Tom Gerken Technology reporter The Met Police seized more than 1,000 handsets in a crackdown in February Senior figures at Apple and Google have clashed with the police over its recommendations for how best to deal with phone theft in the UK. The Met’s James Conway told the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee –...
France’s National Assembly has voted to abolish low-emission zones, a key measure introduced during President Emmanuel Macron’s first term to reduce city pollution. So-called ZFEs (zones à faibles émissions) have been criticised for hitting those who cannot afford less-polluting vehicles the hardest. A handful of MPs from Macron’s party joined opposition parties from the right...
French MPs have voted to allow some people in the last stages of a terminal illness the right to assisted dying. The National Assembly approved the bill, which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, by 305 votes to 199. It will now go to the upper house, the Senate, before a second reading in the...
Getty Images A parliamentary committee ruled that the haka could have “intimidated” other lawmakers A New Zealand parliamentary committee has proposed that three Māori MPs be suspended from parliament for their protest haka during a sitting last year. Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional group dance after being asked if her party supported a...
Two Devon MPs have raised fears about a proposal to move out-of-hours coronary care from Torbay to Exeter, believing the move could endanger people. It comes after the NHS and the integrated care board (ICB) said it was considering stopping out-of-hours coronary care in Torbay and moving treatment to Exeter instead. South Devon MP Caroline...
A number of Labour MPs have said they will vote against the government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits. Nine Labour MPs voiced concern over the government’s plans to make it harder for people with less severe conditions to claim disability payments during a debate on Wednesday. Calls to rethink the benefits cuts, as well as...
Becky Morton Political reporter PA Media A group of around 45 Labour MPs have called on the government to “act now” to win back voters in northern England and the Midlands. The Labour Red Wall Group, which represents areas which have traditionally supported the party, said it was not “weak” to respond to issues raised...
Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Getty Images “It’s all depressing to be honest”. Those are the words of one Labour MP, hitherto proudly supportive of the government, as they returned to Parliament on Tuesday morning. The anger among Labour MPs in the aftermath of the party’s local elections drubbing was striking in its breadth and...
A failure to fix England’s social care system is costing the country in financial and human terms, cross-party MPs have warned. Doing nothing to reform social care for older and disabled adults is an “active” and “untenable” decision, according to a report from Health and Social Care Select Committee. It says successive governments have put...
Getty Images “We are losing to everyone, everywhere.” That could be a quote from a Conservative, as the previous party of government struggles to rebuild trust with the electorate. But it isn’t. It’s a despairing message from a new Labour MP, elected in last year’s general election landslide. Labour had a terrible night when many...
Reuters Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog after failing to declare on time that she received free theatre tickets. It is understood the chancellor attended an event at the National Theatre over Christmas but did not add the donation to the MPs register of interests within the specified timeframe. The BBC...
Police forces were in several cases unprepared for the level of violence that broke out in riots after the murder of three children in Southport last summer, a report by MPs has found. It left officers exposed to “significant risk”, the Home Affairs Committee said, in disorder that saw attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers...
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images A share of the revenue streaming services make from subscription fees should be paid into a fund to support British high-end TV production, an influential group of MPs has said. In a new report, the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee urged the government to improve support measures for...
More than 40 Labour MPs are urging ministers to introduce a new form of digital ID to help control the migration system and improve public services. In an open letter, Labour MPs from three groups said a “gear shift” was needed to reap the benefits of digital identification. The idea of digital ID for all...
Watch: “Countries should be able to control their borders” – Badenoch on MPs denied entry to Israel Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been criticised by senior politicians across the political spectrum after she backed Israel’s decision to deny two UK Labour MPs entry to the country. Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang say were on a...