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Government Confirms It Will Block Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Social affairs
By PoliticsHome Staff
Government Confirms It Will Block Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill
The Westminster government has said it will use a Section 35 order to block the Scottish government's gender recognition reform legislation amid concerns over its impact on UK-wide legislation.
Race Report Author: Critics Ignored 'Uncomfortable' Kemi Badenoch Backing My Drugs Policy
Home affairs
By PoliticsHome Staff
Race Report Author: Critics Ignored "Uncomfortable" Kemi Badenoch Backing My Drugs Policy
Lord Sewell, the author of 2021’s controversial race report, has said that equalities minister Kemi Badenoch accepted his recommendations on drugs policy despite being personally “uncomfortable” with them, after he “fought” for them to be included in his report.
Environment Watchdog Cutbacks 'Could Risk Lives' This Winter
Environment
By PoliticsHome Staff
Environment Watchdog Cutbacks "Could Risk Lives" This Winter
Cutbacks to the Environment Agency, the regulator tasked with protecting the country’s environment and ecology, could "risk lives" this Winter, an insider has said.
Liz Truss Admits She Should Have 'Laid The Ground Better' Before Mini-Budget
Economy
By PoliticsHome Staff
Liz Truss Admits She Should Have "Laid The Ground Better" Before Mini-Budget
Liz Truss has admitted mistakes were made in the announcement of last week's mini-budget, saying she should have "laid the ground better" for it ahead of this weekend's Conservative conference.
Liz Truss Says The Tories Are The Party Of 'Sound Public Finances'
Economy
By PoliticsHome Staff
Liz Truss Says The Tories Are The Party Of "Sound Public Finances"
Liz Truss has claimed the Tories are the party of "sound public finances" as she sets out her plans to balance the books.
Queen Elizabeth II Has Died Aged 96
Home affairs
By PoliticsHome Staff
Queen Elizabeth II Has Died Aged 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. 
New Chancellor Zahawi Defends Johnson As Resignations Continue
Political parties
By PoliticsHome Staff
New Chancellor Zahawi Defends Johnson As Resignations Continue
The new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has spent his first morning in the job defending Boris Johnson, as resignations continue from government.
The Rundown Podcast: Senior Tory Puts Boris Johnson On Notice
Political parties
By PoliticsHome Staff
The Rundown Podcast: Senior Tory Puts Boris Johnson On Notice
Conservative MP Stephen Hammond and the Institute for Government's Dr Alice Lilly join PoliticsHome's Adam Payne and Noa Hoffman to discuss the government's dramatic privileges committee U-turn and the latest threat to Boris Johnson's leadership.
The Rundown Podcast: How Damaged Is Boris Johnson’s Reputation?
Political parties
By PoliticsHome Staff
The Rundown Podcast: How Damaged Is Boris Johnson’s Reputation?
Leading pollsters Sir John Curtice and Chris Curtice join PoliticsHome's Eleanor Langford and Adam Payne to offer insight into how the public is feeling about the government as 'partygate' rages on and the grip of the cost-of-living crisis tightens.
The Rundown Podcast: Where is Boris Johnson's Lawyer?
Home affairs
By PoliticsHome Staff
The Rundown Podcast: Where is Boris Johnson's Lawyer?
Labour's shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry joins PoliticsHome's Eleanor Langford and Adam Payne on this week's episode of The Rundown, and asks "where is Boris Johnson's lawyer?" after Downing Street wrangled over whether 'partygate' fine recipients broke the law this week.
The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak 'Playing Games' With The Cost Of Living Crisis?
Economy
By PoliticsHome Staff
The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak "Playing Games" With The Cost Of Living Crisis?
On this week's episode of The Rundown – Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Paul Johnson and Conservative chair of the treasury select committee Mel Stride join Alain Tolhurst and Noa Hoffman to discuss how Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement has landed and whether he's the tax-cutting Chancellor he says he is.
Minister Confirms UK Households Will Be Able To Offer Homes To Ukrainian Refugees
Foreign affairs
By PoliticsHome Staff
Minister Confirms UK Households Will Be Able To Offer Homes To Ukrainian Refugees
Technology minister Chris Philp has said that UK households will be able to offer homes to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country in the wake of Russia's invasion.
The Rundown Podcast: Priti Patel Loses Grip On The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Parliament
By PoliticsHome Staff
The Rundown Podcast: Priti Patel Loses Grip On The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
On this week's episode of The Rundown – it's been a chaotic week for the Home Office, with Priti Patel criticised for not going far enough to help refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine.
Keir Starmer Calls For Intelligence and Security Committee Investigation Into Lebedev Peerage
Foreign affairs
By PoliticsHome Staff
Keir Starmer Calls For Intelligence and Security Committee Investigation Into Lebedev Peerage
The Labour leader Keir Starmer has called for Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee to look into the decision to award the Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev a peerage.
Nurse Paulette Hamilton Takes Erdington For Labour To Become Birmingham's First Black MP
Political parties
By PoliticsHome Staff
Nurse Paulette Hamilton Takes Erdington For Labour To Become Birmingham's First Black MP
Labour's candidate in the Erdington by-election, nurse Paulette Hamilton, has said she is "delighted" and that she was "pinching [herself]" after winning the Erdington by-election to become Birmingham's first Black MP.
Government Confirms There Are Now Omicron Cases In Hospitals
Coronavirus
By PoliticsHome Staff
Government Confirms There Are Now Omicron Cases In Hospitals
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said there are now people with the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 being treated in hospitals, as cases escalate rapidly.