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Jul 24, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Paula Keaveney
By Paula Keaveney, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians defend their positions and hold others to account, it is must-see politics. Positions can be strengthened or damaged.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Paula Keaveney
If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians defend their positions and hold others to account, it is must-see politics. Positions can be strengthened or damaged. Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith, for example, owed his downfall partly to poor performances in his role questioning Tony Blair. The key players take the event very seriously indeed.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Paula Keaveney
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Paula Keaveney
When Conservative MP and former minister Dan Poulter announced his defection to the Labour party it came as somewhat of a surprise. It was only the second transfer from government side to main opposition party this parliament, with Bury’s Christian Wakeford having made the move in 2022. There appeared to have been no build up. There had been little speculation about him. Poulter has said he is not standing in the next general election.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Tim Bale |Amelia Hadfield |Les Johnson |Martin Farr |Michael Bankole |Paula Keaveney | +1 more
With a general election on the horizon in 2024, this holiday season is a good time to curl up with a book that explains the state of British politics and society today. We asked politics experts for their recommendations. Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying To Me? by Rob BurleyDon’t let the colourful title put you off.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Paula Keaveney
By Paula Keaveney, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
In the 2019 general election, Conservative Peter Bone held his seat in the Northamptonshire constituency of Wellingborough with more than 60% of the vote. Four years later, although there hasn’t been another election, he is no longer an MP.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Paula Keaveney
In the 2019 general election, Conservative Peter Bone held his seat in the Northamptonshire constituency of Wellingborough with more than 60% of the vote. Four years later, although there hasn’t been another election, he is no longer an MP. Bone, who was found to have bullied and exposed himself to a member of his staff, is one of the few examples of a member of parliament being thrown out in a recall.
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Jun 12, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Paula Keaveney
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Jun 12, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Paula Keaveney
In characteristically dramatic fashion, Boris Johnson let the world know he would be standing down as an MP by publishing a letter claiming he was the victim of a witch hunt and establishment stitch up. Ahead of the publication of a report looking at whether the former prime minister misled parliament over partygate, he went on the offensive against the committee that produced the document:Johnson’s anger is directed at the members of the House of Commons Committee of Privileges.
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Apr 17, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Paula Keaveney
By Paula Keaveney, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
Labour leader Keir Starmer’s decision to block his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a candidate for his party in the next election creates a dilemma. Corbyn, who has been the member of parliament for London’s Islington North since 1983 needs to decide whether to stand aside or run as an independent. We are currently in a period…Read complete article
