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Excess Savings Could Fuel Price Rises Despite Government's Plan To Halve Inflation
Economy
Excess Savings Could Fuel Price Rises Despite Government's Plan To Halve Inflation
Savings built up during the pandemic are at risk of being drip fed into the economy and exacerbating price rises despite the Government's pledge to halve inflation, economic experts have warned.
Zac Goldsmith Quits Government Saying Rishi Sunak Is 'Uninterested' In Environment
Environment
Zac Goldsmith Quits Government Saying Rishi Sunak Is "Uninterested" In Environment
Lord Zac Goldsmith has resigned as a foreign office minister, accusing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of being “uninterested” in environmental policy.
Boris Johnson Allies 'Undermined' Privileges Committee, Report Concludes
Political parties
Boris Johnson Allies "Undermined" Privileges Committee, Report Concludes
The Privileges Committee has concluded that Tory MPs among Boris Johnson's most loyal supporters, including Jacob Rees Mogg and Nadine Dorries, "undermined" their investigation into whether the former prime minister misled parliament over partygate.
Rishi Sunak Vows To Do 'Whatever Necessary' For Rwanda Deportations Despite Court Ruling It's Unlawful
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Vows To Do "Whatever Necessary" For Rwanda Deportations Despite Court Ruling It's Unlawful
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he "disagrees" with the Court of Appeal ruling that the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, which has presented a new challenge for his pledge to reduce the number of illegal crossings to the UK in small boats.
What You Need To Know About MPs' Seat Boundaries Changing
Political parties
What You Need To Know About MPs' Seat Boundaries Changing
The Boundary Commissions, which decide the layout of Westminster parliamentary constituencies have published their final recommendations of where MPs' seat boundaries should be drawn ahead of the next general election.
Food Industry Is Resisting Price Control Proposals, Insisting Margins Are 'Tight'
Economy
Food Industry Is Resisting Price Control Proposals, Insisting Margins Are "Tight"
Leading figures in the food industry are wary of discussions around government measures to tackle high prices and have questioned claims that supermarkets are profiteering while inflation remains high.
Lords Will 'Fight' Government On Complying With International Law In Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Lords Will "Fight" Government On Complying With International Law In Illegal Migration Bill
Peers will introduce an amendment designed to force the government to comply with international law when the illegal migration bill returns to the House of Lords this week, in what one peer described as its next “fight” with the government.
Matt Hancock Is 'Profoundly Sorry' For Each Death Caused By Covid On His Watch
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Is "Profoundly Sorry" For Each Death Caused By Covid On His Watch
Former health secretary Matt Hancock has told the Covid Inquiry he is "deeply sorry" for each Covid death that occurred in the UK during the pandemic.
Peers Have Donated Over £50m To Parties Who Appointed Them To Lords
Political parties
Peers Have Donated Over £50m To Parties Who Appointed Them To Lords
Almost a quarter of House of Lords appointees over the last decade were party donors, and almost half have a political connection to party appointees, analysis by PoliticsHome shows.
MPs Call For 'Blanket' Ban On Detaining And Removing Child Asylum Seekers
Home affairs
MPs Call For "Blanket" Ban On Detaining And Removing Child Asylum Seekers
A cross-party committee of MPs has called for a "blanket" ban on detaining and removing asylum seeking children to Rwanda, which their chair says goes further than other previous interventions on the government’s controversial policy.
James Cleverly Says 'Cracks Are Emerging' In Russian Support For War
Defence
James Cleverly Says "Cracks Are Emerging" In Russian Support For War
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has told the House of Commons that "cracks are emerging" for Russians' support for the war in Ukraine, after the Vladimir Putin was "exposed" by an attempted coup by paramilitary organisation Wagner.
Wagner Mutiny Means “Everything Has Changed” For Russia
Defence
Wagner Mutiny Means “Everything Has Changed” For Russia
An attempted coup against Vladimir Putin by paramilitary organisation Wagner, which came within 120 miles of Moscow over the weekend, means "everything has changed" for the Russian President's grip on power, according to military experts in Westminster.
