Thousands gather to watch Queen’s coffin procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall September 14, 2022 Members of the Royal Family including Princes Harry and William marched behind the Queen’s coffin in a procession today, as it was delivered from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in parliament. Tens of thousands of mourners gathered outside the gates of the famous London residence of the Royal household, and lined the streets of the [...]
Number 10 looks to shorten parliament’s party conference recess September 14, 2022 Number 10 is looking at shortening parliament’s recess for party conference season in a bid to provide more time to pass key legislation. There are plans to make MPs sit for parliament for a day longer next week, before party conferenece season begins, to ensure chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng can deliver a mini-budget. Parliament may also [...]
Queue to see Queen lying in state could stretch 10 miles September 14, 2022 The government has prepared for the queue to see the Queen lying in state at parliament to be up to 10 miles long. Up to 1m people are expected to turn out to pay their respects to the late monarch at Westminster Hall, with access to the public beginning at 5pm today and lasting until [...]
Up to 1m mourners prepare to see the Queen lying in state at parliament September 13, 2022 Up to 1m mourners are expected to pay their respects to the Queen while she is lying in state at parliament, with queues already forming around Westminster today. The government has announced the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will begin on the Albert Embankment tomorrow and continue to Southwark Park, with people warned [...]
Square Mile lobby urges new City minister to push through Brexit reforms September 13, 2022 New City minister Andrew Griffith must push forward with the government’s plan to reform the UK’s financial services rulebook post-Brexit, the industry’s leading business group has said. TheCityUK today congratulated the ex-Sky executive on his appointment and called on the Treasury to ensure the UK is a “well-regulated, open and competitive place to do business”. [...]
Ex-minister says Kwarteng was right to sack Treasury’s top civil servant September 13, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng was right to sack the Treasury’s top civil servant and his exit was a “cause for celebration”, according to a former Treasury minister. Former fraud minister Lord Theodore Agnew said the sacked Treasury permanent secretary Tom Scholar was the embodiment of “the malign influence of the Treasury orthodoxy”. Kwarteng has immediately tried to [...]
UK civil servants to have computers monitored to get people back to office September 13, 2022 Whitehall civil servants will have their computers monitored in a bid to get people back to the office permanently post-Covid. Civil servants in the Cabinet Office, which has around 2,700 staff, have been told that management will monitor how often they log on to their computers to track how much they work from home. It [...]
Man arrested for heckling Prince Andrew at Edinburgh procession September 12, 2022 A man was today arrested for heckling Prince Andrew as the royal followed behind the coffin of the Queen in a procession in Edinburgh. The arrest is the latest example of police across the UK clamping down on people protesting events to commemorate the Queen’s death, sparking concerns about infringement of freedom of speech. The [...]
UK to hold one minute’s silence on Sunday at 8pm for Queen Elizabeth II September 12, 2022 There will be a one minute’s silence across the UK on Sunday at 8pm to mourn the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, Number 10 has announced. A Number 10 spokesperson said the “National Moment of Reflection” will be “an opportunity for everyone across the UK to mark the death of her majesty” and “mourn and [...]
King Charles vows to follow Queen’s ‘example of selfless duty’ in speech to MPs and Lords September 12, 2022 King Charles III has vowed to “faithfully” follow the Queen’s “example of selfless duty” in a speech to MPs and peers. Speaking in the historic surroundings of Westminster Hall, the King said that parliament was the “living and breathing instrument of our democracy”. The new King and Queen consort entered the parliamentary estate at 10.20pm [...]
