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What is the King's Speech and when is the State Opening of Parliament?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoWhen is the King’s Speech 2024? The State Opening of Parliament ceremonies begin at 9.30am on July...
First newly elected MP officially takes her seat in Parliament
Peeblesshire News· 2 days agoThe allegiance is a legal requirement and MPs are not allowed to speak in debates, vote or receive their salary until they do so – the same applies to peers in the ...
Starmer and Biden meet face-to-face for first time
CityAM via Yahoo Finance UK· 20 hours agoAs questions have swirled about whether the 81-year-old president is too old to run for a second term, Starmer was put under pressure for his plan to...
'Mandatory retirement age' in big new government changes
Daily Express· 7 days agoLabour’s manifesto outlines that it plans to reform the House of Lords, bringing about an ‘immediate...
Starmer gives Biden Arsenal shirt to cement ‘very special’ relationship with US
Newham Recorder· 1 day agoAsked whether he believed his plan for peers to retire at 80 should apply across the board, Sir Keir said: “In terms of the age in the House< ...
Plans to tackle prison overcrowding to be set out
BBC News· 6 hours agoThe justice secretary is to set out plans later to address prison overcrowding in England and Wales after concerns that jails may run out of space within...
What happens in the Houses of Parliament today? First day for new MPs explained
Chronicle Live via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoMPs are then expected to be called in order of length of servicein the House. The swearing-in...
Labour makes huge move with 'mandatory retirement age' brought in
Yorkshire Live via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoLabour's manifesto explicitly states: "The next Labour government will therefore bring about an...
Labour's plans for DWP state pensions, triple lock and 'mandatory' retirement age in House of Lords
Manchester Evening News via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoOther changes for the House include the removal of the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in ...
David Cameron swaps choppy waters of politics for calmer Cornwall seas
Daily Mail· 2 days agos experience in the Foreign Office brings huge experience in world affairs,' he said. But Lord...