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Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: "End This Horrible Power Struggle"
Communities
The trials and tribulations of founding a new party on the left. Can they unite? What challenges lie ahead? Sienna Rodgers reports
Reform's Cost-Cutting Unit Struggles With The Reality Of Local Pressures
Communities
Reform's Cost-Cutting Unit Struggles With The Reality Of Local Pressures
London Councils To Be Hit Hardest By Closure Of Social Care Visa
Health
London Councils To Be Hit Hardest By Closure Of Social Care Visa
Former Labour Activist Offers Housing Roadmap For Tories To Win Back Public Support
Communities
Former Labour Activist Offers Housing Roadmap For Tories To Win Back Public Support
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Communities
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Opinion
We need a second employment rights bill
Communities
By Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
We need a second employment rights bill
UK Savings Week 2025: Working together to improve the way we save Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
UK Savings Week 2025: Working together to improve the way we save
To offer hope for the politically homeless, 'Your Party' must build bridges
Communities
By Adnan Hussain MP
To offer hope for the politically homeless, 'Your Party' must build bridges
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Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: "End This Horrible Power Struggle"
Communities
Who Is Running In Labour’s Deputy Leader Race
Who Is Running In Labour’s Deputy Leader Race
Political parties
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Political parties
'Morgan Is Taking Over': What We Learned From Keir Starmer's Major Reshuffle
"Morgan Is Taking Over": What We Learned From Keir Starmer's Major Reshuffle
Political parties
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Political parties
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
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Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
Communities
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: "End This Horrible Power Struggle"
The trials and tribulations of founding a new party on the left. Can they unite? What challenges lie ahead? Sienna Rodgers reports
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
Communities news
What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?
Coronavirus
By Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant
What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?
Areas with high rates of insecure, low paid employment could continue to see higher rates of Covid unless the proper funding is put in place to support self-isolation and mass testing
Unless government acts, the brutal experiences of people made homeless will only get worse
Communities
By Karen Buck MP
Unless government acts, the brutal experiences of people made homeless will only get worse
Harsh conditions in temporary accommodation are making people feel they are being punished for finding themselves homeless
Local media is a public service. It must not be allowed to wither
Communities
By John Nicolson MP
Local media is a public service. It must not be allowed to wither
Communities will be left without a trusted news source unless government intervenes to ensure local papers and radio stations survive the pandemic
New building safety proposals are full of holes
Communities
By Clive Betts MP
New building safety proposals are full of holes
Key definitions remain unclear and responsibilities ill-defined. Before the draft Building Safety Bill returns to the Commons, these areas must be addressed in full
An end to homelessness can be Britain’s positive legacy of the pandemic
Coronavirus
By Kelly Tolhurst MP
An end to homelessness can be Britain’s positive legacy of the pandemic
We’re building on the success of our Covid rescue plans with new measures to support people into housing
Communities must not be sidelined in our planning system
Communities
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Communities must not be sidelined in our planning system
Local people are the ones who will suffer the consequences of bad development decisions. Give councils and residents a voice at every stage
We must make Housing First the default option for homeless people with complex needs
Communities
By Bob Blackman MP
We must make Housing First the default option for homeless people with complex needs
This housing model is the cornerstone of successful homelessness strategies worldwide. It must be properly funded and rolled out across the UK
After the pandemic, our priority must be to build a fairer Scotland with wellbeing at its heart
Communities
By Neil Gray MP
After the pandemic, our priority must be to build a fairer Scotland with wellbeing at its heart
As we begin the road to recovery from this pandemic, on this year’s St Andrew’s Day, our focus must be on building something better than our old normal.
How are Scottish communities staying connected during these difficult times? Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
How are Scottish communities staying connected during these difficult times?
This St Andrews Day, we celebrate the Good Causes that have made a huge difference to Scottish communities, thanks to funding from The National Lottery,
Northern Tories Think Rishi Sunak Has Thrown Them A Post-Covid Economic Lifeline
Communities
By Kate Proctor
Northern Tories Think Rishi Sunak Has Thrown Them A Post-Covid Economic Lifeline
Rishi Sunak’s spending review will be remembered as the one where he cut the aid budget and broke a Conservative manifesto commitment against the most dire economic outlook for 300 years. Though for those MPs begging the government to reconnect with Tory voters in the north and Midlands, it may yet turn out to be a triumph. Kate Proctor looks at whether the new £4bn Levelling Up Fund and commitments to infrastructure will help the government turn a corner and set a pathway to a future beyond coronavirus.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street Says There's An 'Immediate' Threat To Jobs In Birmingham After It Was Put Tier 3
Coronavirus
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street Says There's An "Immediate" Threat To Jobs In Birmingham After It Was Put Tier 3
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hit out at the government over its "very disappointing" decision to put Birmingham in Tier 3 and claims there is now an immediate threat to jobs.
