Student tuition fees are a favourite for Politicians when it comes to General Elections and are used to attract student votes however, it is not always as it seems … Fees are set by the current Government; England and Wales, have the second highest University tuition fees in the developed world. Within the Organisation for […]
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The Prime Minister will present a Bill to Parliament today, 29 Oct 2019, to make provision for a Parliamentary General Election to be held in December 2019. The passage of this Bill requires a simple majority and overrides the requirements of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act. The Government has confirmed that it will not bring […]
Today, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, called for an early General Election to be held on 12 December 2019. Because of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, the motion requires 2/3 of all MPs to agree in order to pass. Following debate, a vote was taken with the result 299 votes in favour and 70 votes against. […]
MPs are due to debate and vote on a motion later today (28 October 2019), in the House of Commons, to hold an early General Election on December 12 2019. Under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, an early election can only take place if it is supported by at least two thirds of MPs. If agreed, […]
The Prime Minister moved a motion, on 9 Sep 2019, calling for a early parliamentary general election under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. The motion was put to a vote after 90 minutes of debate with the result 293 votes in favour and 46 votes against. Most of the Labour MPs abstained together with members […]
