This site requires JavaScript for certain functions and interactions to work. Please turn on JavaScript for the best possible experience.

Part of the DODS Group DODS Group Logo

Menu

Sat, 25 September 2021

Noa Hoffman

Freedom Of Speech Bill Could Cost Universities And Student Unions £48m

24 Sep Education

Freedom Of Speech Bill Could Cost Universities And Student Unions £48m

Universities and student unions across the UK will have to pay burdensome legal insurance premiums to protect from 'vexatious' claims as a consequence of the government’s new Freedom of Speech Bill, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Higher Education has warned.

Welcome To Brighton: The House magazine's guide to what to do at conference

24 Sep Political parties

Welcome To Brighton: The House magazine's guide to what to do at conference

Conference doesn’t have to be all panels and policy-making. When Brighton beckons, follow Noa Hoffman’s guide to the best places to eat, explore, shop and bop

Constituency work inspired musical MP's debut album

23 Sep Books & culture

Constituency work inspired musical MP's debut album

Former Labour minister Kevin Brennan is set to become the first sitting MP to release a solo music album.

Giving MPs More Power In Labour Leadership Elections Will 'De-Corbynise' The Party, Insiders Say

22 Sep Political parties

Giving MPs More Power In Labour Leadership Elections Will 'De-Corbynise' The Party, Insiders Say

Labour leadership is pushing to replace the ‘one member one vote’ (OMOV) system currently used during Labour Party leadership elections.

Speaker urges tolerance amid Rose Duffield transgender row

20 Sep Political parties

Speaker urges tolerance amid Rose Duffield transgender row

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has urged the public to exercise “tolerance” towards elected Members with whose views they disagree.

Beloved Commons Staff Member Memorialised In New Tea Room Plaque

17 Sep Obituaries

Beloved Commons Staff Member Memorialised In New Tea Room Plaque

The life of one of Parliament’s “best-loved” former staff members has been commemorated in a new plaque now hanging at the entrance to the Members’ Tea Room.

Michael Gove Replaces Robert Jenrick As Secretary Of State For Housing, Communities And Local Government

15 Sep Communities

Michael Gove Replaces Robert Jenrick As Secretary Of State For Housing, Communities And Local Government

Michael Gove has been moved from his roles as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office and will instead hold down the post of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Dominic Raab Has Been Appointed Justice Secretary, Lord Chancellor And Deputy Prime Minister

15 Sep Foreign affairs

Dominic Raab Has Been Appointed Justice Secretary, Lord Chancellor And Deputy Prime Minister

Dominic Raab has been moved from his role heading up the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and will instead hold down the posts of Justice Secretary, Lord Chancellor And Deputy Prime Minister.

Staffers Demand Equal Pay For Similar Work

13 Sep Parliament

Staffers Demand Equal Pay For Similar Work

Trade union representatives acting on behalf of MP case workers have secured a meeting with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) to discuss their demand for a pay rise.

No.10 Is Asking MPs How Their Constituents Are Feeling About Tax Hikes Ahead Of Health And Social Care Votes

13 Sep Health

No.10 Is Asking MPs How Their Constituents Are Feeling About Tax Hikes Ahead Of Health And Social Care Votes

No.10 has been canvassing Tory MPs for their constituents' views on the National Insurance hike and pensions triple lock break after a poll on Friday revealed a five point drop in the party’s favourability.

Sajid Javid Confirms Vaccine Passports Will Not Go Ahead

12 Sep Coronavirus

Sajid Javid Confirms Vaccine Passports Will Not Go Ahead

Sajid Javid has confirmed that vaccine passports will not be mandated in nightclubs or any other large venues across the UK.

Vaccine Passports Could Be Extended To More Places 'According To The Public Health Need'

10 Sep Coronavirus

Vaccine Passports Could Be Extended To More Places "According To The Public Health Need"

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that use of vaccine certification could extend beyond nightclubs and sporting events "according to the public health need".

Care Minister Says Money Raised From Social Care Levy Will Not Pay For Wage Increases

09 Sep Social affairs

Care Minister Says Money Raised From Social Care Levy Will Not Pay For Wage Increases

Care minister Helen Whately has confirmed that funds raised from the government’s new health and social care levy will not be put towards a pay raise for staff in the sector.

Peers Call For Lords Appointments Watchdog To Be Given Statutory Status

07 Sep Parliament

Peers Call For Lords Appointments Watchdog To Be Given Statutory Status

Cross party and independent peers have issued calls for the House of Lords’ appointments watchdog to be granted statutory status.

Nadhim Zahawi Says The Delta Variant Changed Things On Vaccine Passports

07 Sep Coronavirus

Nadhim Zahawi Says The Delta Variant Changed Things On Vaccine Passports

Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has defended government plans to introduce vaccine passports to large venues by the end of the month, stating the Delta variant of Covid-19 has “changed things”.

Labour Calls For 'Those With The Broadest Shoulders” To Foot Social Care Bill

06 Sep Social affairs

Labour Calls For "Those With The Broadest Shoulders” To Foot Social Care Bill

Shadow social care minister Liz Kendall has criticised government proposals to reform social care as “not a plan but a tax rise” and suggested the cost should be shared with wealthier taxpayers.

Oxfam Calls For The Developing World To Get Covid Vaccines Before Brits Receive Third Jabs

04 Sep Coronavirus

Oxfam Calls For The Developing World To Get Covid Vaccines Before Brits Receive Third Jabs

Exclusive: Oxfam UK has called for vulnerable people and health practitioners in the global south to be prioritised for a Covid-19 vaccine above healthy British adults receiving a third jab.

