The BBC reports: Conservative MP David Warburton has been suspended from the parliamentary party pending an investigation into allegations about his conduct. The claims about Mr Warburton, who sits on the backbenches, are being examined by Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS)... A spokesperson for the [Conservative] Whips Office said the party whip had been removed while the investigation was ongoing. Those allegations were broken by The Times: Exclusive: Tory MP David Warburton is suspended after he was alleged to have sexually assaulted three women and pictured with cocaine He's under investigation by parliamentary authorities MP also took undisclosed ...
Hello! I'm Mark Pack, author of Polling UnPacked: The History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls, as well as 101 Ways To Win An Election and Bad News: what the headlines don't tell us. Welcome to my summary of the latest national voting intention poll from each pollster currently operating in Britain. Below the table, you'll find the option to sign up to email updates about new polls and also a set of answers to frequently asked questions about political polling. Or, if you'd like to find out more about how polls work, how reliable they are and how ...
Whilst Creeting St Peter has had its own planning issues over the past few years, the one thing we haven't had is an application for a solar farm. But now, whilst we don't, the parish across the River Gipping, Badley, does. There is a dilemma here. The proposed site requires the loss of prime agricultural land - we've got a lot of that here on the East Anglian prairie - and at a time when self-sufficiency in food is a live topic of discussion, one does wonder how the loss of farmland helps that. But the war in Ukraine reminds ...
When I reminded my Lib Dem colleague, Richard Poole, that I was going to be fasting for the next four weeks of the elections, he asked immediately how they should support me and how to show respect to Muslim voters during the campaign. So I thought it would be useful if I shared some useful facts and insight into the month of Ramadan and how it may impact Muslim candidates like me and voters in the next phase of the election campaign. Firstly, I want to thank Richard for showing an interest. When I was younger, few would ask about ...
The Independent reports that the Home Office has shut down part of the UK's visa and immigration system in order to divert resources to its "chaotic" and bureaucratic scheme for Ukraine refugees. They say that priority and super-priority visas for study, work and family purposes from countries other than Ukraine have been temporarily closed to applicants, with standard visas also experiencing delays. And yet, most European countries have waived visas and offered open access for Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. The UK is still insisting they fill in lengthy forms and undergo copious visa checks. The paper adds that the ...
On behalf of residents and Friends of Blackness, the parent council of Blackness Primary School, I requested trimming of the badly overgrown foliage along Hawkhill near the school and down Ritchie's Lane. I am grateful to environment management at the City Council who has responded positively to my request :
