Speaker says later father was 'everything' to him
The Speaker of the House of Commons has paid tribute to his "truly dedicated parliamentarian" father, the late Lord Doug ...
Commons Speaker pays tribute to his father, former Labour MP Doug Hoyle
Sir John Major was among the dignitaries who attended a memorial service for Lord Hoyle in Westminster on Tuesday.
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Margaret Beckett: ‘Government must urgently awaken to threat ransomware poses to UK national security’
The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. In May 2021, president Joe Biden declared a national state of emergency after a ransomware attack by Russian DarkSide forced ...
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Margaret Beckett: Narrow vote moves MP closer to freedom of Derby award
Councillors in Derby have narrowly voted in favour of a proposal to award Labour's Dame Margaret Beckett the freedom of the city. The city council's new minority Labour administration wants to ...
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Those who point fingers must first clean their spots
That was rich. That was indeed rich. Shortly after foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama, on his first visit to London in his new role as minder of our foreign policy, met Britain’s foreign secretary ...
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MP 'took up case of accused bomb plotter prior to arrest'
In August 2016, Munir Mohammed turned to Margaret Beckett for help his case. An MP took up an asylum seeker's case months before his arrest for allegedly plotting a UK attack, a court heard.
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New Year Honours 2024: Derbyshire MPs recognised in list
Dame Margaret Beckett, MP for Derby South, and Maggie Throup, who represents Erewash, were revealed in the list on Friday evening. Labour's Mrs Beckett, who was the first woman to serve as foreign ...
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Election Results 2017: Derby North won by Labour's Chris Williamson
Former Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin retained Derbyshire Dales and Labour's Margaret Beckett held Derby South. Mr Williamson's speech attacked the "gutter press" which, he said ...