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Lucy Powell: We must act now on online hate and abuse – before it's too late
Home affairs
By Elizabeth Bates
Lucy Powell: We must act now on online hate and abuse – before it's too late

Hidden social media groups are acting as echo chambers for hate and threats of violence, Labour MP Lucy Powell fears. She tells Elizabeth Bates why MPs must take action and back her Online Forums Bill 
Mary Creagh: We are going from being a world leader on climate change to being a laggard
Environment
By Elizabeth Bates
Mary Creagh: We are going from being a world leader on climate change to being a laggard

As she heads for the Arctic to witness first-hand the damage climate change is causing, Mary Creagh fears Britain is losing its place a world leader on decarbonisation. The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee talks to Elizabeth Bates
Dawn Butler: “2018 is the year for women. We are starting as we mean to go on”
Economy
By Elizabeth Bates
Dawn Butler: “2018 is the year for women. We are starting as we mean to go on”

With the centenary of the Representation of the People Act just around the corner, Dawn Butler believes 2018 is the year for women. She talks to Elizabeth Bates about shortlists, transgender rights, and why she believes Theresa May is no feminist
Gender Pricing: Labour’s outspoken new MP tackles ‘tax on being a woman’
Home affairs
By Elizabeth Bates
Gender Pricing: Labour’s outspoken new MP tackles ‘tax on being a woman’
Labour MP for Dewsbury Paula Sherriff tells PoliticsHome why unfair price differences between male and female products must end
Donald Trump challenged to identify London no-go areas as MPs consider banning him from UK Partner content
By Elizabeth Bates
Donald Trump challenged to identify London no-go areas as MPs consider banning him from UK
Labour MP Paul Flynn tells PoliticsHome why banning Donald Trump from the UK would make him a martyr, as he prepares to lead a Parliamentary debate on the issue later today.  
John Woodcock: Trident debate will create a deep split within Labour Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Elizabeth Bates
John Woodcock: Trident debate will create a deep split within Labour
Barrow and Furness MP, John Woodcock, tells PoliticsHome why Labour’s focus on nuclear disarmament is futile and urges the new shadow defence secretary to abandon conspiracy theories.  
Cuts to TFL budget could prompt fare rises and compromise safety, MP warns
Transport
By Elizabeth Bates
Cuts to TFL budget could prompt fare rises and compromise safety, MP warns
Labour’s Gareth Thomas speaks to PoliticsHome on the impact the Chancellor’s cuts will have on the London Transport network.  
John Healey: Even Tories think Cameron’s housing policy is ‘stupid economics’
Communities
By Elizabeth Bates
John Healey: Even Tories think Cameron’s housing policy is ‘stupid economics’
Shadow Housing Minister John Healey describes widespread acknowledgment in Parliament that the Government’s housing strategy is “stupid economics” but “clever politics” and urges the Labour Party to unite and hold Cameron to account.  
Autumn Statement 2015: What to expect Partner content
Economy
By Elizabeth Bates
Elizabeth Bates
Autumn Statement 2015: What to expect
PoliticsHome's Parliamentary Editor Liz Bates speculates on what will make headlines in next week's Autumn Statement.
Britain is facing ‘pensions time bomb,’ new survey warns Partner content
Economy
By Elizabeth Bates
Britain is facing ‘pensions time bomb,’ new survey warns
Britain is heading towards a ‘pensions time bomb,’ according to a new survey by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals.
ISC Independent schools candidates achieve top exam results Partner content
Education
By Elizabeth Bates
ISC Independent schools candidates achieve top exam results
Independent Schools Council schools candidates obtained top grades in this year’s GCSEs and A-levels, outperforming the national average in many instances, ISC has revealed.
AELP responds to David Cameron’s apprenticeship announcement Partner content
Education
By Elizabeth Bates
AELP responds to David Cameron’s apprenticeship announcement
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has welcomed Government plans to ask employers for their views on the introduction of an apprenticeship levy, which would apply from 2017.
Union praises ‘excellent’ GCSE results despite ‘excessive workload’ of teachers Partner content
Education
By Elizabeth Bates
Union praises ‘excellent’ GCSE results despite ‘excessive workload’ of teachers
General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, Chris Keates, has welcomed today’s GCSE results but also called on the Government to rethink its emphasis on “arbitrary targets”.  
Overloaded lorries and overworked drivers: Mineral Products Association warns of looming road safety crisis Partner content