The tiered system must be fair, so should be applied at a local level
Coronavirus
By Damian Green MP
The tiered system must be fair, so should be applied at a local level
Constituents who have seen their local rate steadily decline since the start of the pandemic will feel let down if they are placed under tough lockdown restrictions next month. We must ensure the system is fair.
Ministers are not playing fair by our most disadvantaged communities
Communities
By Rushanara Ali MP
Ministers are not playing fair by our most disadvantaged communities
Already weakened and ill-equipped, local services have faced the costs of Covid. Far from ‘levelling up’, the government is pushing the most disadvantaged communities further into the ground.
Homeless People Face A Winter Of Freezing Streets Or Non Covid-Secure Shelters, The Government Has Been Warned
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Homeless People Face A Winter Of Freezing Streets Or Non Covid-Secure Shelters, The Government Has Been Warned
The government has been warned that a fresh round of funding is needed to avoid homeless people this Winter facing a choice of rough sleeping on the streets as temperatures plummet, or risking exposure to Covid in unsafe night shelters.
The Government Is Facing Fresh Calls To Introduce 'X' Gender Passports
Communities
The Government Is Facing Fresh Calls To Introduce 'X' Gender Passports
There are fresh calls on the government to introduce an 'X' gender passport for non-binary people after a private member's bill requesting the change was delayed due to the Covid response.
Local Football Clubs Say Their Communities Will Lose Much More Than Football If The Pandemic Kills Them Off
Coronavirus
By Kate Forrester
Local Football Clubs Say Their Communities Will Lose Much More Than Football If The Pandemic Kills Them Off
Weekly trips to cheer on your local team have become one of many casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic, with stands and grounds across the country left deserted for much of 2020.
Protecting puffins on Skomer Island during lockdown Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Protecting puffins on Skomer Island during lockdown
Thanks to funding from The National Lottery, vital information has been collected on protected bird species on Skomer Island, despite the Covid-19 threat.
Calling for a Chilterns National Park
Environment
By Cheryl Gillan MP
Calling for a Chilterns National Park
In 2020, more than ever, we need our open spaces and the green ‘lungs’ around our cities, which provide tranquillity and revitalisation. They strengthen physical and mental resilience for countless people.
The JCHR report is a reminder that equality is rarely enforced in the UK
Communities
By Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
The JCHR report is a reminder that equality is rarely enforced in the UK
This year has been a tragic reminder that racism can be a matter of life and death: from the disproportionate COVID-19 deaths of Black, Asian and minority ethic people, to the global protests that followed the death of George Floyd.
A Parliamentary Report Has Found Black People's Human Rights Are Not Being Effectively Protected In The UK
Communities
A Parliamentary Report Has Found Black People's Human Rights Are Not Being Effectively Protected In The UK
Parliament’s Joint Human Rights Committee has condemned the Equality and Human Rights Commission as under-resourced and ineffective in protecting Black people’s human rights in the UK.
Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A 'Crisis Of Faith'
Communities
Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A "Crisis Of Faith"
The north is experiencing a “crisis of faith” in the government’s election-winning promise to level up, according to metro mayor Dan Jarvis, as Tory and Labour MPs unite today to discuss the region’s economic needs.
Supporting veterans in our communities Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Supporting veterans in our communities
As we mark Remembrance Day across the country today, we look at three stories from veterans and National Lottery-funded projects that have benefited from over £339 million in vital funding.
Marcus Rashford Says He's 'Overwhelmed' After Boris Johnson Was Forced To U-Turn On Free School Meals
Coronavirus
Marcus Rashford Says He's "Overwhelmed" After Boris Johnson Was Forced To U-Turn On Free School Meals
Footballer and anti-poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford said he was "overwhelmed" after the government were forced into a U-turn on free school meals.
Here Are All The Problems With Boris Johnson's Covid Strategy - According To Local Government Leaders
Coronavirus
By Kate Forrester
Here Are All The Problems With Boris Johnson's Covid Strategy - According To Local Government Leaders
The start of England's month-long national lockdown on Thursday marked the end of several weeks of uncertainty for local leaders - but not to the problems they continue to face as coronavirus cases rise.
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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