Media captionThe history of Bombardier in Northern Ireland The aerospace firm, Bombardier, is putting its Northern Ireland operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer employs about 3,600 people across several locations in Northern Ireland. The company said it would be working closely with employees and unions, […]
Image copyright EPA Gavin Williamson has strenuously denied he leaked information from the National Security Council as calls are being made for a police inquiry. He was sacked as defence secretary for allegedly disclosing plans to allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to help build the UK’s 5G network. Opposition MPs said there should be an […]
Image copyright EPA Calls are being made for a police inquiry after Gavin Williamson was sacked as defence secretary over a National Security Council meeting leak. Opposition MPs said there should be an investigation into whether the Official Secrets Act had been breached. Mr Williamson has strenuously denied he was involved in disclosing plans to […]
Image copyright EPA Voters will head to the polls later for council and mayoral elections across England and Northern Ireland. Elections are being held for 248 English councils, six mayors and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland. Polling stations for the vote – spanning metropolitan and district councils and unitary authorities – open at 07:00 […]
Image copyright Yui Mok/PA Image caption Fiona Onasanya was expelled by the Labour Party after her conviction Disgraced Fiona Onasanya has become the first MP to be removed by a recall petition. Ms Onasanya, 35, was jailed in January for lying about a speeding offence. She was expelled by Labour after her conviction and had […]
Image copyright Reuters MPs have approved a motion to declare an environment and climate emergency. This proposal, which demonstrates the will of the Commons on the issue but does not legally compel the government to act, was approved without a vote. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who tabled the motion, said it was “a huge step […]
Image copyright Reuters Gavin Williamson has been sacked as defence secretary following an inquiry into a leak from a top-level National Security Council meeting. Downing Street said the PM had “lost confidence in his ability to serve” and Penny Mordaunt will take on the role. The inquiry followed reports over a plan to allow Huawei […]
Image copyright Yui Mok/PA Image caption Fiona Onasanya was expelled by the Labour Party after her conviction There is to be a by-election in Peterborough after 19,261 people signed a recall petition to remove the city’s disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya. Ms Onasanya, 35, was jailed in January, and released the following month, after lying about […]
Media captionTheresa May: “I have voted consistently in Parliament for us to leave the European Union.” Theresa May has said she hopes the UK will leave the EU well before the new 31 October Brexit deadline. She told MPs there was no reason the UK could not leave in a matter of weeks once MPs […]
Media captionUKIP European election launch: Gerard Batten in Middlesbrough Gerard Batten has dismissed Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party as a “Tory-lite” ego trip as he insisted only UKIP has a “clear policy” for leaving the EU. Launching its European election campaign in Middlesbrough, the UKIP leader said democracy was under threat if the Brexit vote was […]
