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Articles tagged with: Mark Spencer
Lords Diary: Baroness Rock
Environment
By Baroness Rock
Lords Diary: Baroness Rock
From glass blowing and cheese sampling in a Downing Street festive market, to the importance of improving rural broadband and reforming the tenanted farming sector, Baroness Rock has a busy week
Commons Agrees To Erase Data On MPs' Attendance After Pressure From Ministers
Political parties
Commons Agrees To Erase Data On MPs' Attendance After Pressure From Ministers
The House of Commons has agreed to erase the data allowing people to find out when MPs enter and leave Parliament following a backlash to a Freedom of Information Request by ministers.
Leader of the Pack: The Mark Spencer Interview
Political parties
By Noa Hoffman
Leader of the Pack: The Mark Spencer Interview
Westminster has once again found itself facing a reckoning over sexism, bullying and sleaze allegations. As Leader of the House of Commons, it falls to Mark Spencer to instigate a crackdown. He speaks to Noa Hoffman about where Westminster is failing the public and its own staff, what can be done to bring about change and his journey to Leader of the House. Photography by Baldo Sciacca
Commons Leader Promises A Higher Calibre Of Political Candidate At The Next General Election
Political parties
Commons Leader Promises A Higher Calibre Of Political Candidate At The Next General Election
The leader of the House of Commons Mark Spencer has said voters can expect a higher calibre of candidate to stand for parliament in the next general election, as parties will have more time to complete vetting processes.
Labour MP Says New Commons Leader Is 'Wholly Inappropriate' While Islamophobia Inquiry Is Underway
Political parties
Labour MP Says New Commons Leader Is "Wholly Inappropriate" While Islamophobia Inquiry Is Underway
Naz Shah has questioned Boris Johnson's "zero tolerance" approach to Islamophobia after he appointed Mark Spencer as Leader of the House of Commons, despite the former chief whip being implicated in an ongoing inquiry.
Tory Whips Won't Investigate Claims MP Was 'Blackmailed' Unless Evidence Is Provided
Home affairs
Tory Whips Won't Investigate Claims MP Was "Blackmailed" Unless Evidence Is Provided
Tory whips will not investigate claims that MP Christian Wakeford was threatened over funding for a school in his constituency unless evidence of the allegation is provided.
Government Whips Are Caught In The Crossfire In A War Between Number 10 And Tory MPs
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Government Whips Are Caught In The Crossfire In A War Between Number 10 And Tory MPs
Relations between Downing Street and the wider Conservative Party in the Commons have reached their lowest point yet this Parliament.
Tory Rank-And-File “Not Comfortable” With Whips’ Threats To Red Wall MPs
Economy
Tory Rank-And-File “Not Comfortable” With Whips’ Threats To Red Wall MPs
This week’s long-awaited reshuffle was dominated by a series of sackings at cabinet level, but a lack of promotions for 2019 MPs at the junior ranks means Downing Street has to use other levers to keep the ambitious new Tory intake on side.
Tories ‘minimising violence against women’ by letting rape suspect MP keep party whip, charities and unions say
Political parties
Tories ‘minimising violence against women’ by letting rape suspect MP keep party whip, charities and unions say
The Conservative Party is “minimising violence against women and girls” by refusing to remove the whip from an MP arrested on suspicion of rape, a coalition of charities and trade unions have warned.
Chief Whip says he takes Tory MP rape allegations ‘very seriously’ amid criticism over not suspending him
Political parties
Chief Whip says he takes Tory MP rape allegations ‘very seriously’ amid criticism over not suspending him
Government Chief Whip Mark Spencer has insisted he does take the rape allegations against a Tory MP “very seriously” after criticism for not suspending him.