The “aye” and “noe” division lobbies in the House of Commons do not allow for nuance or subtlety. Parliamentary procedure has no space for multiple choice answers. That is what the Commons Speaker tried, and spectacularly failed, to create on Wednesday night as MPs debated the UK’s response to the war between Israel and Hamas. […]
The UK’s House of Commons endured a day of acrimony and descended into chaos, concluding with more than an hour of claims and criticism about speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate. The SNP opted to use one of its allocated Opposition Day Debates to press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, […]
The UK’s speaker of the House of Commons is under pressure over his handling of a debate on Gaza, which resulted in MPs passing Labour’s amendment calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” amid scenes of chaos. The motion was approved but only after Sir Lindsay Hoyle upended parliamentary convention by selecting Labour’s bid to amend […]
Labour’s amendment calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza has been approved in the House of Commons amid chaotic scenes. SNP MPs and some Conservatives walked out of the chamber in protest at Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate. Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt pulled the UK government’s participation, claiming Sir […]
LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers called Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war — but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. Lawmakers had been debating three separate resolutions related to the war. All were largely symbolic and not binding on the government. […]
The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it is pausing deliveries to northern Gaza due to the inability to ensure safety and security of its staff, a move likely to compound starvation amid Israel’s war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “The decision to pause deliveries to the north of the Gaza Strip […]
The United Nations’ World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza after its drivers faced gunfire and violence from desperate residents swarming the trucks. The convoys “faced complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order”, according to a statement from the WFP. The WFP had […]
As early in-person voting began on Saturday in Michigan, a fight for control of the GOP in the crucial battleground state plunged Republicans there deeper into a political maelstrom, with rival factions potentially barreling toward hosting dueling nominating conventions. As if things weren’t already confusing. In a little over a week, the state will host […]
Twenty-four hours after shots rang out at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade and rally, the details of exactly what led up to the tragedy remain foggy. Twenty-three people were shot Wednesday afternoon in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, right next to Union Station, where the parade had ended and the […]
Nikki Haley warned Thursday that Donald Trump’s court “chaos” will doom Republicans in November. The former South Carolina governor and last major Republican standing against the former president for the GOP presidential nomination used Trump’s court appearance in New York on Thursday as an opening to attack his legal troubles. “Donald Trump is in court […]
The United Nations chief has warned that climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council that climate disasters imperil food production and “empty bellies fuel unrest”. He urged council members to address the impact of food shortages and rising temperatures on international peace and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Tuesday honored the official charged with maintaining order in the House during two of the chamber’s most tumultuous moments — the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and last year’s longest race for House speaker since before the Civil War. Cheryl Johnson, the 36th House clerk, was presented with […]