Eco-Warriors Extinction Rebellion Break Into House of Commons, Glue Themselves to Speakers’ Chair
Extinction Rebellion activists broke into the House of Commons on Friday and superglued themselves to the Speakers’ Chair.
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Abolitionist ‘Father of Conservatism’ Edmund Burke Put on BLM-Inspired Slavery Shame List
British statesman and slavery abolitionist Edmund Burke, widely regarded as one of the fathers of conservativism, has been added to a BLM-inspired shame list by UK parliamentarians for historical figures with supposed connections to the slave trade.
Rules for Thee, Not MPs: Parliament Mandates Masks for All – Except Politicians
Mask-wearing has once again become mandatory in Britain’s House of Commons – for everyone except Members of Parliament.
And Some Were More Equal Than Others: MPs Exempt from Vaccine Passports in Commons
Crowds on the floor, inappropriate touching, cocaine in the toilets. Parliament, or a nightclub? Yet only one will require a vax pass.
Remainer Former Speaker Grabs £35k-a-Year Pension Nearly a Decade Early
John Bercow is claiming a pension of £35,000 a year from his time as Speaker of the House of Commons nine years early, despite having pledged to wait until he was 65.
Anti-Brexit Bercow to Be First Former Speaker Denied Peerage in 230 Years: Report
John Bercow is reportedly set to be the first former speaker of the House of Commons to be denied a peerage in 230 years.
New Speaker Says Anti-Brexit Bercow Should Be Elevated to House of Lords
The new speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, has said that his predecessor John Bercow should be given a seat in the House of Lords because it is tradition.
Former Speaker Admits He ‘Facilitated’ Stopping Clean-Break Brexit
Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has admitted that he had a “handmaiden role” in helping to stop a clean-break Brexit.
Ex-Speaker Brands Brexit ‘Biggest Foreign Policy Mistake’ Since War – Ahead of Suez, Iraq, Libya
Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has dropped any pretence of neutrality on Brexit now he has stepped down, branding it “the biggest foreign policy mistake in the post-war period”.
Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle Replaces John Bercow as British Speaker
LONDON (AP) — Long-serving Labour Party lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle was elected speaker of Britain’s House of Commons on Monday, taking up the job with a clear message: I’m not John Bercow.
Officials Claim ‘Establishment Stitch-up’ Saved ‘Bully’ Bercow
Two former officials have described Parliament’s handling of accusations of bullying by John Bercow as an “establishment stitch-up” in order to protect the outgoing Commons speaker.
Speaker Rejects Government Bid to Hold Vote on New Brexit Deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to lead Britain out of the European Union at the end of this month hit another roadblock Monday when the speaker of the House of Commons rejected his attempt to hold a new vote of lawmakers on his Brexit divorce deal.
Anti-Brexit MPs Plot to Install Speaker Bercow as PM of ‘Unity’ Government
Anti-Brexit MPs are plotting to install Speaker John Bercow as prime minister of a so-called “unity” government “of all the talents”, according to reports.
Speaker Bercow: Boris Refusing to Ask for Brexit Delay Same as ‘Robbing a Bank’
The Speaker of the House of Commons has claimed it would be the same as “robbing a bank” if Boris Johnson declined to ask the European Union to delay Brexit again — but suggested he would be more than willing to break all the rules himself to stop Britain from leaving the EU unless it is “blessed by the House”.
