage. Guido is also told maintenance staff are looking at fitting access restrictions from the terrace side to the bar. A heightened security presence for some time would not be surprising either…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”