UK: Rishi Sunak gave his first speech as UK Prime Minister in Downing Street

Rishi Sunak

Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. UK Parliament/ 10 Downing Street, London, UK. Good morning, I have just been to Buckingham Palace and accepted His Majesty The King’s invitation to form a government in his name. It is only right to explain why I am standing here as your new Prime Minister. Right now our country … Read more

UK: Rishi Sunak became UK Prime Minister on 25 October 2022

Rishi Sunak

Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. UK Parliament/ 10 Downing Street, London. Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020, and Parliamentary Under Secretary … Read more

P20 Summit: Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) Sahiba Gafarova leads the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation

Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) Sahiba Gafarova will go to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia will participate in the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit, reports via Azerbaijani Parliament. Gafarova is expected to make a speech on issues, that will be discussed at the summit. She … Read more

The Commonwealth: Know about the Secretary General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC

The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is the 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General. She is the second Secretary-General from the Caribbean and the first woman to hold the post.She was born in Dominica and was their candidate for the post at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta in 2015. Patricia Janet Scotland was born on 19 August 1955 … Read more

Hon. Ian Liddell-Grainger Elected Chairperson, Hon. Anurag Sharma Appointed Treasurer at 65th CPA General Assembly

New CPA Chairperson, Treasurer and Vice-Chairperson.

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) elected Hon. Ian Liddell-Grainger as Chairperson, Hon. Anurag Sharma as Treasurer, and Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu as Vice-Chairperson during the 65th CPA General Assembly.

CPA: Who is Catherine (Kate) Esther Doust, the winner of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award

Parliamentary Service House   MLC Party LaborMember of Australian Labor PartyServed as branch secretary and President of a number of sub-branches and Electoral CouncilsMember, Party Disputes Committee and Property and Finance Committee Date Elected 22 May 2001 Electorate   South Metropolitan Service ElectoratesMLC South Metropolitan Region from 22 May 2001. Elected to the Thirty-sixth Parliament … Read more

CPA: Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award winner is Hon. Kate Doust, MLC , the Parliament of Western Australia

By Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. The inaugural winner of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award has been announced at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hon. Kate Doust, MLC from the Parliament of Western Australia has been announced as the first recipient of the 2022 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award in recognition of her long … Read more

British MP to face 6 weeks suspension over Sexual Misconduct

-Nimish Kumar. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today published their report which finds Mr Rob Roberts, MP for Delyn, breached Parliament’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. The Reporter made a complaint under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme of the House of Commons. The Reporter alleged that there had been breaches of Parliament’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, … Read more