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Police To Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration
Police To Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration
Home affairs
Greater Manchester Police have launched on investigation into whether deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner broke electoral law with incorrect information about her living arrangements.

Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
Crime Bill Could Give Police Chiefs Power To Automatically Dismiss Officers
Home affairs
Crime Bill Could Give Police Chiefs Power To Automatically Dismiss Officers
Government Has Scaled Back The Renters' Reform Bill
Home affairs
Government Has Scaled Back The Renters' Reform Bill
Ministers Met Landlords Twice As Often As Tenants’ Groups Over Renters’ Reform Bill
Home affairs
Ministers Met Landlords Twice As Often As Tenants’ Groups Over Renters’ Reform Bill
Government Confirms Two Cyber Attacks Linked to Chinese State Affiliated Actors
Foreign affairs
Government Confirms Two Cyber Attacks Linked to Chinese State Affiliated Actors
Conservative Voters Support Contentious Leasehold Reforms
Home affairs
Conservative Voters Support Contentious Leasehold Reforms
The House Live
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Mais lecture hits the nail on the head for construction. Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Mais lecture hits the nail on the head for construction.
Lords Diary: Baroness Fox
Home affairs
By Baroness Fox
Lords Diary: Baroness Fox
Historic wins, inspiring moments and British success: MPs share what they’re looking forward at the Paris Olympics Partner content
Communities
By UK Sport
Historic wins, inspiring moments and British success: MPs share what they’re looking forward at the Paris Olympics
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All The 100 MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
All The 100 MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
Political parties
Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race
Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race
By Sienna Rodgers
Communities
Liz Truss Doubts Slowing Down Would Have Saved Her From 'Establishment Forces'
Liz Truss Doubts Slowing Down Would Have Saved Her From "Establishment Forces"
Political parties
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Government Introduces 'Historic' Football Regulator Legislation
Culture
Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation
The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Communities
By Sophie Church
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland
Economy
By Tali Fraser
What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland
Business leaders and ministers are at odds over issues ranging from migration and Brexit to planning and tax. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, tells Tali Fraser she is braced for a tough year. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
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Police To Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration
Home affairs
Police To Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration
Greater Manchester Police have launched on investigation into whether deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner broke electoral law with incorrect information about her living arrangements.

Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
The government's Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will return to parliament next week, where MPs and peers will undertake what looks likely to be the final round of wrangling over Rishi Sunak's contentious plans to deport asylum seekers to the east African country.
Crime Bill Could Give Police Chiefs Power To Automatically Dismiss Officers
Home affairs
Crime Bill Could Give Police Chiefs Power To Automatically Dismiss Officers
Police officers could have to hand over their phones if suspected of gross misconduct, and be automatically dismissed if convicted of a serious offence if changes to the government’s Criminal Justice Bill proposed by Labour MP Harriet Harman are accepted.
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Mais lecture hits the nail on the head for construction. Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Mais lecture hits the nail on the head for construction.
Despite being the Conservative government’s strongest ally in their motivation to level up and enable growth, the construction industry has been plagued by political, policy, and taxation insecurity by a government which too often viewed stability as holding power.
Government Has Scaled Back The Renters' Reform Bill
Home affairs
Government Has Scaled Back The Renters' Reform Bill
Ministers have delayed their own plans to ban no-fault evictions, as the landmark Renters' Reform Bill has been watered down.
Ministers Met Landlords Twice As Often As Tenants’ Groups Over Renters’ Reform Bill
Home affairs
Ministers Met Landlords Twice As Often As Tenants’ Groups Over Renters’ Reform Bill
Ministers met with lobbyists for landlords and estate agents twice as often as they did groups representing renters as they worked to refine new protections for tenants in the landmark Renters Reform Bill, according to analysis by PoliticsHome.
Government Confirms Two Cyber Attacks Linked to Chinese State Affiliated Actors
Foreign affairs
Government Confirms Two Cyber Attacks Linked to Chinese State Affiliated Actors
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has criticised "malign" cyber attacks made by China-state affiliated actors, which he said had targeted UK institutions in two separate attacks.
Lords Diary: Baroness Fox
Home affairs
By Baroness Fox
Lords Diary: Baroness Fox
Non-partisan solidarity in the House of Lords is a refreshing antidote to today’s often-toxic sectarianism
Conservative Voters Support Contentious Leasehold Reforms
Home affairs
Conservative Voters Support Contentious Leasehold Reforms
Conservative voters are keen to see ground rents abolished on leasehold properties, despite significant pushback from within the parliamentary party to water down the major reform put forward by housing secretary Michael Gove.
