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<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has breached parliamentary rules by not declaring a wealthy businessman and Labour Party donor bought high-end clothes for his wife Victoria, the <em>Sunday Times </em>reported.</p>

<p>According to the publication, Starmer, in power since July, faces an investigation after "neglecting to disclose" that major Labour donor Waheed Alli covered the cost of a personal shopper, clothes and alterations for his wife.</p>

<p>The premier's registered financial interests on the parliament's website show that he has received several donations from Alli, including multiple pairs of glasses, work clothes and accommodation.</p>

<p>The <em>Sunday Times</em> said those donations were declared but the clothes given to his wife were not.</p>

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<p>A spokesperson for 10 Downing Street said in a statement sent to Reuters that Starmer and his team had sought advice from authorities on coming to office, and believed they had been compliant.</p>

<p>"However, following further interrogation this month, we've declared further items," the spokesperson said.</p>

<p>Alli is a British media entrepreneur and former chairman of the online fashion retailer ASOS.</p>

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<p>Under the House of Commons code of conduct, members of parliament have to provide information about financial interests which might reasonably be thought to influence their work.</p>

<p>A Conservative Party spokesperson called for a full investigation over "apparent serious breaches of parliamentary rules".</p>

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has breached parliamentary rules by not declaring a wealthy businessman and Labour Party donor bought high-end clothes for his wife Victoria, the Sunday Times reported.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has breached parliamentary rules by not declaring a wealthy businessman and Labour Party donor bought high-end clothes for his wife Victoria, the Sunday Times reported. According to the publication, Starmer, in power since July, faces an investigation after "neglecting to disclose" that major Labour donor Waheed Alli covered the cost of a personal shopper, clothes and alterations for his wife. The premier's registered financial interests on the parliament's website show that he has received several donations from Alli, including multiple pairs of glasses, work clothes and accommodation. The Sunday Times said those donations were declared but the clothes given to his wife were not. Watch | 'Reform needed, not more funding': UK PM Keir Starmer outlines plans for NHS reform × A spokesperson for 10 Downing Street said in a statement sent to Reuters that Starmer and his team had sought advice from authorities on coming to office, and believed they had been compliant. "However, following further interrogation this month, we've declared further items," the spokesperson said. Alli is a British media entrepreneur and former chairman of the online fashion retailer ASOS. Also read | UK PM Starmer visits Dublin, aims to 'reset' ties with Ireland Under the House of Commons code of conduct, members of parliament have to provide information about financial interests which might reasonably be thought to influence their work. A Conservative Party spokesperson called for a full investigation over "apparent serious breaches of parliamentary rules". Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

British PM Keir Starmer faces investigation after Labour donor pays for his wife's clothes

<p>Political parties in Sri Lanka decided on Monday to form a select committee to conduct parliamentary affairs following amidst a power struggle set off by</p>

<p>President Maithripapala Sirisena's controversial decision to remove prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe last month.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The decision came a day after an all-party meeting called by President Sirisena to resolve the crisis ended inconclusively.</p>

<p>The crisis erupted when President Sirisena suddenly announced on October 26 that he had sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe and installed ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sirisena later dissolved Parliament, almost 20 months before its term was to end, and ordered snap election. The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned President Sirisena's decision to dissolve Parliament and halted the preparations for snap polls on January 5.</p>

<p>The House till now has passed two no-confidence motions against Rajapaksa and his government by a voice vote.</p>

<p>The House was convened Monday morning to conduct a third floor test. Ten minutes later, the House was adjourned till November 23.</p>

<p>When the House was convened, Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri said the party leaders who met in earlier in the day resolved that a select committee would be appointed to conduct the parliamentary business.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The leaders from Wickremesinghe's United National Front, Tamil National Alliance and the JVP or the People's Liberation Front discussed the proposal by Sirisena made at the all party meeting to have a floor test by name or electronic vote for the third motion of no trust against Rajapaksa.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mano Ganesan, one of the leaders who attended the meeting, said the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA of Sirisena and Rajapaksa) "flatly refused and backtracked" on the proposal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During Monday's session, Dinesh Gunawardena on behalf of the disputed government of Rajapaksa asked the deputy speaker that since they were the government they should have the majority in the select committee.&nbsp;</p>

<p>JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake argued that since the Rajapaksa government had not proved their majority the select committee should have a majority of members from the group that commands majority.</p>

<p>Monday's session was conducted peacefully. Last week Sri Lanka's parliament witnessed unprecedented violence as lawmakers threw furniture and chilli powder at each other.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Monday, the public and VIP gallery were shut for diplomats on a request by Rajapaksa's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). The security was also tightened to prevent any incident, officials said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last week, the apex court issued a temporary order against Sirisena's sacking of parliament with hearing of the case fixed for early December.</p>

<p>After the temporary order, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya reconvened parliament the sittings of which had been suspended by Sirisena till November 14.</p>

<p>Jayasuriya's decision not to recognise Rajapaksa as the prime minister until a floor test is held has angered Sirisena.&nbsp;</p>


Political parties in Sri Lanka decided on Monday to form a select committee to conduct parliamentary affairs following amidst a power struggle set off by President Maithripapala Sirisena's controversial decision to remove prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe last month.

