Politics

Keir Starmer tightens rules on gifts to ministers

Reuters Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has tightened the rules on ministers accepting gifts and hospitality, after a row over senior Labour figures receiving freebies. Ministers will not be banned from accepting gifts but the ministerial code has been updated to require them to consider the “need to maintain the public’s confidence in the standards […]

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New MP apologies for drinking milk in Chamber

Welsh Labour MP Steve Witherden has apologised after being reproached for drinking milk from a carton in the House of Commons last week. Mr Witherden, who was newly elected for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr in July, was gently reminded of the strict no food or drink rules when in the Chamber. In a statement, a spokesperson […]