This afternoon MPs will vote on whether to proscribe RAF Brize Norton invaders Palestine Action. Naturally, the group’s allies at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign are set to swarm Parliament Square to protest against the move. A large number of police officers will be stationed around the estate…
MPs and Lords have been told that the Met Police is still weighing whether to slap restrictions on the protest, potentially boxing it in around Richmond Terrace, though barriers along Whitehall and the West Front of the estate have been put up. A day for chaos in Westminster…
All is not well on the frontbench. Kemi Badenoch asked Starmer whether Rachel Reeves would still be in post till the next election. Starmer refused to back her:
“This [questions] just shows how unserious and irrelevant [the Tories] are.”
As Kemi pointed out, Reeves looks miserable. Chaotic…
MPs are in the Commons to debate the welfare bill – now watered down after Starmer caved in to rebels. A total of 39 Labour MPs have signed an amendment to kill the bill. The Tories, Reform and the LibDems will vote against. At least 50 Labour MPs are expected to rebel…
Still, 83 Labour rebels would be needed to deliver a defeat to Starmer. A big rebellion nonetheless…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”