James Heappey weekly: No.21

Week 19 September - 25 September In a week when Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of the Labour Party, Tim Farron gave his speech at the Lib Dem party conference, and the latest ceasefire in Syria collapsed, what did James Heappey do? Well, he didn't do anything. There haven't been any debates or votes to … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.21 →

James Heappey weekly: No.20

Week 12 September - 18 September In a week when Diane James was elected the leader of the UK Independence Party, David Cameron announced he was standing down as an MP, and the last hustings of the Labour leadership election was broadcast on Sky News, what did James Heappey do? Speeches and written questions James … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.20 →

James Heappey weekly: No.19

Week 5 September - 11 September In a week when Parliament came back from its summer recess, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, attended the G20 Summit in China, and the government announced plans to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools, what did James Heappey do? Speeches and written questions James Heappey spoke several … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.19 →

James Heappey weekly: No.18

Week 18 July - 24 July In a week when MPs overwhelmingly backed the renewal of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system, Angela Eagle withdrew from the Labour leadership election leaving Owen Smith as the only challenger to Jeremy Corbyn, and Theresa May had her first PMQs session since becoming Prime Minister, what did James … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.18 →

James Heappey weekly: No.17

Week 11 July - 17 July In a week when Theresa May became Prime Minister, Labour's National Executive Committee ruled that Jeremy Corbyn would automatically be on the ballot for the party's leadership election, and there was an ultimately unsuccessful attempted coup in Turkey, what did James Heappey do? Speeches and written questions James Heappey … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.17 →

James Heappey weekly: No.16

Week 4 July - 10 July In a week when the UK was guaranteed its second female Prime Minister as Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom made it onto the ballot to be presented to Conservative Party members to elect their new leader, the United States seemed more divided than ever on the issues of race, … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.16 →

James Heappey weekly: No.15

Week 27 June - 3 July In a week when Boris Johnson stunningly ruled himself of the race to lead the Conservative party following Michael Gove's last minute decision to withdraw his support and run for the leadership himself, the Labour party fell into turmoil as Jeremy Corbyn lost a no-confidence vote by Labour MPs … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.15 →

James Heappey weekly: No.14

Week 20 June - 26 June In a week when the UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum, David Cameron announced he would resign in October following the Brexit result, and Parliament was recalled to hear tributes to late Jo Cox MP after she was killed in her constituency of Batley and … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.14 →

James Heappey weekly: No.13

Week 13 June - 19 June In a week when Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed to death outside her weekly constituency surgery, campaigning for the EU referendum was halted for several days following the MP's death, and the US suffered its worst terrorist attack since 9/11 when 49 … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.13 →

James Heappey weekly: No.12

Week 6 May - 12 May In a week when the deadline for voter registration for the EU referendum was extended for 48 hours following problems with the government website, the value of the pound fell sharply following a poll showing a 10% lead for the Leave campaign, and Euro 2016 kicked off in France, what … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.12 →