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Will Meakin-Durrant

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Parliamentary Reporter at the PA news agency 📌 House of Commons

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@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 7:23 PM

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne want "nothing - just a government that will fix Britain" in exchange for their donations.

@Nigel_Farage: Since 2010, the established parties have taken nearly £1 billion in donations, and handed out dozens of peerages in return. 

In their first year, Labour handed out £138 million of government contracts to their donors. The Tories are just as bad. 

You know what Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne want?

Nothing. Just a government that will fix Britain.

And that's what Reform UK will deliver.

I'm proud to have the support of some of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs.
@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 7:23 PM

The Lords debate is an opportunity to "stop these people from distorting the next election", says Labour's Stella Creasy, who proposed a Bill amendment to cap donors' spending.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 7:23 PM

But the proposal could re-emerge in the Lords, after Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne made donations worth a combined £72 million to Reform UK this week.

@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 7:23 PM

Despite efforts by some backbenchers in the House of Commons, the Representation of the People Bill does not feature a cap on donations from voters who live in the UK.

@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 5:19 PM

On tomorrow's House of Lords order paper - the Representation of the People Bill, including proposals to cap the amount that Brits abroad can donate to political parties at £100,000/year.

House of Lords Business for Monday September 14, including: Representation of the People Bill - second reading.
@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 9:14 PM

The House of Commons business for tomorrow, when MPs are due to restart their debate on the assisted dying Bill

Business of the Day: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - second reading; Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill - second reading; Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill - second reading.Business of the Day (continued): Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill - second reading; Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill - second reading; Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill - second reading; European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - second reading; Lobular Breast Cancer Bill - second reading; Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill - second reading; In-person Banking Services Bill - second reading; Home Cooling Bill - second reading.Business of the Day (continued): Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill - second reading debate which began on September 4 to resume; Multi-storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill - second reading; Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill - second reading.
@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 8:33 PM

Lib Dem local government spox @zoefranklinld.bsky.social has tabled a humble address motion, in a bid to lift the lid on the legal advice - which ministers would not usually publish.

www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/09/08/m...

@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 8:33 PM

Ministers are facing pressure to publish the legal advice which derailed the Government’s reorganisation of local councils.

@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 10:43 PM

Anneliese Midgley has moved the writ for a by-election in Holborn and St Pancras, following the departure of former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer from both No 10 and the House of Commons.

@wmeakindurrant.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 10:17 PM

Independent MP James McMurdock makes a quick exit from his seat before he can hear the answer to his own question, which earned him a telling off from Madam Deputy Speaker.

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