The government suffered another cross-party defeat in the Lords last night after Conservative peers amended the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill to introduce a whistleblowing duty to safeguard women serving in the Armed Forces. As many as 53 Liberal Democrats and multiple crossbench peers also joined the Tories voting for anonymity for soldiers to whistle blow on wrongdoings in the services. The detailed work of opposition to Labour is coming from the red benches now…
Labour is starting to suffer setbacks in its legislative agenda with a string of defeats recently in the upper chamber. Guido hears Starmer’s search to stuff the House with gaggles more Labour cronies is already on…
Baroness Jenkin is really getting to the bottom of the big issues at hand over in the Lords. This question somehow passed the House’s rules:
Guido will keeps his eyes peeled for the answer on this one. Is she asking on behalf of a friend, or just trying to whip up some debate?
Rishi Sunak’s chief of staff, Liam Booth-Smith, has been awarded a life peerage in the dissolution honours list. He stays on in the Westminster scene…
Joining him are former Prime Minister Theresa May, ex-Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, and former 1922 Committee Chair Sir Graham Brady. Congrats…
Starmer said to Robert Peston this afternoon:
“I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy businesses bills go up and down on energy because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world.”
