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Canadian MPs have been asked to stay away from central Ottawa amid a police operation A Canadian parliamentary session was canceled on Friday due to a police operation aimed at removing Freedom Convoy protesters, the speaker announced. “A police operation is expected to take place on Wellington Street and other locations in the downtown core […]
Naked men take an outdoor bath in wintry Ottawa to oppose Covid-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccination Demonstrators involved in the Freedom Convoy protest in the Canadian capital have come up with many attention-grabbing ways to express their disagreement with the government’s handling of the pandemic. The movement literally reached boiling point, when an inflated hot […]
A Bulgarian MEP claimed that his hand gesture was just an “innocent wave” A nationalist MEP from Bulgaria was accused of performing the Nazi salute inside the EU parliament’s debate chamber in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday, after delivering a rebuke to the recent decision by the EU’s top court to allow the cutting of funds […]
Demonstrators called for the resignation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern while protesting against Covid-19 restrictions At least two people were arrested in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday after Covid-19 mandate protesters allegedly tried to get past a police barricade outside parliament. According to local reports, demonstrators tried to walk past the police barricade […]
An in-depth review of Parliament workplace culture is underway for national govt offices Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other high-ranking authorities said they were sorry on Tuesday to every worker who had experienced sexual assault and bullying during their career in federal Parliament. The statements were made both in the House of Representatives and […]
The prime minister earlier claimed Keir Starmer had failed to prosecute deceased sex offender Jimmy Savile Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer was accosted by anti-lockdown protesters outside parliament and accused of being a “traitor” and of “protecting pedophiles” on Monday evening. The anti-lockdown protesters chanted the name of deceased sex predator Jimmy Savile, and repeated […]
Malta’s Roberta Metsola has pledged to connect with citizens beyond the Brussels and Strasbourg “bubbles” Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been appointed to the largely ceremonial role of presiding over the EU Parliament, succeeding Italian politician David Sassoli, who passed away at the age of 65 earlier this month. Metsola, 42, who has been serving […]
Cummings would ‘swear under oath’ BoJo knew drinks event was held in violation of Covid-19 rules UK PM Boris Johnson not only knew a garden party held by his staff was a violation of his own government’s Covid-19 rules – he lied to Parliament about it, according to his former aide, Dominic Cummings. A ‘socially […]
The intelligence agency told the parliamentary speaker a Chinese agent had been operating subversively among lawmakers British intel agency MI5 has contacted the speaker of the House of Commons to inform him that a Chinese government agent engaged with a Member of Parliament in an effort to “to subvert the processes.” All MPs have been […]
Demonstration against anti-coronavirus restrictions escalated into scuffles outside Bulgaria’s legislature Bulgarian police have foiled an attempt by demonstrators protesting the enduring anti-coronavirus restrictions to breach the national parliament. The scuffles left four officers injured and saw several protesters detained. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Bulgarian parliament building in the capital, Sofia, on Wednesday. The […]
European Parliament President David Sassoli has died after a prolonged stay in the hospital due to an immune system dysfunction EU Parliament President has died in an Italian hospital where he had been treated since late December, his spokesman said. The official was suffering from a “serious complication” resulting from an immune system condition. Spokesman […]
All official engagements of the head of the EU Parliament have been canceled The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, has spent more than two weeks ill in hospital with all of his official engagements canceled, his spokesman announced on Monday. Confirming that Sassoli was hospitalized in Italy on December 26, Roberto Cuillo said […]
Severe damage dealt to Australia’s former parliament building in Canberra after fire erupts during aboriginal rights protest Australia’s Old Parliament House saw its doors engulfed by a blaze on Thursday as an aboriginal rights protest outside of the building apparently went wrong. Indigenous rights groups were protesting outside of the building on Thursday, when the […]
Scuffles between MPs debating constitutional reforms force Jordan’s parliament to adjourn Fistfights broke out among lawmakers in the Jordanian parliament on Tuesday, following a heated debate on several controversial constitutional reforms, including a gender equality amendment. The session had to be adjourned. Live footage of the minutes-long brawl aired on state media showed irate MPs […]
Repairs to the Palace of Westminster could last for two decades and cost £14 billion, exceeding initial estimates more than three times, the British media has learned. UK MPs and peers would do well to find a new home that would suit them for the long haul, as what was initially projected to be a […]