Category: The Commons Weekly
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The Commons Weekly: Thursday 5th – Thursday 12th February After last week’s ‘umble addressing and PM-skewering it was perhaps inevitable that the Chamber would be a little less frenetic as it ran down to the Half Term Recess on Thursday 12th February. Although the bulk of the political comedy continued outside the Chamber, there were…
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The Commons Weekly: Thursday 29th January – Wednesday 4th February And what a consequential week it was! Winding down to the weekend (who works Fridays after all?) and with the PM kow-towing having bi-lats with President Xi in Peking Bejing, Pat McFadden made a statement to the House on Thursday 29th January setting out the…
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The Commons Weekly… …is going to be a new concise political briefing that breaks down the most important developments in the House of Commons each week. I hope that it will provide readers with an accessible overview of parliamentary debates, party tensions, leadership dynamics and key policy discussions. Each edition highlights the stories shaping Westminster,…