Month: November 2020

Boris Johnson’s virtual appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions is a “second best” option but the country can’t afford for him to skip it, the Commons Speaker has told Sky News. Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he agreed for the session to go ahead via videolink because “it’s better than having no questions” during such an important
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Companies recommended by MPs, peers and advisers were given priority to win government contracts as it scrambled to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, the public spending watchdog has found. A National Audit Office (NAO) investigation into pandemic procurement concludes that normal standards of transparency were waived as departments awarded 8,600 contracts worth £18bn to tackle
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Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be reinstated to the party, Sky News understands. The Islington MP was suspended three weeks ago for his response to an investigation into Labour’s handling of antisemitism complaints. A bombshell report by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission found Labour had been responsible for “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination”.
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A university dean in Virginia has resigned from his role after calling Joe Biden supporters “ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christian” online. The comments made on his privateFacebook account were made public after someone screenshot and circulated them. The institution confirmed on its website that Dr Paul Ewell resigned from his post. Image: Dr Ewell told his
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Anti-government protests in Thailand reached a head on Tuesday, turning violent outside the country’s parliament in Bangkok. Inside, lawmakers are considering proposals to amend the constitution, one of the core demands of the nation’s student-led pro-democracy movement. The movement is calling for the removal of prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former army ruler, reforms to
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