Government Confirms MPs Won't Tackle Rwanda Bill Until Mid-April
Home affairs
Government Confirms MPs Won't Tackle Rwanda Bill Until Mid-April
The Rwanda Bill will not be passed until mid-April at the earliest, with confirmation this morning that MPs will get the chance to vote on Lords’ amendments on their first day back in Parliament after Easter recess.
Rwanda Bill Stuck In Parliament Until After Easter
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Stuck In Parliament Until After Easter
Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda Bill will remain caught in parliamentary "ping-pong" until after Easter recess as peers in the House of Lords increasingly believe a new set of amendments to the legislation could scrape through.
Historic wins, inspiring moments and British success: MPs share what they’re looking forward at the Paris Olympics Partner content
Communities
By UK Sport
Historic wins, inspiring moments and British success: MPs share what they’re looking forward at the Paris Olympics
Amidst everything else expected in 2024, a new wave of Olympic and Paralympic athletes are preparing to head across the Channel, aiming to win gold in Paris. Team GB and ParalympicsGB, backed by support from the Government and National Lottery, are hoping to inspire the nation once again with extraordinary sporting moments and medal-winning performances.
Tory Priorities Are Torn Between Defence Spending And Tax Cuts
Home affairs
Tory Priorities Are Torn Between Defence Spending And Tax Cuts
A number of senior Conservative MPs are concerned that Government may not increase defence spending by enough ahead of the next election as a result of pressure from a significant wing of the party to prioritise further tax cuts in an attempt to win voters.
Government Introduces 'Historic' Football Regulator Legislation
Culture
Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation
The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.
Weary Peers Want Rwanda Bill 'Out The Way' So Government Can Handle Challenges
Home affairs
Weary Peers Want Rwanda Bill "Out The Way" So Government Can Handle Challenges
Peers in the House of Lords are keen to get the Rwanda Bill "out the way", as despite the fact there are still some concerns around the controversial legislation, many believe the real challenges in enacting it will “start, not finish” when it clears its parliamentary hurdles.
Home Office Under Pressure To Disclose If Asylum Seeker Housing Profit Cap Has Been Triggered
Home affairs
Home Office Under Pressure To Disclose If Asylum Seeker Housing Profit Cap Has Been Triggered
MPs and human rights groups are placing increased pressure on the Home Office to be more transparent about whether companies to whom asylum seeker housing is outsourced have triggered a profit cap intended to curb the amount private businesses can make from government contracts.
Veterans falling victim to plague of process  Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
Veterans falling victim to plague of process 
Despite lots of high-profile Government initiatives and so-called collaboration within the sector there is clear evidence that veterans are still being failed - writes CEO of Veterans Aid, Dr Hugh Milroy.  
Government Split Opens Over New Extremism Definition
Home affairs
Government Split Opens Over New Extremism Definition
A split has opened in Government as ministers are concerned a new definition of "extremism" drafted by communities secretary Michael Gove could have unforeseen consequences for campaigning around conservative beliefs and unpopular causes.
Furious Scottish Tories Warn They Won't Be 'Sacrificial Lambs' On Windfall Tax
Energy
Furious Scottish Tories Warn They Won't Be "Sacrificial Lambs" On Windfall Tax
A major row is brewing between Downing Street and Tories in Scotland after the Government confirmed on Tuesday that it is extending the windfall tax on energy companies as part of the Budget.
Value of Events Report 2023: £373 million in direct economic impact to the UK Partner content
Culture
By UK Sport
Value of Events Report 2023: £373 million in direct economic impact to the UK
UK Sport has launched its second Value of Events report alongside The Sports Consultancy.
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Communities
By Sophie Church
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Lords Seek To Bolster Role Of Supreme Court With Rwanda Bill
Foreign affairs
Lords Seek To Bolster Role Of Supreme Court With Rwanda Bill
The House of Lords will vote on a fresh wave of amendments to the government's Rwanda Bill on Monday and Wednesday, with peers placing much of their focus on the role of the Supreme Court in deporting illegal migrants to Rwanda.
George Galloway Eyes Key Labour Seats After Being Sworn Into Commons
Home affairs
George Galloway Eyes Key Labour Seats After Being Sworn Into Commons
George Galloway has said he will target key Labour seats at the next general election after he was sworn in to the Commons on Monday having secured a by-election victory for the far-left Workers Party of Britain in Rochdale on Friday.
'Male-Dominated' Fire and Rescue Service Set To Face MPs' Scrutiny
Home affairs
"Male-Dominated" Fire and Rescue Service Set To Face MPs' Scrutiny
Labour MP and committee chair Diana Johnson has said “completely inappropriate” behaviour in the “male-dominated” fire and rescue services requires urgent investigation, as an inquiry is due to begin in Parliament this week.
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After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
2024
Online
After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
The road to proactive government
2024
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The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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Net Zero Week 2024