Good Friday is the day when Christians remember the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.

Today, many congregations will take part in a Walk of Witness through their local streets, in remembrance of Jesus' walk with his cross through Jerusalem.

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Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus sharing the Last Supper with his disciples and commanding them to  'Love one another as I have loved you.' 

The tradition of the Monarch or their representative presenting alms on Maundy Thursday goes back to 1213.

Though The King was unable to attend today, a recorded message from His Majesty was played at the service, describing this year’s recipients as, “wonderful examples of such kindness; of going way beyond the call of duty and of giving so much of their lives to the service of…

The awarding of a knighthood to someone who lied to the Prime Minister’s ethics advisor sets a dangerous precedent

It was lovely to see so many out in Worcester today who came to welcome The Queen.

Congratulations to this year’s Maundy Money recipients – thank you for your service.

The Faithful City of #Worcester has been honoured by the visit of Her Majesty The Queen to Worcester Cathedral today for #MaundyThursday BBC Hereford & Worcester

Next week, we continue our inquiry into the membership of the House of Lords.

We're hearing from current and former Chairs of the House of Lords (HoL) Appointments Commission, the body responsible for vetting nominations to the HoL.

Watch live: committees.parliament.uk/event/21156/fo…

📝 The Committee has replied to Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Leader of the House of Commons on their request for the Committee to conduct an inquiry into how amendments are dealt with on Opposition Days.

Read the response from the Chair ⬇

🕙 10am, Tuesday 12 March

We're continuing our inquiry into the UK's evidence base, exploring:

🟢Prof. Lievesley's review of the UK's statistical system
🟢how Ministers use statistics
🟢transparency in the use of evidence across Government

Learn more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/327/…

🧒🏻 👧 Thousands of children will receive better mental health support through additional funding for early support hubs in local communities.

A total of 24 hubs will get a share of £8 million to provide a range of services and early interventions.

gov.uk/government/new…

Tune in live 👉parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/4d…

Chris Bryant openly admitting he & his party manipulated the rules to get what they wanted. Perhaps now some commentators would like to revise their deeply naive & misguided accounts of what occurred last Wednesday & stop blaming The SNP?

Either the Speaker bowed to the mob or to Keir Starmer. He must go

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I am very pleased for Bob. A man of great humanity and kindness

Sad news. Ronnie was a kind and conscientious MP.

As a keen constitutionalist, you’ll observe they are two separate parliaments with two sets of rules. I could write a book I suppose.

Labour MPs, many of whom I can call friends, and who would cheer me to the rafters when I was being a thorn in the side of my own government, should reflect. How would they feel if the boot was on the other foot?

For the record, it was my intention to vote for the SNP motion on a ceasefire in Gaza. I respect all colleagues who hold different views to me about this serious issue. What mattered was the chance show to our constituents what we thought of the SNP motion. We were denied this.

Plain fact is that Mr Speaker acted in a partisan way to meet the needs of Kier Starmer in managing his party. He changed the rules of the game. That is not the action of an impartial referee. All other considerations are secondary in this matter.

The Speaker’s office have been in touch to say: “This is not true.” For clarity: senior Lab sources briefed me on the messages: you will need our support after the election and this may not be forthcoming. The speaker met multiple MPs this week because he has an open door policy