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December 24, 2020

Government warned to improve its use of science advice

Scientists thought the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was epidemiologically illiterate, and SAGE was consulted too late about the return of university students to offer useful advice, says the Institute for Government.
December 17, 2020

MI6 may have unilaterally assumed power to break law on UK soil

The Government is seeking to put these practices into legislation with the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.
November 5, 2020

Climate activists take Norwegian government to Supreme Court over Arctic oil

The government had withheld a secret report from the Parliament showing that oil drilling could generate huge economic losses for Norway.
August 28, 2020

Attacks on the legal profession undermine the rule of law, says Law Society

To describe lawyers who are upholding the law as "activist lawy" is misleading and dangerous, says the Law Society.
July 13, 2020

MPs challenge abolition of online Parliament as unlawful

Excluding shielding MPs from debate means disenfranchising 15.5 million voters, coincidentally the same number who voted for Brexit in the name of democracy, says Geraint Davies MP.
May 15, 2020

Ending ‘virtual Parliament’ risks locking out Welsh, Scottish and NI MPs

Democracy experts have called on the government to rethink plans to scrap virtual Parliament proceedings at the end of this month.
April 26, 2020

NAO report on Palace of Westminster restoration programme

The report looks at the Palace of Westminster restoration programme to identify potential risks and recommend how these may be addressed.
April 10, 2020

Commons authorities agree plans for 'virtual Parliament’

The House of Commons authorities have agreed plans to move to a ‘virtual Parliament’ if necessary after the recess.
January 17, 2020

Prayers prevent access to seating in Commons, says Parliamentary Humanist Group Chair

MPs who attend prayers are then able to put a ‘prayer card’ in a seat to reserve it for the rest of the day.
January 10, 2020

Russian state bank sues Mozambique over loans arranged in London

Campaigners say the people of Mozambique should not have to pay one cent in debt arising from secret loans.