We need to talk about Kemi
In contrast to last year's Tory conference, Kemi Badenoch is coming out guns blazing, not the least when it comes to defence, says Flora Watkins
Dressing down
Lucy Kenningham | 1st November 2021 | Comment, Diplomacy, Social Wire, Uncategorised
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is on a mission to sharpen MPs' dress sense, but will clothes alone inspire better behaviour?
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