Labour MP Challenges Grant Shapps To Justify 'Insane' Onshore Wind Ban
Energy
Labour MP Challenges Grant Shapps To Justify "Insane" Onshore Wind Ban
Labour MP Barry Gardiner has said the government's decision to keep the effective moratorium on building new onshore wind farms is “insane” and is keen for the chance to challenge the Energy Security and Net Zero secretary to justify the government's Net Zero plans to MPs.
Tories Are Desperate To Offer 'Hope' As Party Moves On From Boris Johnson Era
Political parties
Tories Are Desperate To Offer "Hope" As Party Moves On From Boris Johnson Era
Moderate Conservative MPs are keen to find new ways to offer "hope" to voters as the chaotic hold former prime minister Boris Johnson has over the party finally seems to have abated.

Jeremy Hunt Promises Struggling Mortgage Holders Will Not Be Punished
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Promises Struggling Mortgage Holders Will Not Be Punished
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has agreed with banks that struggling mortgage holders will not be punished if they need extra support from lenders in the current economic climate.
New Voter ID Rules Stopped Some People From Voting
Communities
New Voter ID Rules Stopped Some People From Voting
New data from the Electoral Commission has shown that around one in 25 people who did not vote at this year's local elections did so because of new voter ID rules.
Conservative MPs Believe Bank Of England Could Cost Them Next Election
Economy
Conservative MPs Believe Bank Of England Could Cost Them Next Election
Conservative MPs are concerned the Bank of England's slow decision to raise interest rates to five per cent could cost their party next election.
Labour Pledge To Boost Ethnic Minority Business To End Major Race Disparities
Economy
Labour Pledge To Boost Ethnic Minority Business To End Major Race Disparities
Labour MP Anneliese Dodds, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, has warned of major disparities among small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that are “leaving much-needed extra economic growth on the table”.
MP And Celebrities Demand Home Office Pays Compensation To Windrush Scandal Victims
Home affairs
MP And Celebrities Demand Home Office Pays Compensation To Windrush Scandal Victims
Labour MP Marsha De Cordova has written to the Home Office demanding compensation pay for victims of the Windrush scandal as delays have meant that a number of people have died without justice.
Jeremy Hunt Insists On 'Watertight' Resolve As Bank Of England Raises Interest Rates
Political parties
Jeremy Hunt Insists On "Watertight" Resolve As Bank Of England Raises Interest Rates
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates to five percent in an effort to tackle inflation. "The lesson from other countries is that if you stick to your guns, you bring inflation down," he said.

Poor Workplace Wellbeing Is Driving Over-50s Out Of Employment Market
Political parties
Poor Workplace Wellbeing Is Driving Over-50s Out Of Employment Market
A focus on wellbeing and health rather than economic incentives should be a key priority for ministers working out how to get economically inactive people back to work, according to a policy expert.
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge 'New Economic Diplomacy'
Brexit
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge "New Economic Diplomacy"
Organisers of a major new trade conference in Birmingham have criticised government for failing to send a single minister to the event, while Labour sent two members of the shadow cabinet.
Government Planned To Let A Pandemic Spread Like 'Wildfire'
Political parties
Government Planned To Let A Pandemic Spread Like "Wildfire"
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told the Covid inquiry there was a shared “assumption” across Western Europe that the only way to deal with a future pandemic was to let it rip through the population like “wildfire”.
Senior Tory Says 'Right-Thinking' MPs Know More Overseas Workers Are Needed In UK
Economy
Senior Tory Says "Right-Thinking" MPs Know More Overseas Workers Are Needed In UK
Politicians need to speak with more "honesty and openness" about the importance of foreign workers to the economy, according to former Cabinet minister Stephen Crabb, who said that Britain "needs more workers from overseas and will carry on doing that".
