The Scottish Parliament has provisionally approved regulations for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. BBC News
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Parliament revamp could cost £40bn and take 61 years
MPs and peers are presented with two renovation options and told to make a decision by the mid-2030s. BBC News
Read More »Scottish Parliament rejects prostitution bill at stage one
During the debate at Holyrood, Regan told MSPs: “This ‘Unbuyable Bill’ recognises prostitution for what it is – a system of exploitation and violence sustained by demand. It decriminalises those who are sold, recognising them as people constrained by vulnerability and not offenders. Source link
Read More »Ethiopia PM hits out at Eritrea over atrocities in Tigray
Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum. BBC News
Read More »Autism and ADHD assessments are a 'postcode lottery'
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD. BBC News
Read More »Call for urgent action to reduce autism and ADHD waiting lists
The Scottish Parliament committee is concerned that people are waiting years for neurodevelopmental assessments. BBC News
Read More »China has lifted sanctions on six British MPs and peers, Starmer says
The prime minister says a travel ban and other restrictions “no longer apply” to six current parliamentarians. BBC News
Read More »Harassment fears 'make women live smaller lives'
Jess Asato MP leads a debate in Parliament about safety while out running, cycling or walking. BBC News
Read More »Assisted dying bill ‘no hope’ of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer
Pressed on the controversy of using the Parliament Act to prevent the Lords from blocking the bill a second time, Lord Falconer said: “The issue about assisted dying is very controversial, but ultimately somebody in our constitution has got to decide whether the country should make the change. BBC News
Read More »Welsh Tory candidate told to take down video calling for devolution vote
In the video he backed a referendum on the future of the Welsh Parliament, against party policy. BBC News
Read More »Andy Burnham seeks permission to stand in by-election
PA Media Andy Burnham has announced that he is seeking permission to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election. Currently mayor of Greater Manchester, he insisted he wants to back the Labour government “not undermine it” and said that the decision to announce his intentions had been “difficult”. …
Read More »Politician kicked out of Senedd Tories for talking to Reform
A prominent Welsh Tory has been thrown out of the group in Wales’ parliament for saying he was thinking about defecting to Reform, his party leader has said. James Evans has been removed from the shadow cabinet by leader Darren Millar and had the whip withdrawn, making him an independent. …
Read More »Uganda elections 2026: Technical problems delay voting
Logistical problems have delayed voting in Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections in many parts of the country amid an internet shutdown. The BBC observed growing frustration among voters queuing at some polling stations in the capital, Kampala, in the morning, although voting later took place in most areas. The delays …
Read More »Nigel Farage names Lord Malcolm Offord as Reform UK’s Scottish leader
Former Conservative minister Lord Malcolm Offord has been named as Reform UK’s first Scottish leader. The ex-Scottish Tory treasurer was unveiled by party leader Nigel Farage at an event in Fife. He will lead the party into May’s Scottish Parliament election, with Reform aiming to make a major electoral breakthrough …
Read More »Which politician had the best 2025? | Politics News
👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As Parliament wraps up for 2025 – Sam and Anne reflect on a tumultuous year in British politics looking at some highlights, but mainly the lowlights. The duo use their ‘glass half empty, glass half full’ approach to gauge …
Read More »Walescast Senedd debate
The debate comes as parties look ahead to next May’s Welsh Parliament election. BBC News
Read More »Nathan Gill gives ‘no comment’ interview to police after arrest
Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform in Wales, has been jailed after he was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in the European Parliament between December 2018 and July 2019. The judge said Gill attended an …
Read More »BBC reporter attempts to confront Nathan Gill over pro-Russian bribes
This is the moment BBC reporter Wyre Davies attempted to confront ex-politician Nathan Gill over pro-Russian bribes. Gill is expected to be sentenced later for taking thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in the European Parliament between December …
Read More »Reform MS Laura Anne Jones suspended from Senedd over racial slur
Reform’s only Welsh Parliament member has been banned from the Senedd chamber for 14 days after using a racial slur to describe Chinese people. Laura Anne Jones apologised for breaking the parliament’s code of conduct over her behaviour, including the offensive comments made in a WhatsApp chat in August 2023. …
Read More »Irish finance minister to step down for World Bank role
The Irish Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe, is to step down from government to take on a new banking role. The Irish broadcaster RTÉ is reporting that the Fine Gael minister is set to become the managing director and chief knowledge officer of the World Bank – the largest development bank …
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