JCVI Says Covid-19 Vaccines For 12-15 Year Olds Not Recommended, But Sajid Javid Disagrees

03 Sep Coronavirus

JCVI Says Covid-19 Vaccines For 12-15 Year Olds Not Recommended, But Sajid Javid Disagrees

The UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has confirmed it will not recommend healthy children aged 12-15 receive a Covid-19 vaccine, but health secretary Sajid Javid appears to think otherwise.

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Warns US-China Tensions Could Rise After Afghanistan Withdrawal

02 Sep Foreign affairs

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Warns US-China Tensions Could Rise After Afghanistan Withdrawal

Foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat has said he believes that NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely catalyse a significant rise in tensions between the US and China.

Dominic Raab Confirms Afghan British Embassy Guards Were Left Behind In Kabul

01 Sep Foreign affairs

Dominic Raab Confirms Afghan British Embassy Guards Were Left Behind In Kabul

The Foreign Secretary has confirmed that Afghan guards who worked at the British embassy in Kabul were unable to evacuate to the UK because buses transporting them to the airport were prevented from entering the compound.

MPs Pressure Government To Overhaul Pets In Rental Homes Law After 1-in-5 Landlords Ban Animals

01 Sep Communities

MPs Pressure Government To Overhaul Pets In Rental Homes Law After 1-in-5 Landlords Ban Animals

Exclusive: More than 30 MPs representing all major parties have signed a letter urging housing secretary Robert Jenrick to amend legislation to enable more tenants to live with pets.

Dominic Raab To Be Grilled On US-UK Relations And Afghans 'Left Behind' At Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

31 Aug Foreign affairs

Dominic Raab To Be Grilled On US-UK Relations And Afghans "Left Behind" At Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

Exclusive: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will face tough questions on topics ranging from Britain’s relationship with China and Russia, to the number of individuals eligible for UK protection who have been “left behind”, during tomorrow’s emergency Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan.

Telecommunications Company Endorsed By Oliver Dowden Donates More Than £40,000 To Tory Northern Research Group MPs

26 Aug Political parties

Telecommunications Company Endorsed By Oliver Dowden Donates More Than £40,000 To Tory Northern Research Group MPs

Exclusive: A telecommunications business endorsed by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has now donated more than £40,000 to Conservative MPs exclusively belonging to the Northern Research Group (NRG).

Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize

25 Aug Books & culture

Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize

An up-and-coming political film maker is among four senior winners of the prestigious Orwell Youth Prize.

Westminster Abbey Services of Thanksgiving

25 Aug Obituaries

Westminster Abbey Services of Thanksgiving

Parliamentarians are invited to apply for tickets to three services of thanksgiving due to take place in Westminster Abbey.

Government Has Planned A 'Commemorative Book' For Primary Schools To Mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

19 Aug Education

Government Has Planned A "Commemorative Book" For Primary Schools To Mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Primary schools in the UK will receive a commemorative book to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, as the Department for Education starts to look for a supplier for the patriotic gift.

Thousands Of Afghans In UK Left In Limbo On £5.69 A Day While They Wait For Settled Status

19 Aug Home affairs

Thousands Of Afghans In UK Left In Limbo On £5.69 A Day While They Wait For Settled Status

Refugee charities have raised the alarm about the “damaging and dehumanising” treatment of Afghan asylum seekers who arrived in the UK prior to the Taliban’s takeover.

How The Afghanistan Refugee Scheme Works – Which Charities Say Is Only 'A Start'

18 Aug Defence

How The Afghanistan Refugee Scheme Works – Which Charities Say Is Only "A Start"

Britain’s leading asylum seeker charities have welcomed the government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban but have urged the Home Office to consider that figure as “just a start”.

Home Office Will Keep Afghan Refugee Policy 'Under Review' Based On Capacity For Support

16 Aug Defence

Home Office Will Keep Afghan Refugee Policy "Under Review" Based On Capacity For Support

The Home Office has said it will keep the number of Afghan refugees allowed to resettle in Britain “under review” after their country was taken under control of the Taliban, leading thousands to flee.

Defence Committee Chair Says UK Must Take In 'At Least' Tens Of Thousands Of Afghan Refugees

16 Aug Defence

Defence Committee Chair Says UK Must Take In "At Least" Tens Of Thousands Of Afghan Refugees

Defence select committee chair Tobias Ellwood has told PoliticsHome that Britain will need to accept “at least” tens of thousands of Afghan asylum seekers fleeing the Taliban.

Home Office Is Planning To Build Asylum Accommodation Centres For 8,000 People

13 Aug Home affairs

Home Office Is Planning To Build Asylum Accommodation Centres For 8,000 People

The Home Office has been accused of "warehousing people" after initiating plans to construct new purpose-built accommodation sites across the UK, capable of housing up to 8,000 asylum seekers.

Labour Accuses Dominic Raab Of Double Standards on Punishing Human Rights Violations

11 Aug Foreign affairs

Labour Accuses Dominic Raab Of Double Standards on Punishing Human Rights Violations

Exclusive: Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy has accused foreign secretary Dominic Raab of having double standards on the matter of punishing gross human rights violations abroad.

Former Defence Minister Warns Of Inevitable Terrorist Attack In Britain After Troops Leave Afghanistan

05 Aug Defence

Former Defence Minister Warns Of Inevitable Terrorist Attack In Britain After Troops Leave Afghanistan

A former defence minister has warned that a terrorist attack in the UK is inevitable unless Britain takes action to quash the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan.