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🚨 BREAKING: Labour MP Perran Moon has been suspended amid claims he tried to wind up his company without repaying a taxpayer-funded COVID loan
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Congrats to Andy Burnham who today becomes Britain’s second shortest serving PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham has paused plans to merge smaller councils into larger authorities after receiving legal advice
It means local elections next year will go ahead on existing council boundaries
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Another task in Burnham's in-tray will be advising the King to formally accept the resignations of departing ministers. There used to be separate submissions for each position, but today they seem to be consolidated into one submission (the Thatcher examples are from PREM 5/606).
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🚨 NEW: The Met Police has banned people using "amplified noise equipment" outside No 10 during Andy Burnham's first speech tomorrow
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This is nothing short of Brilliant by Ann……. Sit back and follow the straightness of the compass that will always land you on solid ground. Thank you Ann and rest in Peace whilst your legacy lives on. X
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EXCL: The Tories have accused Sir Keir Starmer of using the Government Car Service to transport his kitten Prince between Downing Street and Chequers.
It comes after Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds confirmed that ‘residents of Downing Street’ – including those in previous administrations – have frequently and publicly taken pets between residences.
Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake slammed the outgoing Prime Minister for using the ministerial fleet to ‘run a cat delivery service to Chequers’ and accused him of 'taking the puss'.
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Broadcasters are preparing for Keir Starmer to resign tomorrow with a statement in Downing Street possibly as early as 0800 I’m told by editors involved. No10 has not issued a formal op note but clearly conversations are happening this evening
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I think it's very arguable that Parliament should be opened by Lords Commissioners tomorrow.
🚨BREAKING: Buckingham Palace has privately raised concerns with the government about whether King Charles III's speech at tomorrow's ceremonial State Opening of Parliament should go ahead
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It wont happen, and doesn't need to happen, but there is a procedure(*) to extend a Prorogation.
Both Houses just assemble and the Lords Commissioners tell them to go away again.
(* before the very first State Opening of a Parliament, Parliament can also be prorogued by writ without needing to assemble at all)
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Appointing a Canon of Westminster or Windsor involves a Writ of Mandamus in addition to the Letters Patent. This use of the Writ may be unique to the Royal Peculiars. The Writ's eschatocol is unusual for an instrument which passes under the Great Seal. 1/2
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So police can tackle phone theft when they’re minded to try…
🚨Phone-gate latest: Met police arrest man over theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone
thetimes.com/article/22d789d…
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Parliament is now paused during prorogation - the formal end of a parliamentary session.
It will not sit again until the State Opening on 13 May for the start of a new session.
ALT Speaker sitting with Black Rod standing in front of him seen from the back
ALT Serjeant at Arms leading MPs with Speaker and Black Rod to the House of Lords from the Chamber
ALT Speaker led MPs standing in the Lords Chamber
ALT Speaker read the announcements from the House of Lords
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Labour backbenchers have been told prorogation will be on Tuesday. The Order in Council allows prorogation on Wednesday at the earliest. 🧐🧐🧐
Exclusive form @ProducerOllie
This is likely to be the last PMQs of the parliamentary session
The prime minister is planning to send MPs away next Tuesday, more than a week before the public goes to the polls for the elections on May 7. It won't be back until May 13
Backbenchers have been told to expect the prorogation of parliament to happen next Tuesday evening. Number 10 is said to want to avoid further questions about the appointment of Mandelson before the elections
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🚨 NEW: A Cabinet Minister says they have now lost confidence in Keir Starmer and expect the Cabinet to move against him
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Naming of a Member is the term used to describe the disciplining of an MP for breaking the rules of the House of Commons. Suspension of a Member who has been named is set out in Standing Order 44
parliament.uk/site-informati…