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Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
London Labour MPs Urge Rachel Reeves To Not Deal The Capital A 'Major Blow' In Her Spending Review
Communities
London Labour MPs Urge Rachel Reeves To Not Deal The Capital A "Major Blow" In Her Spending Review
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay
Communities
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay
Reform's 'Doge' Unit Will Struggle To Find Much Council Waste To Cut, Analysis Shows
Communities
Reform's 'Doge' Unit Will Struggle To Find Much Council Waste To Cut, Analysis Shows
Support For Reform Is Rising In Places With Most High Street Decline, Study Finds
Communities
Support For Reform Is Rising In Places With Most High Street Decline, Study Finds
London Still Dominates Our Economy. Can The Trend Finally Be Reversed?
Communities
London Still Dominates Our Economy. Can The Trend Finally Be Reversed?
The Rundown Podcast: Fixing The Broken Rental Market
Communities
The Rundown Podcast: Fixing The Broken Rental Market
Opinion
Tackling child poverty means people will see themselves in the jobs we create
Communities
By Kim McGuinness
Tackling child poverty means people will see themselves in the jobs we create
Rural regions deserve just as much of a voice as urban ones, and they have just as much to offer
Environment
By David Skaith
Rural regions deserve just as much of a voice as urban ones, and they have just as much to offer
Equality cannot wait: government must recognise humanist marriages
Communities
By Sarah Edwards MP, Freddie van Mierlo MP, Lizzi Collinge MP
Equality cannot wait: government must recognise humanist marriages
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Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Political parties
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable Partner content
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable
By Slimming World
Health
New Labour MPs Demand Better Paternity Leave for Parliamentary Staff
New Labour MPs Demand Better Paternity Leave for Parliamentary Staff
Social affairs
Treasury Expanding Access To Winter Fuel Allowance For Pensioners
Treasury Expanding Access To Winter Fuel Allowance For Pensioners
Economy
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay
Communities
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Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant
Communities
By Zoe Crowther
'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant
Professionally familiar with the levers of power, Zoë Crowther was nonetheless caught in an unfolding rental nightmare that she says reveals a deeply broken market. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
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The miniature donkeys helping people living with dementia one visit at a time Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
The miniature donkeys helping people living with dementia one visit at a time
Last month was World Alzheimer’s Month, a global opportunity to raise awareness, increase support and demystify dementia. Community support is often a vital lifeline for people with dementia and their families, and comes in an array of different, and sometimes unexpected, forms.
Ukrainian Refugees In The UK Face 'Further Trauma' Without Support, Government Warned
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees In The UK Face "Further Trauma" Without Support, Government Warned
Leading refugee and civil society groups have written to the Prime Minister to call for extra support for Ukrainian refugees amid concerns that the rising cost of living could make it challenging to settle in the UK.
Liz Truss's commitment to Ukraine on the front line must also extend to refugees on the home front
Communities
By Luke Tryl
Liz Truss's commitment to Ukraine on the front line must also extend to refugees on the home front
Through the action of our Government, the generosity of our public and the strength of our collective resolve, the UK has proven itself to be one of Ukraine’s greatest allies in the fight against the tyranny of Vladimir Putin.
Plan To Double Ukraine Refugee Support Payments To £700 Has Been Shelved
Communities
Plan To Double Ukraine Refugee Support Payments To £700 Has Been Shelved
Exclusive: Government is not currently going ahead with a proposal to double payments to UK households hosting Ukrainian refugees to £700, despite hopes that it would encourage people to prolong participation in the Homes for Ukraine scheme.



The government needs to end anti-Blackness in UK schools
Education
By Ife Thompson
The government needs to end anti-Blackness in UK schools
The UK government must adopt a BlackCrit approach to racial justice within the education system
Councils will be forced to cut vital public services without certainty over funding
Communities
By Cllr James Jamieson
Councils will be forced to cut vital public services without certainty over funding
The news that government departments have been tasked with identifying efficiency savings from public sector budgets has sent a collective shiver down the spine of local government.
Last year, I called out the lack of political imagination for Black History Month. This year, a lack of political accountability concerns me
Communities
By Izin Akhabau
Last year, I called out the lack of political imagination for Black History Month. This year, a lack of political accountability concerns me
The problems I was concerned with last year – the lack of political imagination and the persistent political inertia on equality remain relevant
How Jersey Adds Value to the Global Economy Partner content
Communities
By Jersey Finance
How Jersey Adds Value to the Global Economy
Jersey is a small place making a big impact.
