Stormont Returns, Sturgeon on the Stand

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

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.