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Episode Synopsis
It has been a busy week in all corners of the UK. The Northern Ireland Assembly is finally set to return after an agreement to remove routine checks on the island of Ireland was agreed. Over in Scotland, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon faced the Covid inquiry. Back in London, Conservative MP and justice minister Mike Freer has decided to stand down due to the death threats he has received over his support for Israel. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss it all.
DUP deal aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland is published - BBC News
Sturgeon: I did not take Covid decisions for political reasons - BBC News
Mike Freer QUITS: Veteran Tory justice minister stands down after his office faced 'arson' attack and he was forced to wear a stab vest - saying 'I've been driven out of politics by death threats - for supporting Israel' - Daily Mail
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DUP deal aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland is published - BBC News
Sturgeon: I did not take Covid decisions for political reasons - BBC News
Mike Freer QUITS: Veteran Tory justice minister stands down after his office faced 'arson' attack and he was forced to wear a stab vest - saying 'I've been driven out of politics by death threats - for supporting Israel' - Daily Mail
Charlotte Henry on Threads
Charlotte Henry's newsletter, The Addition
Emma Burnell on Twitter
Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left
House of Comments on Twitter
Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £6 a month
House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.
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