High mortgage rates will leave first-time buyers struggling to get onto the housing ladder
Communities
By Lord Best
High mortgage rates will leave first-time buyers struggling to get onto the housing ladder
Mortgage rates are set to double to around 6 per cent. In the wake of the Chancellor’s mini-budget, the Bank of England is set to raise its base rate in November, and then again – to over 5 per cent – next February.
Collective action must be a priority
Communities
By Athian Akec
Collective action must be a priority
For young Black people things are coming together, yet falling apart
Government needs to treat the climate crisis as a racist crisis
Environment
By Simmone Ahiaku
Government needs to treat the climate crisis as a racist crisis
Climate justice and racial justice cannot be treated as separate issues
Gender recognition reform: Britain's governments must work together to minimise uncertainties Partner content
Communities
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Gender recognition reform: Britain's governments must work together to minimise uncertainties
As Britain’s equality regulator, we have a duty to advise government on how changes to the law might affect the operation of the Equality Act 2010.
Equity must be a priority in the HIV Action Plan
Health
By Mercy Shibemba
Equity must be a priority in the HIV Action Plan
Black communities in Britain still face barriers to access testing, treatment and care
Leading British changemakers sign an open letter to the PM Partner content
Coronavirus
By Malaria No More UK
Leading British changemakers sign an open letter to the PM
It’s not often that changemakers from the fields of politics, science, sport, business, and entertainment unite to fight for an international cause, but the UK’s critical contribution to the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is one of them.
Electoral laws need updating to give migrants across the UK equal voting rights
Communities
By Angelo Da Costa Mengowako
Electoral laws need updating to give migrants across the UK equal voting rights
Britain not only ruled the waves but led the way in promoting democracy in Parliament and facilitating migration by opening its borders to people from around the world.
Government needs to put housing and poverty at the top of its agenda
Communities
By Tionne Parris
Government needs to put housing and poverty at the top of its agenda
In the 1950s, communist and anti-racist activist Claudia Jones identified one of the fundamental concerns for the West Indian community in Britain as: “The constant pressure and concern with daily problems of survival.”
Laurence Robertson MP: Taking an evidence-based approach to betting will see increased growth across the UK Partner content
Education
By Betting and Gaming Council
Laurence Robertson MP: Taking an evidence-based approach to betting will see increased growth across the UK
After a turbulent few weeks, in which we changed Prime Ministers and so very sadly lost Her Majesty The Queen, government is back in full swing, taking bold steps to tackle the big issues. It won’t be an easy ride and there is plenty for the new Prime Minister to tackle. Growing the economy by delivering The Growth Plan, staring down Russia over its illegal invasion of Ukraine and tackling the energy crisis are huge issues facing the nation.
Committee Corner – Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms on his in-tray
Communities
By Stephen Timms MP
Committee Corner – Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms on his in-tray
Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – next up, Stephen Timms
Investment zones can work – but only if we follow the success of Thatcher’s model
Communities
By Lord Kirkhope
Investment zones can work – but only if we follow the success of Thatcher’s model
As a Member of Parliament during Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, listening to the new Chancellor’s mini-Budget I was struck by how many of the new announcements were, in fact, not new.
Delivering the Levelling Up Bill must be a priority
Communities
By Cllr Martin Hill
Delivering the Levelling Up Bill must be a priority
We are still less than a month into the new government but it has already shown it wants a clean break from the past, having been quick off the blocks to announce the energy bill price cap followed by a mini-Budget.
Grahame Morris MP: How the betting and gaming industry is closing the opportunity gap in the North East Partner content
Communities
By Betting and Gaming Council
Grahame Morris MP: How the betting and gaming industry is closing the opportunity gap in the North East
Britain is in the grip of dramatic change. A new Head of State, a new Prime Minister and new policy priorities. Amidst these seismic shifts, one priority endures, the need to level up the UK.
Hungry children, a political choice? Partner content
Health
By National Education Union
Hungry children, a political choice?
The National Education Union is proud to work with The Mirror on a joint campaign – Free School Meals for All. We demand that no child in primary school face the pain and distress of going hungry. Children cannot learn if they are not eating properly and, despite the best efforts of parents and carers, spiralling living costs are pushing families to the edge.
Jacob Rees-Mogg Accused Of Supporting 'Dangerous Fringe Ideas' After Fracking U-Turn
Communities
Jacob Rees-Mogg Accused Of Supporting "Dangerous Fringe Ideas" After Fracking U-Turn
Labour has accused Jacob Rees-Mogg of supporting "dangerous fringe" ideas after the new Business Secretary insisted the government would be pressing ahead with new fracking projects.
Creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Month Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
Creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Month
This World Suicide Prevention Month, National Lottery funded projects such as In Charley’s Memory are creating hope through action for people suffering with mental health issues.
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Starmer: One Year On
2025
Online
Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025