MPs push for inquiry into claims Speaker was pressured by Starmer over Gaza vote

Get our free ‘Westminster Views’ email MPs have launched a new inquiry into Sir Keir Starmer’s handling of last month’s Gaza ceasefire vote, which plunged the House of Commons into chaos. A parliamentary motion signed by more than 50 MPs calls on the Privileges Committee to investigate “whether undue pressure was exerted on the Speaker … Read more

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Congress elects Prahlad Gunjal to replace Kota Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Prahlad Gunjal to face Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Kota constituency New Delhi: Congress on Monday announced the sixth batch of five candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The party announced four candidates from Rajasthan and one from Tamil Nadu. In Rajasthan, the party fielded Ramchandra Choudhary from Ajmer … Read more

Diane Abbott slams Speaker Lindsay Hoyle after not being asked to speak at PMQs during racism debate

Diane Abbott MP has criticized Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for not calling on her to speak at Prime Minister’s Questions during this week’s debate on racism. The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington said she was “surprised” she had not been asked to speak because the debate was “mostly about racism and me”. “Standing over … Read more

Diane Abbott criticizes Speaker for not calling her to speak during PMQs dominated by Tory donor row

Diane Abbott criticized House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for failing to call her during Prime Minister’s Questions, after comments allegedly made about her by a Tory donor sparked controversy. The former Labor MP tried to today’s debate But was not summoned, posted on X: “I don’t know whose interests the Speaker thinks he … Read more

European leaders pressure U.S. House speaker on Ukraine aid

Leaders of 23 European Parliaments have implored US House Speaker Mike Johnson to accept and pass additional aid for Ukraine in its defense war with Russia. Johnson said Congress must secure the U.S. southern border and fund the U.S. government before accepting foreign aid. VOA senior diplomatic correspondent Cindy Thain reports. Follow us on Google … Read more

Google’s SoundPod finally hits Indian merchants: Check pricing

Google announced on Thursday that it is rolling out SoundPod, the company’s wireless speaker that can authenticate payments received through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) instant payments system, to small merchants in India. The company began testing the device last year as part of a limited trial and revealed it would launch later this year. … Read more

Ramji ki Nikli Sawaari: CM Yogi, Speaker leads Congress, BSP, RLD MLAs in buses to Ayodhya temple; SP absent

Last updated: February 11, 2024 14:00 US Standard Time As part of a visit to Ayodhya arranged by Uttar Pradesh Speaker Satish Mahana, MLAs and MLCs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), along with the Congress, BSP and People MPs from the League for Democracy (RLD) visited the temple to visit the town on Sunday. … Read more