Political parties in Sri Lanka decided on Monday to form a select committee to conduct parliamentary affairs following amidst a power struggle set off by President Maithripapala Sirisena's controversial decision to remove prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe last month. The decision came a day after an all-party meeting called by President Sirisena to resolve the crisis ended inconclusively. The crisis erupted when President Sirisena suddenly announced on October 26 that he had sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe and installed ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place. Sirisena later dissolved Parliament, almost 20 months before its term was to end, and ordered snap election. The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned President Sirisena's decision to dissolve Parliament and halted the preparations for snap polls on January 5. The House till now has passed two no-confidence motions against Rajapaksa and his government by a voice vote. The House was convened Monday morning to conduct a third floor test. Ten minutes later, the House was adjourned till November 23. When the House was convened, Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri said the party leaders who met in earlier in the day resolved that a select committee would be appointed to conduct the parliamentary business. The leaders from Wickremesinghe's United National Front, Tamil National Alliance and the JVP or the People's Liberation Front discussed the proposal by Sirisena made at the all party meeting to have a floor test by name or electronic vote for the third motion of no trust against Rajapaksa. Mano Ganesan, one of the leaders who attended the meeting, said the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA of Sirisena and Rajapaksa) "flatly refused and backtracked" on the proposal. During Monday's session, Dinesh Gunawardena on behalf of the disputed government of Rajapaksa asked the deputy speaker that since they were the government they should have the majority in the select committee. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake argued that since the Rajapaksa government had not proved their majority the select committee should have a majority of members from the group that commands majority. Monday's session was conducted peacefully. Last week Sri Lanka's parliament witnessed unprecedented violence as lawmakers threw furniture and chilli powder at each other. On Monday, the public and VIP gallery were shut for diplomats on a request by Rajapaksa's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). The security was also tightened to prevent any incident, officials said. Last week, the apex court issued a temporary order against Sirisena's sacking of parliament with hearing of the case fixed for early December. After the temporary order, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya reconvened parliament the sittings of which had been suspended by Sirisena till November 14. Jayasuriya's decision not to recognise Rajapaksa as the prime minister until a floor test is held has angered Sirisena.

Sri Lanka: Parties to form committee to conduct parliamentary affairs amid crisis

<p>Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the ministry of parliamentary affairs and D V Sadananda Gowda that of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique Tuesday.</p>

<p>The move was necessitated following the demise of Ananth Kumar on Monday. He was holding the charge of both the ministries of parliamentary affairs and chemicals and fertilisers.</p>

<p>President Ram Nath Kovind, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has directed that Gowda should&nbsp;be assigned the charge of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, in addition to his existing portfolio, the statement said.</p>

<p>Gowda is the Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation.</p>

<p>Tomar has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, in addition to his existing portfolios, it said.</p>

<p>Tomar is Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines minister.&nbsp;</p>


Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the ministry of parliamentary affairs and D V Sadananda Gowda that of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique Tuesday.

Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the ministry of parliamentary affairs and D V Sadananda Gowda that of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique Tuesday. The move was necessitated following the demise of Ananth Kumar on Monday. He was holding the charge of both the ministries of parliamentary affairs and chemicals and fertilisers. President Ram Nath Kovind, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has directed that Gowda should be assigned the charge of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, in addition to his existing portfolio, the statement said. Gowda is the Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation. Tomar has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, in addition to his existing portfolios, it said. Tomar is Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines minister.

Union Minister Tomar gets additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs, Gowda Chemicals & Fertilisers

<p>Kerala cabinet gave approval to the drafting bill which will allow salary hike of minister and MLAs.</p>

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<p>The salary reforms bill is expected to be tabled on March 20 in the assembly.</p>

<p>If the bill gets passed in the assembly, it will increase ministers&#39; salaries to 90,300 from 50,000.</p>

<p>MLAs salary will also see a hike, increasing it to 62,000 from 39,000.</p>

<p>Earlier the cabinet which formulated on the basis of recommendations by James Commission report had recommended hike of 1.37 lakh for the minister but after the cabinet refused to accept; it was reduced to 90,000 rupees.&nbsp;</p>


The salary reforms bill is expected to be tabled on March 20 in the assembly

Kerala cabinet gave approval to the drafting bill which will allow salary hike of minister and MLAs. Kerala cabinet has given approval to the drafting bill which will see a hike in the salaries of Ministers and MLAs. The bill is expected to be tabled in the assembly on March 20. — ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2018 × The salary reforms bill is expected to be tabled on March 20 in the assembly. If the bill gets passed in the assembly, it will increase ministers' salaries to 90,300 from 50,000. MLAs salary will also see a hike, increasing it to 62,000 from 39,000. Earlier the cabinet which formulated on the basis of recommendations by James Commission report had recommended hike of 1.37 lakh for the minister but after the cabinet refused to accept; it was reduced to 90,000 rupees.