Treasury Had 'No Planning' For Lockdowns As Pandemic Response
Coronavirus
Treasury Had "No Planning" For Lockdowns As Pandemic Response
Former chancellor George Osborne has told the Covid Inquiry that there was “no planning” in the Treasury for lockdowns as a response to a possible future pandemic.
Labour Demands Government Plan For Seizing 'Dirty Russian Money'
Foreign affairs
Labour Demands Government Plan For Seizing "Dirty Russian Money"
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said Labour will use the Ukraine Recovery Conference this week to press the government on seizing and repurposing Russian assets in the UK towards the rebuilding and recovery of Ukraine.
MPs Defend 'Integrity' Of Institutions In Boris Johnson Partygate Debate
Political parties
MPs Defend "Integrity" Of Institutions In Boris Johnson Partygate Debate
Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the House of Commons, has defended the report by the Privileges Committee that concluded Boris Johnson misled parliament over partygate, which she said helped protect the "integrity" of Britain's institutions.
Tories Row Over Rishi Sunak Swerving Vote On Boris Johnson Partygate Report
Political parties
Tories Row Over Rishi Sunak Swerving Vote On Boris Johnson Partygate Report
A new row has erupted in the Conservative party over Rishi Sunak's decision to skip the potential vote on the Privileges Committee's conclusion that Boris Johnson misled parliament over partygate, with moderate Tory MPs urging the Prime Minister to show "leadership" and endorse the report.
Tory MP Calls For More “Nuanced And Pragmatic” Dangerous Dogs Act
Social affairs
Tory MP Calls For More “Nuanced And Pragmatic” Dangerous Dogs Act
Tory MP Neil Hudson, who sits on the environment and rural affairs (EFRA) committee, has said that laws to protect against attacks by dangerous dogs “could and should be reformed” after a spike in fatal dog attacks.
David Cameron Says It Was A 'Mistake' Not To Prepare For Broader Range Of Pandemics
Coronavirus
David Cameron Says It Was A "Mistake" Not To Prepare For Broader Range Of Pandemics
Former prime minister David Cameron has told the Covid Inquiry it was a “mistake” for his government not to have prepared for a range of different types of pandemics, and instead placing a disproportionate focus on influenza.
Keir Starmer Launches Green Energy Plan For 'New Britain' In Scotland
Environment
Keir Starmer Launches Green Energy Plan For "New Britain" In Scotland
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has used a visit to a Leith tidal energy business to unveil plans for the launch of a Scotland-based public energy company should Labour win power at the next election.
David Lammy Says Windrush Anniversary Will Be “Bittersweet Commemoration”
Communities
David Lammy Says Windrush Anniversary Will Be “Bittersweet Commemoration”
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMP Empire Windrush to the UK will be a “bittersweet commemoration” for him and the rest of the country.
Soaring Mortgages Could “Define” Tory Election Defeat
Economy
Soaring Mortgages Could “Define” Tory Election Defeat
Spooked Conservative MPs fear soaring mortgage rates will "define" the rest of this parliament and represent the final nail in the coffin for their party's chances of retaining power at the next general election.
Boris Johnson Doesn't Want MPs To Vote Against Partygate Sanctions
Political parties
Boris Johnson Doesn't Want MPs To Vote Against Partygate Sanctions
Monday's Commons vote on the Privileges Committee's findings that Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Downing Street parties during lockdown may now be nodded through after Boris Johnson is believed to have advised his backers to not vote against it.
Parliament celebrates 110 years of Aston Martin
Parliament
By Sophie Church
Parliament celebrates 110 years of Aston Martin
Aston Martin sports cars have been displayed in Parliament to celebrate 110 years of the brand.
By-Elections In Two Conservative Seats To Be Held On 20th July
Political parties
By-Elections In Two Conservative Seats To Be Held On 20th July
By-elections will take place in two Conservative-held seats on 20th July, after former prime minister Boris Johnson and his ardent loyalist Nigel Adams resigned from Parliament last week.