On Monday, in the House of Commons, MPs voted unanimously to introduce a year-long trial for proxy voting. This pilot scheme, to change parliamentary procedures, will mean that proxy voting will be available to parents. Until this decision, MPs who wished to vote, had to do so in person, in the House of…
Read MoreThis week, Theresa May returned to the House of Commons to outline her plans following the defeat of her Brexit deal last week. An overwhelming number of MPs voted against the deal, with just 202 MPs supporting it. Looking to the future, the Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that the…
Read MoreDartford MP Gareth Johnson asked the Prime Minister about a second referendum during her statement on her new plans for Brexit yesterday, a week after her deal was rejected by MPs in the House of Commons. The idea of a second referendum has been mooted by some MPs as a way…
Read MoreThis week I resigned my position as a Minister in the Government Whips’ Office so I could vote against the Government on the implementation of the European Withdrawal Agreement. This agreement does not respect the outcome of the referendum and does not provide us with Brexit. Over the past few weeks…
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