The “bizarre” turmoil which saw three Tory prime ministers in a matter of months made British democracy an international laughing stock, the Commons speaker has said. The Commons speaker told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme that the “revolving door” of changing ministers made him feel like the only point of “continuity” in parliament. The Commons speaker added: “I think we’re …
Boris Johnson offered MPs a brief apology for his Partygate lawbreaking today - before attempting to drag attention back to the war in Ukraine. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and other senior MPs requested the Commons vote after the Prime Minister was fined for attending his own lockdown-busting birthday party in No 10 in June 2020. Liberal Democrat leader Sir …
