The Front Bench

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[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

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[Katya Adler @BBCkatyaadler]

“Unbelievable!” is the politest sentiment you hear in EU circles when they hear PM suggesting Brussels could “carve up UK”, install a “blockade in Irish Sea” and endanger peace in Northern Ireland if Tories MPs vote against Internal Market Bill /1 https://t.co/PDKXC5JIBh

[Political Studies @PolStudies]

OPEN ACCESS: Russian intervention in Syria: @DrDavidMaher & @moritz_pieper explore the nexus between regime consolidation and energy transnationalisation in their @PolStudies article: https://t.co/LZvUjd3GnW

@SAGECQPolitics @PolStudiesAssoc #military #intervention #Syria #Russia

[Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak]

Anyone out there want to share how and your family are coping at home and work if you are still there? let us know on here or at @BBCNews

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

Parliament adapting to the challenges #CronaVirus poses to the every day operation of parliament by holding today's @CommonsHealth meeting by video conference.

[PARLY @PARLYapp]

Some shots of today’s @CommonsHealth online session. Select committees making use of new (ish) technology to continue working during the pandemic.

[UCL Constitution Unit @ConUnit_UCL]

🎧NEW podcast🎧

Listen to Unit Director, Meg Russell explore some key lessons for parliament for the next stage of the Brexit negotiations from our jam-packed @UKandEU report, 'Parliament and Brexit'.

@ProfTimBale & @PoliticalYeti

Listen now👂👇
https://t.co/QaWnJcbUHg

[Katya Adler @BBCkatyaadler]

Eu leaders still videoconferencing their summit ... the push pull on what they can -or cannot- agree on common financial measures to cover costs of #coronavirus

[LSE EUROPP blog @LSEEuroppblog]

Beating Covid-19: The problem with national lockdowns https://t.co/d5WwO9FmJo

[Salford Uni News @SalfordUniNews]

💬"The economic challenges we are currently experiencing with COVID-19 are unprecedented."

Maria Paola Rana, lecturer in economics and finance @salfordbizsch in @Newsweek

Read more below⬇️
https://t.co/52zkPo71v8

[Cabinet Office @cabinetofficeuk]

Stay at home. Save lives. Anyone can spread coronavirus.

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

Whilst MP's might not be present in the Palace of Westminster whilst parliament rises for it's easter recess the house of commons is not 'shut down'. Here is an interesting little explainer about how parliament can still functions during recess.

[UK House of Commons @HouseofCommons]

The House of Commons has risen for recess a few days earlier than planned but the work of MPs and House staff continues as we find new ways to work.
Find out more about our plans: https://t.co/zVCgykaQ7T

[Politics & Contemporary History at Salford @SalfordUni_PCH]

Tonight at 8pm show your appreciation for our #NHS in their struggle against #COVID2019. ⬇️⬇️#clapforyourcarers 👏👏👏

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

A statement like this from the PM in peacetime is unprecedented, the instructions in it are also not to be ignored. Stay safe folks #StayAtHomeSaveLives

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Yesterday PM @BorisJohnson announced new important measures to tackle coronavirus.

Watch his statement here ⬇

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

Our very own editor @stujcd

[Stuart Collier @stujcd]

My success of 2019 - being able to write 52 pages of research on delegated legislation 🤣

Top that parliamentary nerds!!

[Moritz Pieper @moritz_pieper]

Just in time for your Xmas reading list: Dr Martijn Lak and I have teamed up to write about the EU strategic autonomy debate in the context of transatlantic challenges - now published in Studies in European Affairs: https://t.co/GJfKqGaRuA

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

REGISTER 👏 TO 👏 VOTE👏

[UK House of Commons @HouseofCommons]

📣 Calling all students! 📣

Did you know that you can legally register to vote at both your term-time and home address?

Just remember: no matter where you decide to vote, you can only cast one vote in the election.

Find out more here: https://t.co/TRRKJKfRj3

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

One of the below will be the speaker by the end of today albeit only until the election

[PARLY @PARLYapp]

The eight candidates for Speaker:

@RhonddaBryant Lab
@HarrietHarman Lab
@Meg_HillierMP Lab
@LindsayHoyle_MP Lab
@eleanor4epping Con
@EdwardLeighMP Con
@ShaileshVara Con
Rosie Winterton Lab

The new Speaker will be elected tomorrow afternoon.

[The Front Bench @TheFrontBench]

The (once again) revised business for the remainder of the week

[Leader of the House of Commons @CommonsLeader]

The business for the remainder of this week will be:

[Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak]

No 10 source says deal done

[Adam Fleming @adamfleming]

PLEASE IGNORE THIS. @MichelBarnier meant that a legal text was needed for an agreement in general, not that the UK needs to provide one. Sorry everyone!

[Adam Fleming @adamfleming]

RIP “the deal has to be done at a least a week before the leaders’ summit.” Was a pleasure knowing you. Wonder what else we’ll be saying goodbye to this week? 😢⚰️🧟‍♂️