Commons committee approves Richard Sharp as BBC chairman

Appointment of former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp as the next chairman of the BBC is approved by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee The former Goldman Sachs banker faced questions from committee on Thursday Committee chairman Julian Knight said Mr Sharp ‘impressed’ the MPs Mr Sharp was chosen by the Government as its … Read more

Hilarious moment online Brexit select committee meeting is interrupted by phone call

Hilarious moment online Brexit select committee meeting is interrupted by phone call leaving confused MPs struggling to hear each other Committee on Future Relationship with European Union was meeting on Zoom Were putting questions to Michael Gove over Britain’s no deal preparations Woman’s voice heard when Brexiteer Tory MP Peter Bone tried to ask question   By Harry … Read more

London councillor accidentally sets notebook ABLAZE during live-streamed Zoom committee briefing

A fiery meeting! London councillor accidentally sets his notebook on FIRE during Zoom committee briefing… but no one seems to notice Tom Sleigh was using a USB lighter when his notepad accidentally caught fire  He is seen on a Zoom meeting of 30 people panicking while putting out flames  Mr Sleigh burnt his fingers badly … Read more

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Twitter CEO Dorsey to appear before Senate Judiciary Committee

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Dorsey to appear voluntarily before US Senate Judiciary Committee after both social networks blocked story about Joe Biden’s son Twitter head Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Panel has voted to subpoena the two company officials to probe their moves … Read more

Public ‘deserve answers’ about secret spy-led coronavirus committee

Public ‘deserve answers’ about secret spy-led committee helping plan UK’s local lockdown response, senior MP tells ministers Dr Greg Clark MP said the UK’s Joint Biosecurity Centre  is ‘far too opaque’ He said the British public ‘deserve answers’ from the highly-secretive group JBC advises decisions about widely-impactful local lockdowns across country By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 02:05 … Read more

CDC committee delays vote on who should get coronavirus vaccines first in nationwide rollout

CDC committee delays vote on who should get coronavirus vaccines first in nationwide rollout until they know which shots might be approved earliest The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was expected to vote on who gets initial coronavirus vaccine doses on Tuesday Members delayed the vote until they learn more about which jabs have the best … Read more

Honours committee is planning to remove ‘Empire’ from OBE and MBE

Honours committee is planning to remove ‘Empire’ from OBE and MBE after Black Lives Matter movement highlighted links to slavery Black Lives Matter movement reignited debate over the OBE and MBE awards  Members of honours committee are considering the removal of word ‘Empire’ Recent protests have highlighted Empire’s association with brutality and slavery By Sophie … Read more

Cabinet at war over the rule of six: Almost every minister on committee argued against stringent ban

Boris Johnson’s Covid clampdown has divided his Cabinet, it emerged last night. He faces a fierce Tory backlash over the contentious ‘rule of six’ that bans gatherings of seven or more from Monday. A string of senior ministers opposed the measure at a crunch meeting, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak among those to speak out. A … Read more

Adorable moment MP’s baby starts crying during an Education Committee video call

Baby’s first select committee! Moment MP’s crying infant interrupts Ofqual video call as her mutli-tasking father straps her into a papoose to soothe her while carrying on the meeting Stoke Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis appeared on the video call with his baby Footage shows that at first, the child appeared to be settled in the … Read more

Chris Grayling quits Intelligence and Security Committee

Chris Grayling quits Intelligence and Security Committee after former MP Julian Lewis was elected as chairman ahead of him Ex-Tory MP Mr Lewis was elected as chair of the committee ahead of Mr Grayling Former Transport Secretary Mr Grayling had been tipped for the role last month By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 19:32 BST, … Read more