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Baby’s first select committee! Moment MP’s crying infant interrupts Ofqual video call as her mutli-tasking father straps her into a papoose to soothe her while carrying on the meeting Stoke Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis appeared on the video call with his baby Footage shows that at first, the child appeared to be settled in the … Read more
Chris Grayling quits Intelligence and Security Committee after former MP Julian Lewis was elected as chairman ahead of him Ex-Tory MP Mr Lewis was elected as chair of the committee ahead of Mr Grayling Former Transport Secretary Mr Grayling had been tipped for the role last month By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 19:32 BST, … Read more
Donald Trump’s campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a ‘grave’ counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed in a report how associates of the Republican candidate had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. Russia launched an aggressive effort to interfere … Read more
UN committee looking into global insolvency practices runs low on cash By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 1 August 2020 The United Nations committee looking into global insolvency practices is gaining hands-on experience of running short of money. Working group five of the … Read more
Want to boost profits? Hire more women! Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’, research claims Research by The Pipeline found 15 per cent of major companies had no women in top roles Companies with no women on highest committees had net profit margin of 1.5% Percentage … Read more
14 Conservative ministers including six in the cabinet have accepted tens of thousands of pounds in donations from Russian oligarchs including the wife of one of Vladimir Putin’s ex-ministers who played tennis with Boris Johnson, it was revealed today. Senior politicians including Brandon Lewis, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Robert Buckland, Rishi Sunak and Alok Sharma have all been … Read more
Banished Tory Julian Lewis who has become new boss of Westminster’s spy committee ‘had lobbied Boris Johnson for the job’ Dr Lewis is the new chair of Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee The New Forest MP shocked colleagues when he stood against Chris Grayling Tory sources claim Dr Lewis approached ministers ‘months ago’ about the role By Brendan … Read more
Former environment minister Theresa Villiers is axed from intelligence committee after defying Tory whip over allowing chlorinated chicken into the UK Theresa Villiers was one of 18 Tory MPs to amend the proposed Agriculture Bill They wanted to an the importation of chlorinated chicken to the UK from the US PM Boris Johnson wanted Ms … Read more
British Airways’ treatment of staff ‘is a national disgrace’, claim MPs as they accuse airline of a ‘taking advantage’ of coronavirus crisis by cutting up to 12,000 jobs The Commons Transport Select Committee announced BA have cut 12,000 jobs The aviation company also received £35million from furloughing 22,000 staff Tory MP Huw Merriman said it … Read more
Hair skew-whiff, a homely fireplace as backdrop and matey, first-name terms only. The Prime Minister appeared before a chosen collection of Westminster’s most self-regarding bobbies yesterday trying to appear as relaxed possible. It was clear, though, that events of recent days had knocked him off-kilter. His jowls were walrussy, the bags under his eyes bulging … Read more