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UK E-petition debate relating to the personal allowance for state pensioners – Monday 15 June 2026.

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the personal allowance for state pensioners.

John Lamont MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.

Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/740671

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What are petition debates?

Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.

Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.

The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk

Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work

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A stable economic environment worldwide – President von der Leyen at the G7 Summit

Source: European Commission (video statements)

#G7Summit2024 #GlobalEconomy #Geopolitics
On 15 June, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a press conference with President of the European Council António Costa, ahead of the G7 Summit in Evian, France

Leaders will address the following topics over several working sessions:
– geopolitical challenges
– peace and security for Ukraine and Europe
– the situation in the Middle East
– international partnerships and solidarity
– more balanced economic growth
– the future of artificial intelligence

#UkraineWar #MiddleEastCrisis #AIRegulation #EconomicStability #Multilateralism #WorldLeaders #FranceG7 #InternationalTrade #GlobalSecurity #AIFuture #EconomicGrowth #Diplomacy #BreakingNews

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UK Lords urgent question on the US-Iran deal

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Members press the government in an urgent question from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon about its plans, following the US–Iran agreement to end the Middle East conflict, to support the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz and address wider defence and security issues for the UK’s Gulf partners.

Private notice questions are urgent questions from members granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-inform…

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Ukraine and Moldova begin EU accession negotiations

Source: European Commission (video statements)

EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova are now formally underway. In practical terms, this means the EU membership process has moved from broad political support to structured negotiations focused on concrete reforms.

The first stage of talks centres on the EU’s “fundamentals” cluster. This covers key areas such as the rule of law, judicial reform, anti-corruption measures, democratic institutions, public administration and human rights.

Progress here is especially important because it shapes the pace of the wider accession process. For Moldova, the move strengthens its pro-EU course and gives weight to its reform agenda despite domestic and regional pressures. For Ukraine, it is an especially symbolic step, showing that the EU is keeping enlargement on track even during Russia’s war.
#ukraine #moldova #eu #euenlargement

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UK Bishop of Chelmsford, Guli Francis-Dehqani | Lord Speaker’s Corner

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

🎧 New podcast epsiode: Lord Speaker’s Corner returns as the Iranian-born Bishop of Chelmsford, Guli Francis-Dehqani speaks to Lord Forsyth of Drumlean.
She tells a remarkable personal story of survival, resilience and forgiveness – and the significance of a pillowcase which resides in her office.

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UK Bishop of Chelmsford the Rt Revd Guli Francis-Dehqani | Lord Speaker’s Corner | Episode 36

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Lord Speaker’s Corner returns as the Iranian-born Bishop of Chelmsford shares the extraordinary family story behind a pillowcase pierced by four bullets aimed at her father.

In the first episode of a new series, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean speaks to the Rt Revd Guli Francis-Dehqani about survival, faith, and what her experience reveals about Iran today.

“My mother was shot. (She) threw herself over him in an effort to protect him”
Bishop Francis-Dehqani recalls how, during the 1979 Iranian revolution, gunmen climbed into her family home and opened fire on her parents as they slept. After her brother was later killed in an ambush believed to target her father, the family fled to the UK, carrying with them a pillowcase that came to symbolise survival, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
“I absolutely believe this regime is in its death throes, but death throes can last for quite a long time… democracy, the kind of freedom we might imagine, it’s not born overnight. A nation has to learn to be a democracy, and Iran is far from that.”

Bishop Francis-Dehqani also reflects on the current conflict in Iran, explaining that power works more like a spider’s web than a pyramid. On the US/Israel attack, she says: “I had quite a strong sense that this is not how things are going to change in Iran… I don’t know where this ends. It is horrific, but my sense is that President Trump unleashed something without fully understanding the consequences, imagining that it was going to be a quick fix. Underestimating actually the Iranian regime and the Iranian people.” Bishop Francis-Dehqani warns that ordinary Iranians are now caught between a vicious repression and fear of more bombing and need a credible resistance around which they can unite.
Listen now to hear more of the Bishop of Chelmsford’s remarkable first-hand story and unique perspective on what is happening in Iran today.

See more from the series https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-of-lords-podcast/

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