Politics

The City’s three MP’s vote to raise petrol by 3p per litre from January. Labour MPs used an opposition day debate to attempt to get the rise postponed, but were defeated by the Government. The rise will now go ahead as planned.

Human Rights Campaigner, Peter Tatchell claims that deportations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people continues, despite government pledges to ensure fairer treatment.

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in support of the UK’s music industry. EDM 660: Music Royalties from Abroad, draws attention to the fact that the UK is one of only three countries in the world which is a net exporter of music. The mot

As part of the year-to-go celebrations for the Rugby League World Cup Tournament in 2013, the world cup trophy visited the Houses of Parliament on October 31, giving MPs the opportunity to see and hold the cup, as well as discuss the tournament with the RLWC2013 organising team. The tournament is th

Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown and Peachehaven this morning asked the Leader of the House of Commons, to make time for a debate on the importance of city centres to the cultural and economic life of their communities and the importance of the police in maintaining order in such locations.