House of Commons Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/house-of-commons/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:39:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 UK Government Introduces Crime And Policing Bill To Tackle Rising Crime https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-introduces-crime-and-policing-bill-to-tackle-rising-crime/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-introduces-crime-and-policing-bill-to-tackle-rising-crime/#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 23:18:56 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=65911 The UK government has introduced the Crime and Policing Bill 2025 to the House of Commons, outlining wide-ranging reforms aimed at curbing serious violence, restoring public trust in policing and ensuring safer communities.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-introduces-crime-and-policing-bill-to-tackle-rising-crime/feed/ 0 Recently enacted Northern Ireland Troubles Act faces opposition https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/northern-ireland-troubles-act-faces-opposition/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/northern-ireland-troubles-act-faces-opposition/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:32:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=48242 The recently enacted Northern Ireland Troubles Act has been met with opposition for prioritising the protection of suspected offenders, 25 years on from the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/northern-ireland-troubles-act-faces-opposition/feed/ 0 Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker of the House, dies at 93 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/betty-boothroyd-dies-at-93/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/betty-boothroyd-dies-at-93/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:47:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=38554 Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House, died on the 26th February at the age of 93.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/betty-boothroyd-dies-at-93/feed/ 0 Conservative Leadership Race – Who’s Left? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-race-whos-left/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-race-whos-left/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:05:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=28309 Alanya Smith After Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of his resignation on Thursday 8th July, Conservative party members have been lining up to takeover leadership of the political party and rebuild public confidence in the House of Commons. Following a tumultuous week of televised debates and opinion polling, the original

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-race-whos-left/feed/ 1 Tory rebellion over new Covid-19 measures endangers Boris Johnson’s premiership https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/tory-rebellion-over-new-covid-19-measures-endangers-boris-johnsons-premiership/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/tory-rebellion-over-new-covid-19-measures-endangers-boris-johnsons-premiership/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:06:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=21135 Fran Di Fazio A significant number of Conservative backbenchers voted against a Government proposal to introduce stricter Covid-19 safety measures on 14th December. The bill, aimed to control the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19, only passed with the support of 142 Labour votes. This is alarming

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