Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski plans to make recommendations to the federal government aimed at easing the physician shortage in rural northwestern Ontario and other parts of Canada. Powlowski, an emergency department physician and member of the parliamentary standing committee on health, recently visited Atikokan, Fort Frances, Rainy River and Kenora to speak with doctors […]
Jurong GRC MPs Posing On Zebra Crossing Resemble The Beatles’ Abbey Road Album Cover Whenever the month of August swings around, National Day banners become a standard feature in many neighbourhoods, displaying the Singapore flag colours and other patriotic designs. But in Jurong GRC, the Members of Parliament (MPs) have been known to take creative […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to extend the ULEZ charging area on August 29, 2023, prompting Transport for London to launch a public consultation, which ends today. Originally launched in May this year, the consultation looked to hear from residents of London and the surrounding areas about how it would affect drivers. The extension will […]
Recent measures introduced to support penny-pinching Brits were announced when the price cap was expected to rise to around £2,800 in October. Many British households will receive at least £400 to help alleviate the pressures. Those from vulnerable groups, such as pensioners and the disabled, will receive even more. However, a recent forecast has appeared […]
MPs have called for a review of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s monitoring of the pension transfer market due to concerns that thousands of cases of mis-selling have been undetected. The House of Commons’ public accounts committee made the recommendation in a highly critical report on the regulator’s role in a major pension mis-selling scandal […]
The fear for Rishi Sunak will be that this is as good as it gets: he finished ahead of his rivals, but with the support of just 137 MPs. Pretty much every poll and survey of the Conservative party membership suggests he will be defeated by Liz Truss, the foreign secretary. Despite his undoubted gifts […]
The UK government has made little progress in tackling coronavirus-era fraud in the procurement of personal protective equipment, according to an excoriating inquiry by MPs, which suggests much taxpayer money remains at risk owing to the relaxation of normal scrutiny during the crisis. The Public Accounts Committee, which monitors public spending, on Wednesday said disputes […]
There is no clear evidence that the UK’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are deterring people from making hazardous journeys to Britain in boats on the English Channel, according to a new report by MPs. The numbers coming across the Channel have increased significantly since home secretary Priti Patel in April announced a […]
Health chiefs overseeing England’s Covid-19 vaccination programme must beware of taking “their eye off the ball”, the House of Commons public accounts committee said on Wednesday, warning that almost 3mn people are yet to receive a single Covid shot. The UK achieved one of the fastest vaccination rollouts in the world after jabs were first […]
British lawmakers have called for an urgent investigation into “deeply disturbing” claims that UK special forces killed unarmed detainees in Afghanistan and planted weapons near the bodies to justify their actions. A report by the BBC identified 54 suspicious killings made by a unit, or squadron, of the Special Air Service during a six-month tour […]