Angela Eagle MP Articles

I began Business of the House Questions this morning by raising yesterday’s vote in the House of Commons to abolish the hated bedroom tax, which was won by a margin of 226 to 1.  Labour have discovered that thanks to government incompetence, at least 13,000 people...

I began Business of the House Questions by raising the upcoming Winter Olympics which are being held in the Russian town of Sochi. While I am looking forward to cheering on our Olympic and Paralympic athletes, we can’t ignore the homophobic laws which the Russian...

Last week Andrew Lansley refused to rule out scheduling the Queen’s speech during pre-election purdah, giving the impression that the government are still considering ignoring conventions and politicising the Queens’ speech. Now reports have suggested that the state...

I began Business of the House Questions with the government’s shambolic lobbying bill which will return from the House of Lords next week.  So far we have had a panic pause, a flurry of amendments designed to silence the huge chorus of critical voices and then the...