Prime Minister Boris Johnson was grilled by members of Parliament in the House of Commons over an investigation into parties held at 10 Downing Street during government-issued lockdowns due …
799 viewsBritish Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stood in for Prime Minister Boris Johnson during Question Time. The prime minister was attending his party’s conference in Manchester, England. Questio…
906 viewsFollowing the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, British Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a statement to members of the House of Commons on the situation. Mr. Assange,…
258 viewsBritish Home Secretary Amber Rudd delivered a statement on President Trump’s retweets of a far-right group, Britain First, and the government’s efforts to combat online anti-Muslim hate spee…
1,213 viewsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron briefed parliamentary colleagues and answered their questions on the G-7 Summit, which was held in Bavaria, Germany, earlier in the week. Following his r…
729 viewsComparisons and contrasts between the U.S. and the U.K. were made using excerpts from interviews done by Brian Lamb in London during November 2010 with Stephanie Flanders of the BBC, Lord Jo…
3,067 viewsDiane Abbott, who has been a Labour Party member of the House of Commons for 23 years, was the first black woman to be elected to Parliament. Since a new government took over earlier in 2010…
812 viewsBritish Labour Party leader candidates Ed Miliband, David Miliband, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham and Diane Abbott debated various issues.
658 viewsPrime Minister Blair spoke in response to a Common’s Defense Committee report saying that Britain’s emergency services lack the capabilities to deal with an attack of the September 11 scale.…
167 viewsMembers questioned the prime minister about President Bush’s plan to place a 30 percent tariff on steel imports to the United States. Members also questioned Mr. Blair’s continued support f…
154 viewsDianne Abbott and Nirj Deva talked about their political careers, particularly their experiences as minority members of the British House of Commons. There are six minority members of the Ho…
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