Economy
By Elizabeth Bates
Overloaded lorries and overworked drivers: Mineral Products Association warns of looming road safety crisis
Director of Economic and Public Affairs at the Mineral Products Association, Jerry McLaughlin, urges the Government to take action on unregulated volumetric lorries that are growing in number on the UK’s roads.
David Cameron invited to ‘witness Calais crisis first hand Partner content
Transport
By Elizabeth Bates
David Cameron invited to ‘witness Calais crisis first hand
Road Haulage Association Chief Executive Richard Burnett has written to the Prime Minister requesting an urgent meeting regarding the crisis at Calais.
Petition calls on David Cameron ‘to restore law and order in Calais’ Partner content
Transport
By Elizabeth Bates
Petition calls on David Cameron ‘to restore law and order in Calais’
Following David Cameron’s commitment to take more action “across the board” to address the problems caused by refugees attempting to enter the UK from France, a petition has been launched to restore law and order in Calais.
Vets across the country ‘struggling to recruit,’ BVA says Partner content
Environment
By Elizabeth Bates
Vets across the country ‘struggling to recruit,’ BVA says
Veterinary practices across the country are struggling to recruit staff, according to new evidence.
Law Commission Chairman hails 50 years of law reform Partner content
Home affairs
By Elizabeth Bates
Law Commission Chairman hails 50 years of law reform
Chairman of the Law Commission Lord Justice Lloyd Jones describes the organisation’s achievements over the past half century and picks out highlights from his time at the helm.
Caroline Lucas: PSHE lessons must cover healthy relationships to protect against child abuse
Education
By Elizabeth Bates
Caroline Lucas: PSHE lessons must cover healthy relationships to protect against child abuse
The UK’s only Green MP is attempting to change the school curriculum, deeming it too “narrowly focussed” to adequately inform children on vital topics such as sex and drugs.
Climbing the policy agenda: the Woodland Trust reaches out to politicians with its latest campaign Partner content
Environment
By Elizabeth Bates
Climbing the policy agenda: the Woodland Trust reaches out to politicians with its latest campaign
As the new Government sets its agenda for the coming parliament, environmental campaigners are keen to make their voices heard early on.
Chaos, confusion and catastrophe: Lord Holmes describes the impact of shared space on UK streets
Transport
By Elizabeth Bates
Chaos, confusion and catastrophe: Lord Holmes describes the impact of shared space on UK streets
Conservative peer Lord Holmes speaks to PoliticsHome about a new report of the dangers and disadvantages 'shared space' street design
PoliticsHome and Heathrow welcome new MPs Partner content
By Elizabeth Bates
PoliticsHome and Heathrow welcome new MPs
Parliamentarians old and new last night attended a PoliticsHome event, supported by Heathrow.
High flyers: The House Magazine and Boeing welcome parliament's new intake
By Elizabeth Bates
High flyers: The House Magazine and Boeing welcome parliament's new intake
MPs and peers gathered yesterday evening to attend a parliamentary event for The House magazine, supported by Boeing.
The Queen’s Speech: What to expect Partner content
By Elizabeth Bates
The Queen’s Speech: What to expect
As speculation grows as to what will be included in next week's Queen's Speech, the Dods team offers its predictions.
Changing of the guard: how the general election will shape select committees Partner content
By Elizabeth Bates
Changing of the guard: how the general election will shape select committees
As parliament prepares to welcome its new intake, the size of which will emerge in the aftermath of the general election, political analysis by Dods considers how the makeup of select committees could change. 
MPs health impacted by junk food and dog bites Partner content
By Elizabeth Bates
MPs health impacted by junk food and dog bites
Junk food, dog bites and stress are all taking their toll on the health of candidates as they hit the campaign trail, a new survey exclusively reveals.  
Dods Live: Election 2015 – Will the voters give us a competent or chaotic result? Partner content
By Elizabeth Bates
Elizabeth Bates
Dods Live: Election 2015 – Will the voters give us a competent or chaotic result?
Two of the country’s most outspoken journalists shared their views on the future of British politics last night, at a Dods Live event in London hosted by PoliticsHome and Dods Monitoring. 
London calling: the capital’s expansion requires investment and innovation Partner content
Economy
By Elizabeth Bates
London calling: the capital’s expansion requires investment and innovation
London must act to prepare for a dramatic rise in population, according to a group representing the capital’s business community.