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Abortion is a matter devolved to Northern Ireland’s representatives. Today, Belfast’s Court of Appeal ruled abortion law in Northern Ireland should…
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After a difficult few weeks, Theresa May can today breath a sigh of relief – the Queen’s Speech has passed. MPs voted…
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 21: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (L) walk back across the Central Lobby of the Palace of...
View ArticleHow long can the government put off a Queen’s speech for?
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 20: British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a keynote speech at the Waterfront Hall on July 20, 2018 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister is on a...
View ArticleDid anyone take the Queen’s Speech seriously?
If today’s Queen’s Speech was meant to offer a preview of what the next general election and life after it…
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her son Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales sit in the House of Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on...
View ArticleThis is the first time in a decade the government can do what it wants
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales take theirs seats on the The Sovereign's Throne, before reading the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords chamber, during the...
View Article‘Smile Jeremy, it won’t kill you!’
The Conservative MP Tracey Crouch was invited to make the so-called ‘loyal address’, a parliamentary procedure used to formally open…
View ArticleWhat remains of the Labour party is defined by misery
If you wanted an illustration of the different emotional states of the two main parties, you could do a lot…
View ArticleWatch: Boris Johnson on the Queen’s Speech
The Prime Minister took to his feet in the House of Commons earlier this afternoon to lay out his government’s…
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