Kerala cabinet approves drafting bill which allowing salary hike of minister and MLAs

<p>Ahead of Monday&#39;s Budget Session, the&nbsp;government met leaders of different political parties in Parliament house on Sunday and discussed issues and sought cooperation in the proposed legislation.</p>

<p>The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar, besides leaders of the opposition and other parties.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pre-Budget Session All-party Meeting underway in Parliament Library Building <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Delhi</a> <a href="https://t.co/MdEfIMrtHI">pic.twitter.com/MdEfIMrtHI</a></p>
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<p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar termed the all-party meeting &quot;fruitful&quot; and said that the government will do everything possible to ensure the passage of the bill in the Budget Session.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">PM said budget session is very important &amp; government takes very sincerely the suggestions given about it by opposition during discussion in all party meeting: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar <a href="https://t.co/QYIiMkWqz1">pic.twitter.com/QYIiMkWqz1</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We hope the Triple Talaq Bill is passed in Rajya Sabha too. My colleagues &amp; I will leave no stone unturned in talking to and convincing the political parties. The way they have passed GST unanimously, we request them to pass this too unanimously: Ananth Kumar <a href="https://t.co/Yzi2rlF9fZ">pic.twitter.com/Yzi2rlF9fZ</a></p>
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<p>Kanimozhi of DMK also said &quot;we&#39;ll continue to demand that Triple Talaq Bill be referred to select committee for deliberation upon some of its contentious clauses. We&#39;ll also raise Ockhi fishermen issue, NEET issue &amp; Women&#39;s Reservation Bill which has not been listed in the business advisory.&quot;</p>

<p>RJD leader Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav raised issues like unemployment, peace and harmony, violence, Dalit oppression&nbsp;in the meeting.</p>

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<p>The budget session of the parliament will begin from January 29&nbsp;and it will end on April 6.</p>

<p>The session will start with President Ram Nath Kovind&#39;s addressing&nbsp;a joint sitting of the two houses.</p>

<p>The much-awaited economic survey will also be presented on the day 1 of the budget session.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The phase 1 of the session will be held from January 29 to February 9. The second phase will take place from March 5 to April 6.</p>

<p>The budget will be tabled by finance minister Arun Jaitley on February 1, making it a first budget to be presented after Goods and Services Tax implementation.</p>

<p>The most important bills of this session would be the&nbsp;commission for backward classes and Triple Talaq bill, which was passed in Lok Sabha but was stalled in the Rajya Sabha.</p>

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The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar, besides leaders of the opposition and other parties

Ahead of Monday's Budget Session, the government met leaders of different political parties in Parliament house on Sunday and discussed issues and sought cooperation in the proposed legislation. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar, besides leaders of the opposition and other parties. Pre-Budget Session All-party Meeting underway in Parliament Library Building #Delhi pic.twitter.com/MdEfIMrtHI — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2018 × Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar termed the all-party meeting "fruitful" and said that the government will do everything possible to ensure the passage of the bill in the Budget Session. PM said budget session is very important & government takes very sincerely the suggestions given about it by opposition during discussion in all party meeting: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar pic.twitter.com/QYIiMkWqz1 — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2018 × We hope the Triple Talaq Bill is passed in Rajya Sabha too. My colleagues & I will leave no stone unturned in talking to and convincing the political parties. The way they have passed GST unanimously, we request them to pass this too unanimously: Ananth Kumar pic.twitter.com/Yzi2rlF9fZ — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2018 × Kanimozhi of DMK also said "we'll continue to demand that Triple Talaq Bill be referred to select committee for deliberation upon some of its contentious clauses. We'll also raise Ockhi fishermen issue, NEET issue & Women's Reservation Bill which has not been listed in the business advisory." RJD leader Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav raised issues like unemployment, peace and harmony, violence, Dalit oppression in the meeting. Unemployment is rising. Peace & harmony is being driven out & violence being spread. Nation's unity is in danger. From Koregaon to Nandangaon to Buxar, Dalits are being oppressed. We raised these issues. We will also raise issues of farmers suicide: Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, RJD pic.twitter.com/j6wrwXFXJJ — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2018 × The budget session of the parliament will begin from January 29 and it will end on April 6. The session will start with President Ram Nath Kovind's addressing a joint sitting of the two houses. The much-awaited economic survey will also be presented on the day 1 of the budget session. The phase 1 of the session will be held from January 29 to February 9. The second phase will take place from March 5 to April 6. The budget will be tabled by finance minister Arun Jaitley on February 1, making it a first budget to be presented after Goods and Services Tax implementation. The most important bills of this session would be the commission for backward classes and Triple Talaq bill, which was passed in Lok Sabha but was stalled in the Rajya Sabha.

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