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By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to constituents indicating their opposition to gay marriage proposals. The Mail says "Their opposition has been expressed in letters and emails sent to constituents who have contacted them with their own concerns", and points out that […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Earlier this week I covered some of the Budget debate contributions from backbenchers. On Thursday, other Tory MPs gave their verdicts on the Chancellor's financial plans. I have compiled the best speeches below. David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) was pleased the Chancellor had partially retreated from his earlier Child Benefit […]
It was International Development questions yesterday. Former Shadow Cabinet member Nigel Evans (right) posed a question on AIDS in Africa. This issue has been given prominence recently following the Pope's assertion that condoms could make the AIDS crisis worse. Mr Evans asked: "Antiretroviral drugs are rightly being made more affordable and generally more available, thanks to […]
The Department for Innovation, Skills and Universities was up for questions yesterday. Shadow Secretary of State David Willetts asked about the role of about further education in the recession: "I want to ask the Secretary of State about something that I hope he will agree is very important in ensuring that people have training and […]
Questions were put to ministers from the Department for Children, Schools and Families department yesterday. The very last question of the session was from John Bercow, Buckingham MP, and addressed the loathsome phenomenon of bullying: "Given that approximately 6,000 children a year exclude themselves from school after suffering extreme bullying, approximately 50 per cent. of […]
It is an extraordinarly inexperienced team. None of the four senior whips were appointed before July 2016, and no junior whip before June 2017.