This Week in Parliament - Madeleine Moon MP

This Week In Parliament 22 – 25 July

This week saw the Brexit divide in the House drawn evermore sharply. The new Prime Minister appointed a Cabinet designed to deliver Brexit in any form, but one which looks most likely to pursue a disastrous no deal exit. However, the manner in which the dismissal of moderate Tory ministers…

This Week In Parliament 15 – 18 July

With the Tory Leadership contest drawing to a close a new Prime Minister will be in place next week. Parliament used this final week of the contest to pass an amendment which would make it significantly harder for the new Prime Minister to impose a no deal Brexit by suspending…

This Week In Parliament 8-11 July

A turbulent week in the House which saw a range of issues addressed. As we wait for the results of the Tory leadership contest, Members have not been idle. An amendment to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill passed by one vote means that the Government will have to make…

This Week In Parliament 1 – 4 July

Brexit arguments looked set to come to the fore once again this week as another attempt to give the House a formal mechanism to prevent the Government leaving with no deal was proposed. This fizzled out fairly quickly, but the indications are clear that even many Government Ministers would break…

This Week In Parliament 24 – 27 June

Once again Brexit took something of a back seat in the House this week. Although the arguments and discussions rumbled on in the background, issues in the world beyond took centre stage. The Prime Minister’s final address regarding the European Council focused on threats of climate change and cyber attack…

This Week In Parliament 17 – 20 June

With Brexit taking a back seat in the House due to the Conservative leadership contest, the opportunity for wider issues to be discussed and the consideration of topics closer to home emerged. Worrying events in the Persian Gulf were of course an important point of discussion for Members this week,…

This Week In Parliament 4-6 June

With the Conservative Leadership race now in full swing, Parliament can do little but wait and watch. The usual business continued, but progress on the most important issues facing the country, especially Brexit, can not be made until a new leader and Prime Minister is in place. My focus this…

This Week In Parliament 10-13 June

With the Conservative Party in the midst of its leadership contest, the Opposition used the lull in Parliamentary Business this week to try to seize control of the order paper and comprehensively rule out no-deal. This effort failed largely due to Members concerns about setting a unwanted precedent. Whilst I…

This Week In Parliament 20-24 May 2019

Brexit was high up on the Agenda once again this week. Speculation that the Government’s Withdrawal Bill will be brought back to the House swirled around at the start of the week. This was later confirmed by the Prime Minister, but a revolt of the Cabinet and looming defeat in…

This Week In Parliament 13 – 16 May

The week in the Chamber proved to be fairly normal in terms of Legislation passing through the House. However, the wheels of Brexit have slowly started moving forward. With the talks between the two parties looking like they will come to nothing, due to the Government’s intransigence, the Prime Minister…

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