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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms caused by betting firms to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Ministers Must Tackle 'Moral Failures' In Care Leavers System, Says Committee
Communities
Ministers Must Tackle "Moral Failures" In Care Leavers System, Says Committee
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
By Which?
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Labour Rebels Stand Firm As Government Tries To Sell Welfare Concessions
Communities
Labour Rebels Stand Firm As Government Tries To Sell Welfare Concessions
Opinion
Fake cosmetics online reveal UK’s consumer protection failures Partner content
Communities
By Which?
Fake cosmetics online reveal UK’s consumer protection failures
The power in partnerships Partner content
Communities
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The power in partnerships
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Communities
By Nick Plumb
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
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Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage
Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage
Political parties
No 10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy
No 10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy
Political parties
Resident Doctors Are 'Not Asking For Enough', Says Train Drivers' Union Leader
Resident Doctors Are "Not Asking For Enough", Says Train Drivers' Union Leader
Health
Labour MPs Urge No 10 To Reconsider Palestine Recognition Amid Hostage Concerns
Labour MPs Urge No 10 To Reconsider Palestine Recognition Amid Hostage Concerns
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan A 'Nasty Person'
Donald Trump Calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan A "Nasty Person"
Foreign affairs
'We’re Too Nice': Lib Dems Eye Reform Tactics to Sharpen Their Message
"We’re Too Nice": Lib Dems Eye Reform Tactics to Sharpen Their Message
Political parties
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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
Communities news
'How can you not be in favour of unlocking potential?' The Andy Haldane interview
Communities
By Adam Payne
"How can you not be in favour of unlocking potential?" The Andy Haldane interview
Andy Haldane, the ex-Bank of England chief economist, was seconded into government to run the levelling up taskforce. He talks to Adam Payne about why he made the move, why the term “red wall” is problematic, and how studying history can shape the future.
Strengthening the role of the voluntary sector will help improve our response to future crises
Communities
By Mike Adamson and Martin Houghton-Brown
Strengthening the role of the voluntary sector will help improve our response to future crises
As Parliament focuses on the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, both the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance are providing humanitarian and medical support during the largest humanitarian emergency experienced in Europe since the Second World War.
TRAILBLAZERS: More British-Chinese Should Begin Their Journey To Westminster
Communities
By Alan Mak MP
TRAILBLAZERS: More British-Chinese Should Begin Their Journey To Westminster
In May 2015 I completed a journey which nobody else had ever made. It began 20 years ago, and 200 miles away, in York. My parents had settled there after escaping communism in China.
We must harness the generosity of our communities to tackle future challenges
Communities
By Dean Russell MP
We must harness the generosity of our communities to tackle future challenges
The last few years have made us realise the importance of giving something back to our communities.
BANT celebrates 25 years as the leading professional organisation for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT celebrates 25 years as the leading professional organisation for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners
Setting the standard of excellence in science-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine
The Winter Games that proved our love for Team GB and ParalympicsGB hasn’t cooled Partner content
Communities
The Winter Games that proved our love for Team GB and ParalympicsGB hasn’t cooled
The Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games did more than unite the country behind British athletes; they showed that with the right funding, sport can plot a path to a more diverse, inclusive future for the country as a whole, and MPs agree.
The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco Partner content
Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco
After more than a year of waiting for the outcome of the Gambling Review, and with the Government changing its ministers more times than Watford change football managers, it strikes me that the debate has boiled down to this: should betting be treated like tobacco, which is inherently and universally damaging to all, or should it be treated more like alcohol, something millions of people do and where the vast majority are able to enjoy it responsibly, but where sadly a small minority can have a problem and, in the most extreme and terrible cases, it can be an addiction?
TRAILBLAZER: Sarah Owen on racism on the doorstep and being a role model
Communities
By John Johnston
TRAILBLAZER: Sarah Owen on racism on the doorstep and being a role model
Sarah Owen reveals why she’s determined to overturn negative attitudes and encourage the next generation of east and south-east Asian politicos into Parliament.
Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
Veterans Aid celebrates 90th Anniversary
Veterans Aid, the UK’s frontline charity for ex-servicemen and women, in crisis, is celebrating its 90th year of continuous operation.
TRAILBLAZER: Anne Alexander was the only Black female lobby journalist for 18 years but she believes times are changing
Communities
By Kate Proctor
TRAILBLAZER: Anne Alexander was the only Black female lobby journalist for 18 years but she believes times are changing
Anne Alexander thinks it took the 2020 killing of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement to finally prompt editors into striving for a more diverse-looking lobby.
