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Sunday 20 September 2020
The Government was also criticised for treating children ‘as an afterthought’ during the pandemic.
The ex-minister, who has not been named, is alleged to have assaulted a woman and forced her to have sex, the Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday reported.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee said businesses had been left in the dark.
The demonstrator ran into the road outside the gates to Parliament at around 2.30pm.
The judge said the incident had caused “public revulsion”.
The British Prime Minister said on Twitter: ‘We cannot now try to edit or censor our past.’
The government said it expected some ‘teething problems’ to the new voting system.
It is the latest in a series of calls for a second referendum on independence.
The incident is not being treated as terror-related.
The party was a bit flat and the Prime Minister was not often spotted. Lise Hand reports from London.
Meanwhile, Sammy Wilson MP has been elected as the DUP’s chief whip.
The re-worked Withdrawal Agreement Bill is due to come before the Commons this week.
A December election does not come around often, writes Cormac Moore.
A report was sent to PM Boris Johnson a month ago but has not been published
A UK election could fast-track the EU’s decision on whether to grant an extension – but for how long will it be?
Let’s untangle the confusing jumble of Brexit legislation, amendments and Commons votes.
Donald Tusk said that he would recommend that the EU’s 27 leaders accept the UK request for an extension until 31 January 2020.
He faces the first hurdle this evening when MPs vote on the timetable for the bill’s passage through the parliament.
Assange is accused of leaking US government secrets.
The move to decriminalise abortion will only be halted if the Stormont executive is restored by 21 October.
Salih Khater drove his car at pedestrians, cyclists and two police officers in August 2018.
The ceremony has existed in its current form since 1852, and kickstarts the British government’s legislative agenda.
Carl Beech was jailed for fabricating a series of claims of rape, torture and murder by high-profile figures.
The environmental campaign group said 1,800 litres of fake blood was used.
The scene was made safe by units from the London Fire Brigade.
Phillips says her staff had to be locked in the office.
There have been calls from UK parliamentarians on all sides to tackle a “toxic” political culture.
“The time is coming when even these turkeys won’t be able to prevent Christmas,” Attorney General geoffrey Cox told MPs.
Labour MP Benn is in Dublin today to meet with Simon Coveney, Drew Harris and others about Brexit progress.
There are 56 days until the current Brexit deadline.
‘There is no appetite for us to enter Westminster,’ said the Sinn Fáin party leader.
Rees-Mogg has just given his first statement in the House of Commons as a member of the British government.
Boris Johnson was announced as the new Conservative Party leader this afternoon.
The Conservative Party’s 1922 committee made the announcement this morning at Westminster’s Queen Elizabeth II conference centre.
Boris Johnson had not ruled out suspending parliament if he become prime minister.
Salih Khater circled Parliament Square four times before accelerating into cyclists stopped at traffic lights and then crashing into a police barrier.
Amendments relating to same-sex marriage and abortion were passed in the House of Commons today.
The House Speaker John Bercow had the deciding vote, and voted against the amendment, quoting precedent from 26 years ago.
Minister for Health Simon Harris last night criticised the party for its abstention from Westminster.
A minister resigned in order to vote to hold indicative votes on Wednesday, a proposal which Theresa May opposes.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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