UK Parliament closes its TikTok account amid risk of data being passed to Chinese govt
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:26 am
London: The UK Parliament has shut down its TikTok account after MPs raised concerns about the risk of data being passed to the Chinese government, media reports said on Wednesday.
British lawmaker Neil Parish resigns after watching porn in parliament
May 01, 2022, at 04:25 am
A British lawmaker, who had been suspended from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, said Saturday that he had stepped down after admitting that he had watched porn twice on his phone in the House of Commons in a "moment of madness", media reports said.
British Parliament to probe if Boris Johnson lied over attending party during Covid lockdown
Apr 22, 2022, at 06:00 am
London/IBNS: British lawmakers on Thursday initiated a probe into allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had misled the Parliament with his initial response to the charges that he and his staff broke COVID-19 lockdown rules by attending a party.
UK's MI5 spy agency issues warning over presence of 'Chinese agent' in British Parliament
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
London: The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, The Security service, MI5, has warned that an alleged Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics.
Chinese ambassador to UK banned from British Parliament
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:50 am
London: Chinese Ambassador to the UK has been banned from attending the country's Parliament, media reports said on Wednesday.
UK: Parliament approves extending COVID-19 restrictions until July 19
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:23 pm
London/Sputnik: The House of Commons of the UK Parliament approved on Wednesday the government's proposal to postpone the deadline for lifting quarantine restrictions in England until July 19 due to the surge of COVID-19.
Scottish court rules against Johnson's decision to suspend UK Parliament
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Moscow, Sep11 (Sputnik/UNI) A court in Scotland ruled on Wednesday that the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful.
British parliament to be prorogued Monday night: Downing Street
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:24 pm
London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) The British parliament will be prorogued at the close of business on Monday night until Oct 14, Downing Street confirmed.
400,000 sign petition urging UK govt to remain in European Union
Mar 21, 2019, at 01:39 pm
Moscow, Mar 21 (Sputnik): Over 400,000 people have signed a petition that calls on the UK government to stop the Brexit procedure and enable the country to remain in the European Union, as of Thursday.
Gunshots fired outside House of Parliament
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:09 am
London, Mar 22 (IBNS): Shots have been fired near the House of Parliament in the UK, media reports said.