 Schools crumbling; terror suspects escaping prison; toxic sewage pouring into our precious rivers and seas. Pile these crises on top of a cost-of-living emergency and an ever-worsening climate catastrophe, and you might be forgiven for thinking that Rishi Sunak had plenty of legislation his in-tray to be getting on with. There is so much legislation that could be introduced, and actions that could be taken, to at least start tackling the huge problems our country is currently facing. Yet it seems like nothing is happening; Rishi Sunak's Government simply isn't governing. It's out of ideas, running scared of scrutiny, and stumbling lifelessly towards the next election. A figurative tumbleweed has been rolling across the House of Commons for months, with the daily order paper, a list of the day's business, getting thinner and thinner. Last week, the Energy Bill – a vitally important piece of legislation offering an opportunity to regulate our energy market and begin to address the climate crisis – came back before the House of Commons. Normally, entire sitting days or even weeks would be set aside to discuss complex legislation. Yet how long were MPs given to discuss the remaining stages of this vast Bill, and its 300-plus amendments? Barely three hours – showing again Rishi Sunak's complete lack of interest in, and willingness to tackle, the most pressing issue of our time. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video There is a total absence of new proposed legislation – this government doesn't even properly advance laws like the vital Renters' Reform Bill, which was first promised three whole prime ministers ago, under Theresa May. The number of urgent questions – a chance to grill Government Ministers on an important issue of the day – granted by the Speaker in this current Parliamentary session is one of the highest in 25 years.){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Schools crumbling; terror suspects escaping prison; toxic sewage pouring into our precious rivers and seas.
Pile these crises on top of a cost-of-living emergency and an ever-worsening climate catastrophe, and you might be forgiven for thinking that Rishi Sunak had plenty of legislation his in-tray to be getting on with.
There is so much legislation that could be introduced, and actions that could be taken, to at least start tackling the huge problems our country is currently facing.
Yet it seems like nothing is happening; Rishi Sunak’s Government simply isn’t governing.