[ad_1] EPABenjamin Netanyahu address the US Congress earlier this week The UK government has said it will not pursue a planned challenge to the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.In May, the chief prosecutor of the ICC said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu bore criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity.The previous Conservative UK government had
[ad_1] Westminster's standards watchdog has told the BBC he has been running training schemes to help MPs remember they are "not special" outside the House of Commons, despite their position. Daniel Greenberg told Radio 4's Today in Parliament programme new MPs could often struggle to realise they had "extraordinarily special" privileges in the Commons chamber, but were "absolutely ordinary" outside it.The parliamentary commissioner for standards said that since the election,
[ad_1] Kemi Badenoch has accused an unnamed rival campaign of using "dirty tricks" by spreading "dishonest" and damaging claims about her to the media, ahead of an expected bid for the Conservative leadership.The former business secretary is widely seen as a frontrunner to take over from Rishi Sunak, but has yet to announce her candidacy.Despite this, she has claimed the rival campaign sent a “dirty dossier" to journalists and spread
[ad_1] A bill which would allow terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to live to get medical help to end their own lives has been introduced in the House of Lords, by former Labour Justice Secretary Lord Falconer.He told the BBC his bill would apply only to people "mentally able to make the decision".Their choice would also need to be approved by two doctors and the high court.Private
[ad_1] Controversial new powers for universities and student unions to be fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech have been put on hold by the government.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that would allow time to consider whether the law, which was due to come into force next week, would be repealed.In the statement to parliament, Ms Phillipson also said the Office for Students (Ofs) should be “more sharply focused”
[ad_1] PA MediaNewly-released papers reveal discussions about the buying of the World War Two leader's archiveThe former prime minister John Major was warned three decades ago how Sir Winston Churchill's private archive could be broken up unless he approved buying it with National Lottery money, newly-released government files show.The World War Two leader's papers were bought from the Churchill family trust for £12.5m in 1995 and archived at Churchill College,
[ad_1] Ex-veterans minister Johnny Mercer has avoided a possible prison sentence after providing information to an inquiry into alleged war crimes by UK forces in Afghanistan. The former Tory MP had been told he could face jail if he did not give the Afghanistan Inquiry the names of those who told him about murder allegations by 16:00 BST on Thursday.Following the deadline, an inquiry spokeswoman said that Mr Mercer had
[ad_1] MPs have backed a plan from the new Labour government to tighten rules on what they can do in an outside job.They approved changes to get rid of exemptions allowing them to advise employers on "public policy" and how Parliament works in general.Commons leader Lucy Powell said the move would get rid of a potential "loophole" and ensure MPs focused on their constituents.She said the rule tweak would help
[ad_1] BBCThe first and deputy first minister said Belfast hosting a cricket test match was a historic moment'I'm going to take that ball and I'm going to hit it'Asked about the chances of Euro 2028 matches being held in Belfast, the DUP’s Ms Little-Pengelly said the issue “will have to work itself through”.She added: “Today is a very positive day, our first ever test match here in Northern Ireland. I
[ad_1] A police officer is filmed appearing to kick and stamp on a man's head lying on the groundGreater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham has criticised Reform UK MP Lee Anderson for his response to footage which appeared to show a police officer kicking and stamping on a man. Mr Anderson told the BBC the police officers involved faced a "clear risk" and should be "commended". However, Labour's Mr Burnham branded
