Category: MPs
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MPs critical of ageist ‘wealth-hoarding’ labels for baby boomers
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Representatives criticized the filming of children’s births as “attracting wealth” at the expense of young generations, warning that such stereotypes risk normalizing “age positions” throughout the media in the United Kingdom. A new report from the Committee of the House of Commons and Equality highlights the widespread photography of those…
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Shein’s London float in jeopardy as MPs denounce ‘disrespect’ over forced labour questions
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Shen’s ambitions to list on the London Stock Exchange have come under renewed doubt after the fast-fashion giant came under fire by MPs for repeatedly failing to address concerns about its cotton sourcing and alleged forced labor in Xinjiang. The China-founded retailer, which hopes to secure a UK flotation this…
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Three quarters of ousted Tory MPs eyeing a return to Westminster
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Three-quarters of former Conservative MPs who lost their seats in the last election are preparing to try to make a comeback, a new study suggests. According to a poll by Conservatives Together – a network chaired by Grant Shapps, the former defense secretary – only 10 out of 88 former…
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Farmers descend on Westminster amid inheritance tax row as Starmer faces MPs’ questions
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Hundreds of farmers gathered in Westminster today, chanting “No farmers, no food” outside Downing Street, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced a tough grilling in the House of Commons over proposed changes to inheritance tax. Tractors blocked parts of Whitehall during a demonstration organized by Save British Farming and…
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Treasury CS John Mbadi headed for clash with MPs over tax waiver powers
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The National Treasury wants the Cabinet Secretary to have the final say on waiving hard-to-collect taxes in an amendment likely to put Treasury and Parliament on a collision course. Treasury Secretary John Mbadi sought to amend the Tax Procedures Act by introducing a new section that would give him sweeping…
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MPs summon Thugge, CMA boss over NSSF bonds trade
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Parliament has summoned Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thuji and Capital Markets Authority CEO Wycliffe Shamia over suspicious bond trading between some brokers and the National Social Security Fund. The National Assembly’s Finance and National Planning Committee wants the two regulators to shed light on alleged irregularities in bond…
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Political podcasting is the hottest career right now: with MPs, journalists, and comedians netting multimillion-dollar deals and sell-out shows
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The 2024 general election was a watershed moment for political podcasting in the UK. Once a tiny sliver of the mainstream media, political podcasts are now coming of age. They’ve spurred best-selling book launches, sold-out shows, and, for the first time, broken into mainstream television, putting new media stars at…
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SRC bows to pressure, reverses pay rise for CSs, MPs and governors
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The Salaries and Bonuses Committee bowed to popular pressure and decided to freeze salary increases for all state employees. According to SRC Board Chairwoman Lynn Mengich, the move came after consultations. She said the salary review was based on the salary structure stipulated in Article 11 (e) of the Education…
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Why MPs won’t be recalled for special sitting on Finance Bill
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The National Assembly will not be summoned for a special session to consider President William Ruto’s reservations on the now-abandoned controversial Finance Bill, 2024 that sparked mass protests and breaches of Parliament Buildings on Tuesday. National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, who received President Ruto’s memorandum of reservation over his refusal…
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JSS interns, suppliers and MPs major losers in Treasury’s spending cuts
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The government has postponed plans to convert the employment terms of 46,000 junior high school (JSS) trainees to permanent, pensionable terms, as the Treasury rationalized the budget after a parliamentary committee dropped some controversial clauses in the finance bill. Part of the standby plan If the National Assembly does not…
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Finance Bill: MPs drop ‘punitive’ taxes as Kenyans protest
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The National Assembly Finance Committee bowed to pressure from various stakeholders and dropped a number of controversial provisions in the 2024 Finance Bill, even as Kenyans took to the streets in Nairobi on Tuesday morning to protest the proposed laws. This afternoon, the committee is expected to submit its report…
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Treasury seeks MPs nod for fresh Sh1bn Kenya Airways bailout
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Kenya Airways will receive Sh1 billion financial support from the Treasury for the financial year starting July if lawmakers approve the recommendations of the National Assembly Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations. The Ndinde Nyoro-led committee has asked lawmakers to approve the national carrier’s new bailout to partly fund its…