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Tonight will be like old times. The lobby correspondents gathering outside Committee Room 13. Ears pressed to the oak doors to catch the mood of the meeting: quiescent or querulous? Compliant or rebellious? Adulatory or defenestratory?…
We saw the government this week announce a new target to cut CO2 emissions by 78% by 2035. They have adopted recommendations from the committee on climate change (CCC) and included emissions from international aviation and shipping for the…
Question 1. How do you get a Tory government to ignore illegal practices in the fashion industry? Answer. Make sure you have 93 official investigations and a select committee report on the problem. As the environmental audit committee (EAC)…
No doubt there are some people in parliament who can think of no better place to have Barry Gardiner deposited than 100 feet under the North Sea. Some may even be in my own party! But I wear it as a badge of pride that a boulder with my…
Two and half years on from its first appearance, the government is bringing back the trade bill to the House of Commons this week. Embarrassed by the public outcry over chlorine-washed chicken and stymied by Labour amendments insisting on…
What a pleasure to read the pitches from all three candidates vying for our votes to become chair of the business, energy and industrial strategy select committee. All agree that the two big challenges facing the country beyond lockdown are…
I suspect that Liz Truss must be one of the new cabinet ministers most feared by civil servants. They will work readily for any minister irrespective of their political views. They respect a minister who knows their own mind and can argue…
This is the full statement published by Barry Gardiner, shadow secretary of state for international trade, after Donald Trump indicated he was ready to sign a trade deal with Britain. A strong bilateral trade relationship with the United…
Secrecy is an inevitable part of government. But it is a part of government that must always be justified. Justification is perhaps most clear on grounds of national security; but it is perhaps more often justified on the grounds of the…
Jobs for wind turbine engineers and solar panel installers, electric bus and car mechanics. Jobs for fitters, joiners and electricians as we insulate our country’s draughty homes, schools and businesses. Jobs for researchers, engineers and…
Yesterday, Maria Eagle set out the choice at the next election on environment and climate change. Maria explained how the next Labour Government will protect homes as flood risk increases, and announced that we will confront the air…
A more cynical political eye than mine might wonder why the government chose the day of the local and European elections to publish the definitive report of its environmental failure. I don't wonder; I know. The Natural Environment…
