Nathan Eckersley

Lee Kuan Yew: I would work with the Australians and New Zealanders but not the Americans

The Parliamentary Art Collection has acquired this portrait of Rachel Reeves, preparing for the 2024 Budget

🚨Belgium 2025: 4,486 people died by euthanasia or assisted suicide - 4% of all deaths in the country. If assisted dying were legal in the UK in 2024, and the same % died as did in Belgium, there would have been 25,958 assisted deaths in that year.🧵1/

A new portrait of Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been unveiled. It shows her preparing to deliver her first budget in October 2024 as the first female chancellor of the exchequer in the over 900 years the role has existed. It is an oil painting by artist Sally Ward, and the Commons says she approached it "both a portrait and a history painting, showing an important moment in British political and parliamentary history". Reeves says she is "deeply honoured" that it will be acquired by the Parliamentary Art Collection, and that she hopes it "serves as a reminder to every young woman and girl across the country that there should be no ceiling on their ambition". It will be displayed in the Society of Women Artist’s summer exhibition in June, before its permanent hang in parliament's Portcullis House.

The Islamic regime has confirmed the death-sentence of 18 year old Melika Azizi was carried earlier today. Melika was arrested in January 2026 during nation-wide protests and charged with "moharebeh" (waging war against god for allegedly burning Islamic regime symbols. In court, Melika told the judge: "You let so many young people bleed. How can I remain silent? I don't care just kill me" She was a brave young lady!

Labour MP texts in after PLP meeting to praise Ed Miliband’s “strong performance” “Ed made a very clear point that the public are more ambitious than many in Westminster think. The room were with him on not dashing for gas in north sea. He was very clear that it would do nothing to bills”

“Funded by UK Government” Not even Funded by *the* UK Government Might as well say Funded by Yookay Government

Update - BBC understands Iran DID try and hit Diego Garcia, but in last few days, not yesterday - so before govt announced decision to let US use UK bases to protect Straits of Hormuz

What the Leadbeater/Falconer bill would do to the NHS, according to senior figures: