(Bloomberg) — Members of Parliament rejected changes made by the House of Lords to Rishi Sunak’s controversial legislation to declare Rwanda a safe destination for deported asylum seekers, punting the bill back to the UK’s upper chamber. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation is central to Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats,” as he faces […]
Apr. 5—Muskogee School Superintendent Jarod Mendenhall filed for the District 13 Oklahoma House seat on Friday. He is to face one-term incumbent Neil Hayes, a Checotah insurance agent, in the Republican primary on June 18. No Democrats or independents filed for that seat. Friday was the final day to file for federal state and county […]
Police are investigating following reports that explicit images and flirtatious messages have been sent to MPs as part of an alleged sexting scam. Earlier this week online news outlet Politico reported that a number of sitting and former MPs had been contacted by an unknown number detailing prior meetings with politicians in efforts to acquire […]
A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed accusing a Milwaukee Public Schools principal of abusing a first grader for having gay parents. The lawsuit was filed March 22 in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. According to a complaint from the attorney of the student’s parents, assistant principal Kasongo Kalumbula told the student his parents […]
Liz Truss’ attempt to ban transgender women from female-only spaces will not be debated after MPs “talked out” her proposal. The Commons was due to debate the former UK prime minister’s proposed legislation on Friday, which would also have barred transgender women from participating in women’s sports and stopped children attempting to change their sex. […]
France’s lower house has passed a bill which will provide recognition and compensation for people convicted of homosexuality between 1942 and 1982. The anti-gay law was originally introduced by the Vichy government during World War Two, when France was occupied by Nazi Germany. Before then, homosexuality had been legal since 1791. The new bill proposes […]
A Commons vote on plans to ban MPs accused of a violent or sexual offence from the building has been postponed. MPs were due to debate proposals from a commission of senior MPs next Monday. But Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said after the events of last week – when a debate on the Gaza war […]
Some of the papers, including the Sunday Telegraph lead on private security being used by MPs due to heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict. Speaking to the paper, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat says he has been “reviewing existing security measures for MPs in the wake of the murder of my colleague and friend Sir David […]
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing continued pressure to step down as UK House of Commons speaker after almost 70 MPs called for him to go. Some 67 MPs, more than a tenth of the Commons, have signed a motion proposed by senior Conservative William Wragg expressing no confidence in the speaker over his handling of […]
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. […]
More than 60 MPs have now signed a motion expressing no confidence in the Speaker after angry scenes in the Commons on Wednesday. Senior Conservatives and Scottish National Party MPs have put their names to the “early day motion” proposed by senior Tory William Wragg in a move intended to pressure the Speaker, Sir Lindsay […]
Feb. 17—Educational speaker and writer Dr. Debbie Silber is set to speak during the McAlester Public Schools Teacher of the Year ceremony. Silver, who has spent 30 years as a teacher, staff development instructor, and university professor, is the keynote speaker as MPS will host staff for a ceremony announcing the Teacher of the Year […]