All Parliament articles – Page 2

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As deadline nears and ‘Brexhaustion’ sets in, still no deal in sight

2018-12-21T09:30:00Z

With less than 100 days until Brexit and the sides taking a break until mid-January, it’s looking inevitable that anxious businesses will not have long-sought certainty on the issue until the clock ticks close to zero.

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May survives ‘no confidence’ vote over Brexit handling

2018-12-12T16:30:00Z

British Prime Minister Theresa May withstood a parliamentary “no confidence” vote, keeping her efforts for a U.K. exit from the European Union on track, if not any less contentious and fragile.

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Amid likely defeat, May delays Brexit vote by MPs

2018-12-10T15:15:00Z

Amid faltering odds that became apparent during three days of debate, British Prime Minister Theresa May has, at least temporarily, withdrawn her much-maligned Brexit plan from Parliamentary voting consideration.

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MPs release ‘secret’ Facebook e-mails

2018-12-10T13:00:00Z

The U.K.’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has released 250 pages of e-mails that show Mark Zuckerberg and other senior executives at Facebook gave certain app developers special access to user data.

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MPs slam U.K. attitude to workplace sexual harassment

2018-07-30T13:45:00Z

Employers, regulators, and the U.K. government are not doing enough to tackle “widespread” instances of sexual harassment in the workplace, according to Members of Parliament committee.

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EU pushes for worldwide ban on testing cosmetics on animals

2018-05-29T11:00:00Z

The European Parliament is seeking to make the EU’s ban on cosmetic testing on animals a worldwide prohibition.

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Report finds plenty of blame to go around in Carillion debacle

2018-05-17T10:45:00Z

A report into what went wrong at collapsed construction giant Carillion reads like a masterclass in failed governance, assurance, and regulatory oversight.

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The Financial Reporting Council makes its case for broader powers

2017-04-18T14:30:00Z

An influential committee of Members of Parliament has recommended a wide-ranging series of changes aimed at boosting the powers of the U.K.’s corporate governance regulator.

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Bank of England deputy governor resigns over conflicts of interest

2017-03-21T14:30:00Z

Charlotte Hogg had all of two weeks to enjoy her new position as deputy governor at the BoE before she had to resign for failing to disclose that her brother also worked there.