Tag: House of Commons
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Threat of impeachment
The midterm elections have ended in the US with an apparently confusing message: Republicans have gained more seats in the Senate, Democrats in the House. But the real message is unambiguous: President Trump’s unchallenged rule has ended. He could do so far whatever he wanted, for he had both chambers of Congress on his side, …
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November 20, 2018 -
Theresa May to continue negotiations on UK’s EU exit
May has come under pressure from some of her own cabinet ministers to renegotiate aspects of the nearly 600-page document outlining the draft deal.
November 18, 2018 -
Turmoil in Albion
The government of Theresa May has been thrown into turmoil 24 hours after the British Prime Minister’s announcement that “any deal on Brexit is better than no deal”. That essay towards a halfway-house shall not work after Thursday’s resignations of the Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, and the work and pensions secretary, Esther McVey. This is …
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November 17, 2018 -
Spy poisoning
Relations between Britain and Russia, soured since the “novichok poisoning” of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury last March, have plummeted by an exceptional degree with Theresa May’s startling disclosure in the House of Commons, of a kind that verily puts the Kremlin on notice. The two Russians, who were named and charged, have been …
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September 10, 2018 -
Anti-semitism in Britain
“Politics ain’t beanbag,” Chicago’s only black mayor Harold Washington, who faced tenacious and devious local foes, had good reason to remark. Beanbag is a carnival game, played more or less fairly and for paltry stakes. Politics is the amoral no-holds barred arena it is because the stakes are so high. Those enjoying power obviously are …
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August 27, 2018 -
Remembering victims of the slave trade
Since 1998 UNESCO has been observing 23 August as the International Day for the remembrance of slave trade and its abolition. Today the Day turns twenty one. The decision to observe the day was taken by UNESCO at its 29th session held in Paris in November 1997 “to honour the memory of millions of men, …
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August 23, 2018 -
UK | House of Commons passes trade bill, paves way for Brexit
The trade bill establishing the legal basis for Brexit cleared the lower house of the British parliament with a vote of 317 in favour and 286 against
July 18, 2018 -
British parliament approves Heathrow airport expansion
Politicians in Britain's House of Commons have backed the controversial expansion of London's Heathrow Airport by a massive majority.
June 26, 2018 -
Salman Khan honoured at Britain’s House of Commons
Bollywood star Salman Khan received a Global Diversity Award at Britain’s House of Commons. Salman was at the House of Commons here on Friday, and received the award from Keith Vaz, British Parliament’s longest-serving Asian MP. “The Global Diversity Award is given to people of immense stature in terms of what they have done for …
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September 16, 2017 -
It’s not quite cricket, Theresa
She doesn’t seem such a bad old stick, Theresa May, when you see her palling out with various cricketers, and I noticed some quite sweet pictures this week of her looking delighted at being given a special “May 10” England cricket shirt. However, everyone from the Cabinet down has come to realise that this is …
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September 15, 2017 -
Grand old man of the freedom struggle
Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917), whose death centenary falls today, was an iconic figure of the pre-Gandhi era in the freedom movement. He was thrice the President of Indian National Congress – in 1886 (Calcutta), 1893 (Lahore) and 1906 (Calcutta). In 1892, Dadabhai became the first Asian to get elected to the House of Commons of the …
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June 30, 2017 -
Theresa May survives first major test in UK Parliament
Theresa May on Thursday won her first confidence vote by a narrow margin in the House of Commons on her parliamentary agenda set out in the Queen's Speech, her first major test as the prime minister of a minority government in the UK. The MPs voted in favour of the Queen's Speech by 323 votes …
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June 29, 2017 -
Theresa May on course to lose majority in British parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May is on course to lose her overall majority in the British general election, according to an exit poll released as soon as voting finished Thursday night. The poll, commissioned by Britain's main broadcasters, showed May's Conservatives would have 314 seats, losing 17 seats and the overall majority she had before …
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June 9, 2017 -
UK MPs warned not to change Brexit bill
The Brexit Secretary has warned members of Parliament to leave the bill for exiting the European Union unchanged when it is debated again in the House of Commons on Monday. David Davis issued a last-minute warning to Tory rebels not to sabotage the Article 50 Bill amid fears that any change could see Brexit end …
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March 12, 2017 -
Brexit backing
It would be premature still to speculate on whether Brexit is on course to attain fruition. Suffice it to register that Theresa May has recovered from the blow suffered in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom which had directed the concurrence of Parliament on the issue. The voice of the legislators was accorded precedence …
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February 4, 2017