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Martin Lewis lays out the two types of pensions Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Many people approaching retirement may find themselves in the same boat, with no formal arrangements in place. Some may have struggled throughout their entire lives, while others may have drained resources due to recent financial challenges. Related articles Martin Lewis explains how to turn £800 into £5,500 state pension Lloyds and Halifax to shut down 28 high street branches - full list This is the case for Sacha Taylor-Cox, a 52-year-old PR director who once had the hopes of purchasing a home. Instead, she has been a lifelong renter, currently … [Read more...] about ‘Couldn’t control it!’ Woman, 52, left fretful for retirement without savings or a house

House prices: Kirstie Allsopp discusses impact of pandemic Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info House prices can often be steep, with the purchase of a property considered as one of the biggest commitments anyone can make throughout their lifetime. However, often necessary to purchase a property is a deposit - which gives the seller reassurance about commitment to purchase - and is very common for those who need a mortgage. The main challenge faced by first-time buyers in particular is stumping up enough to cover the deposit fee. Trending READ MORE Retail worker faces eviction in lockdown rent crisis - Citizens Advice But new … [Read more...] about Deposit gap for house purchases revealed – these areas are affected

PM "must resign" if found to have misled the House of Commons Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Mr Baker discussed the ongoing Privileges Committee's investigation into the Prime Minister with journalist Andrew Marr. The Conservative MP claimed that if Mr Johnson is found guilty he would be required under the ministerial code to resign. Mr Baker went on to discuss why he believed the committee were prepared to ignore the Prime Ministers' alleged failings in the House of Commons. There is currently an inquiry into whether Mr Johnson lied to Parliament over Partygate or not. Related articles Brexit: Boris critics SILENCED after Theresa May … [Read more...] about PM ‘must resign’ if found to have knowingly misled the House of Commons demands Tory MP

Babies should be banned from the House of Commons chamber because they risk distracting MPs, a cross-party committee has found. The ruling by the House of Commons procedures committee comes after a fierce row was sparked by a Labour MP who was rebuked for bringing her child into a debate last year. MPs who want to “observe, initiate, speak or intervene in proceedings” should also be banned from bringing babies into Westminster Hall and committee hearings, the review found. Last year Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow, was given a dressing down for bringing her three-month-old son, Pip, into a Westminster Hall debate. Last November, the Private Secretary to the Chairman of Ways and Means wrote to Ms Creasy reminding her of the Rules of behaviour and courtesies in the House of Commons. He pointed out that paragraph 42 of the Rules states an MP "should not take your seat in the Chamber when accompanied by a child", with the Private Secretary telling Ms Creasy this also applies … [Read more...] about Babies ‘should not be allowed in House of Commons’

Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is the lone anti-abortion Democrat left in the U.S House of Representatives. He has survived challenges from the left over the years because of his strong ties to his border district, and his appeal among constituents who share his more moderate approach. But with the Supreme Court now poised to overturn Roe v. Wade , progressives feel they have their best chance yet to defeat him. Voters in the south Texas district will head to the polls Tuesday to choose between Cuellar and his liberal challenger, Jessica Cisneros . The contest is a runoff after neither candidate broke the 50% threshold needed to win outright in March. The race figures to test the strength of the abortion rights movement among more conservative Latino voters. Cuellar, who was the only House Democrat to vote against the Women's Health Protection Act, maintains support from party leadership, despite calls from Cisneros to pull their support. Days after the draft Roe decision … [Read more...] about One Democrat in the House doesn’t support abortion rights. He faces a progressive challenger Tuesday.

Published 4 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Consumer champion Martin Lewis has revealed that he applied recently to become a member of the House of Lords but was turned down. The founder of the Money Saving Expert website told the BBC's Nick Robinson he had been "honest" about not having enough time to attend many sittings. He added that his "most important job" was looking after his nine-year-old daughter during early evenings. Mr Lewis said he would be more ready for politics in a couple of years. A House of Lords spokesperson said appointments were "not determined on the basis of caring or family circumstances" and that "some very good candidates" were rejected. In a wide-ranging interview for the Political Thinking with Nick Robinson podcast, Mr Lewis also spoke of how his nickname at the school - at which there were only two Jewish boys in his year - … [Read more...] about Martin Lewis says he was rejected by House of Lords

Published 28 April Share close Share page Copy link About sharing An independent investigation could be launched into claims a Tory MP watched porn on his phone while in the Commons. The claims were made at a meeting on Tuesday night at which female Conservative MPs shared accounts of alleged sexism and harassment. One of those who reported the unnamed MP was a female minister who said she saw him viewing the material while sat beside him in the Commons chamber. Tory Chief Whip Chris Heaton-Harris has escalated a review of the claims. Mr Heaton-Harris, who is in charge of Tory MPs' discipline, was initially said to be looking into the matter - before he asked for it to be referred to Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS). A spokesperson for his office said: "Upon the conclusion of any ICGS investigation the chief whip will take appropriate action." … [Read more...] about Tory MP accused of watching pornography in Commons chamber

Brexit: Selous claims MPs 'think they know better' than public Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Addressing the Commons, the Tory MP lashed out against Remainer MPs frustrating the Brexit process and the role of Parliament at a crucial time in the history of UK's democracy. Mr Selous also hit out at those who resigned from their original parties to join the Liberal Democrats or form new Parliamentary groups to serve their own agendas. He said: “In normal circumstances, Parliamentary democracy serves us well. But in the last two and a bit years I have been ashamed of the behaviour of this Parliament. Related articles Brexit LIVE: EU WILL grant … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Brilliant moment Tory MP tears apart House for letting UK down by blocking Brexit

John Bercow’s legacy is 'in doubt' claims biographer Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Due to the carefully calculated timing of the Buckingham MP’s departure the chances of installing a Brexiteer to the chair are slim. This is because the vote to elect a replacement is now likely to happen before a general election which means Boris Johnson will not have a majority to back a pro- Brexit candidate. Related articles Johnson’s revenge: Boris plots to scuttle Bercow’s elevation to Lords Bercow basks in spotlight of photographers after resigning Mr Bercow’s emotional resignation speech on Monday, hours before Parliament was … [Read more...] about Who do YOU want to replace John Bercow as House of Commons Speaker? – Express.co.uk poll

Professor Sir Laurence Martin, who has died aged 93, was appointed director for the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1990, delighting Conservatives who had regarded Chatham House (as the think tank is more commonly known) as “the voice of the Extreme Moderates” in the words of a Sunday Telegraph editorial. Known for his robust views on defence, Martin had established a reputation as a man of the Right during nine years as professor of war studies at King’s College London from 1968 to the start of 1978. He was mainly known for his staunch opposition to unilateral nuclear disarmament, a stance he set out in a series of BBC Reith lectures, “The Two-Edged Sword”, in 1981. In a lecture which holds many resonances today, he doubted whether the West could ever develop a position of trust with the Soviet Union despite agreements on arms control, because it maintained “a fundamentally antagonistic” view of relationships in which military power played a central role. He … [Read more...] about Professor Sir Laurence Martin, head of Chatham House in post-Cold war era who warned of the dangers of appeasing Russia – obituary