Breaking the bias one bill at a time on International Women’s Day
Communities
By Wera Hobhouse MP
Breaking the bias one bill at a time on International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day has been a moment of reflection for women across the world. While we make great strides for equality, we are constantly being held back by unconscious biases and by a government that is refusing to act on the biggest issues facing women.
Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response
Health
By Baroness Barker and Florence Eshalomi
Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response
Women make up a third of people living with HIV, with an estimated 31,000 women living with HIV in the UK. As a group, women do not experience the best HIV outcomes.
TRAILBLAZER: Black women are put off public life by the level of racism and sexism we face
Communities
By Diane Abbott MP
TRAILBLAZER: Black women are put off public life by the level of racism and sexism we face
The first day entering Parliament after being elected in 1987 felt both momentous and unreal. I was greeted by Lord David Pitt, himself of Caribbean origin. There are photographs of us embracing. It was symbolic.
We must develop new ways of working to support women across all walks of life Partner content
Communities
By Lloyds Banking Group
We must develop new ways of working to support women across all walks of life
The saying: ‘if you want a job done, give it to a busy woman’ holds particularly true in a year in which we have all faced a great many challenges – and nowhere more so than in the world of Westminster.
Ladders for Leaders: How can we ensure others overtake us in the working world? Partner content
Education
By Leonardo UK
Ladders for Leaders: How can we ensure others overtake us in the working world?
The key to continually improving society is just that - continuous improvement. By its very definition, it is the ongoing betterment of our society. The only sustainable way we can ensure progress doesn’t stop, or even worse recede, is to pass on our successes to others to help them overtake us.
The Women in Westminster: The 100: 2022 list is revealed
Communities
By Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
The Women in Westminster: The 100: 2022 list is revealed

I’m delighted that The House magazine’s Women in Westminster: The 100 is back for a third year; and we continue to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of women over the past twelve months in public life, by recognising one hundred women who have inspired in their sector in the world of Westminster. You can view this year's list now at www.womeninwestminster.co.uk.


'Boris Johnson Is Leaving My Family To Die': Ukrainians Fear Time Is Running Out For The UK To Ease Refugee Rules
Communities
"Boris Johnson Is Leaving My Family To Die": Ukrainians Fear Time Is Running Out For The UK To Ease Refugee Rules
Ukrainians fleeing from Russia's invasion have called on the government to act quickly to save people's lives as fighting intensifies.
Symbolism or Substance?
Communities
By Nels Abbey
Symbolism or Substance?
If ‘levelling up’ is to make a tangible difference to deprived communities, the focus must be on hard progress and economic advancement not token gestures, writes Nels Abbey.
We cannot wait for children to become tomorrow’s problem gamblers to regulate sports advertising
Communities
By Carolyn Harris MP
We cannot wait for children to become tomorrow’s problem gamblers to regulate sports advertising
The delayed white paper on gambling reform offers a once in a generation chance to deal with the vast proliferation of gambling advertising that now dominates our screens.
Celebrating innovation and inclusion initiatives in UK broadband Partner content
Communities
By Choose
Celebrating innovation and inclusion initiatives in UK broadband
Connectivity is recognised as one of the pillars of modern society, bringing people closer together and having a positive economic impact on the country too.
The Conservatives cannot afford complacency about the Red Wall – it holds the keys to Downing Street
Communities
By Richard Holden MP
The Conservatives cannot afford complacency about the Red Wall – it holds the keys to Downing Street
Historians will look back on the 2019 General Election as one of the watershed moments in modern British politics.
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities
I’m always emphasising the incredible power of individuals in making a difference in their communities and the important impact that every single volunteer’s contribution can have. However, I believe we can truly shift the dial when we work together.
Town markets matter more than free markets
Communities
By Adam Hawksbee
Town markets matter more than free markets
People in Oldham are market fundamentalists. But they’re not obsessed with free markets - they talk about Tommyfield market, which used to be pride of the town centre.
Sadiq Khan Calls On Government To Seize London Property Owned By Russian Oligarchs
Communities
Sadiq Khan Calls On Government To Seize London Property Owned By Russian Oligarchs
The Mayor of London is calling for the cronies of President Putin to have their London properties seized by the UK government.
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards