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Senior Tory MP Hits Out At 'Scapegoating' Of Deprived Communities Over Indian Variant Spread
Senior Tory MP Hits Out At "Scapegoating" Of Deprived Communities Over Indian Variant Spread
Coronavirus
Caroline Nokes has warned a failure to fund local efforts to boost vaccine uptake will "certainly increase" the risk of further lockdowns.
Sadiq Khan Begins Regional Tour As He Says Keir Starmer Shouldn't Be Nervous Of Popular Labour Politicians
Communities
Sadiq Khan Begins Regional Tour As He Says Keir Starmer Shouldn't Be Nervous Of Popular Labour Politicians
Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects
Communities
Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects
'Justice Has Been Done' After Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd Murder, Culture Secretary Says
Communities
"Justice Has Been Done" After Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd Murder, Culture Secretary Says
Exclusive: Historian 'Disgusted' At Being Named As Adviser In Race Report And Accuses Downing Street Of 'Manipulating' Him
Communities
Exclusive: Historian "Disgusted" At Being Named As Adviser In Race Report And Accuses Downing Street Of "Manipulating" Him
Boris Johnson's Most Senior Black Adviser Set To Quit As Ministers Defend Landmark Race Report
Communities
Boris Johnson's Most Senior Black Adviser Set To Quit As Ministers Defend Landmark Race Report
Keir Starmer Is 'Disappointed' At Race Report Findings For Failing To Accept 'Structural' Problems
Communities
Keir Starmer Is "Disappointed" At Race Report Findings For Failing To Accept "Structural" Problems
The House Live
Planning reform need not be a battle between the north and south
Communities
By Damian Green MP
Planning reform need not be a battle between the north and south
This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears Partner content
Education
By The National Lottery
This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears
Shop talk: behind the scenes of Britain’s charity stores
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Shop talk: behind the scenes of Britain’s charity stores
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Brexit: The Biggest Claims From The Remain And Leave Campaigns That Never Happened
Brexit: The Biggest Claims From The Remain And Leave Campaigns That Never Happened
Brexit
Two Doses Of Jab Has 'Quite Dramatic' Effect Against Covid-19, Latest Data Shows
Two Doses Of Jab Has "Quite Dramatic" Effect Against Covid-19, Latest Data Shows
Coronavirus
EU To Accept UK Request To Delay 'Sausage War' Cliff Edge
EU To Accept UK Request To Delay "Sausage War" Cliff Edge
Brexit
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Shop talk: behind the scenes of Britain’s charity stores
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Shop talk: behind the scenes of Britain’s charity stores
Military medals, designer clothes and rare Beatles records … charity shops have long been a treasure trove for the eagle-eyed bargain hunter. Kate Proctor speaks to the people running some of the UK’s stores, and discovers the weird and wonderful donations they’ve received
Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?
Communities
By LGBT+ Parliamentarians
Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?
Pride Month looks different in the pandemic, whether it’s seen as a protest, a celebration or both. But what does Pride mean to some of the UK’s out LGBT+ parliamentarians? Luke Pollard, Baroness Barker, David Mundell and Hannah Bardell share their reflections
Baroness Barran Interview: The former domestic abuse campaigner turned Conservative charities minister
Communities
By Georgina Bailey
Baroness Barran Interview: The former domestic abuse campaigner turned Conservative charities minister
Civil society and loneliness minister Baroness Barran had nearly two decades of experience in the charity sector before joining the Lords. She talks to Georgina Bailey about how that has shaped her approach in government, whether wild swimming could solve loneliness, and plans to scrape the barnacles off the sector’s boat
Communities news
This International Women's Day, it’s time to support those who have lost loved ones
Coronavirus
By Lord Loomba
This International Women's Day, it’s time to support those who have lost loved ones
As I look back, 2020 was an unprecedented, unpredictable and unforgettable year. The Covid-19 pandemic has killed more than two million people and destroyed economies all over the world. It has spared no country.
A bakery creating opportunities for women from disadvantaged backgrounds Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
A bakery creating opportunities for women from disadvantaged backgrounds
Luminary Bakery, an all-female project partially funded by The National Lottery, is helping women from disadvantaged backgrounds to get back into work.
Together we can build a fairer and more inclusive world Partner content
Communities
By IKEA
Together we can build a fairer and more inclusive world
At IKEA, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where our customers and co-workers are all able to be themselves.
Going to their aid: The Preet Kaur Gill interview
Communities
By Rosa Prince
Going to their aid: The Preet Kaur Gill interview
The pandemic has plunged an additional 47 million women into extreme poverty, yet the government is cutting the aid budget. Preet Kaur Gill tells Rosa Prince this is a mistake.
We must encourage the aspirations of Muslim women and girls whilst targeting the Islamophobic narratives that seek to undermine them
Communities
By Zara Mohammed
We must encourage the aspirations of Muslim women and girls whilst targeting the Islamophobic narratives that seek to undermine them
In January, British Muslim communities chose to challenge a number of assumptions by electing me as the first female, first Scot and youngest secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, the country’s largest umbrella body of mosques, Islamic associations, and charities.
To meaningfully recover from COVID-19 the government needs to recognise women’s reality
Communities
By Mandu Reid
To meaningfully recover from COVID-19 the government needs to recognise women’s reality
As the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) celebrates its sixth birthday this month, WE are working to create a political and economic renaissance for women.
Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical to creating a fairer, stronger Britain Partner content
Communities
By Rural Services Network
Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical to creating a fairer, stronger Britain
Writing together, Rural Services Network, CPRE, English Rural Housing Association and Britain’s Leading Edge call for reform of government funding, so that it adequately serves rural communities.
Supporting families with healthy food through lockdown Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Supporting families with healthy food through lockdown
Thanks to funding from The National Lottery, the Friendly Food Club has helped thousands of struggling families in Dorset learn to cook affordable, nutritious meals and make new friends. 
New Civil Service Jobs In Darlington And Leeds Announced In Budget Renews Calls For Transport Links
Communities
New Civil Service Jobs In Darlington And Leeds Announced In Budget Renews Calls For Transport Links
Politicians and leaders in the North of England have cautiously welcomed Rishi Sunak's announcement to relocate civil service work out of London but say it must be accompanied by transport investment.
We need national cohesion on Freeports to drive innovation and growth Partner content
Communities
By Atkins
We need national cohesion on Freeports to drive innovation and growth
It’s essential for government to encourage Freeports to move ahead at pace. But we also need a cohesive UK-wide plan so that Freeports complement rather than compete with each other, and we release their full potential.
The Vagrancy Act should be repealed and replaced with legislation that puts protection not criminality at its heart
Communities
By Nickie Aiken MP
The Vagrancy Act should be repealed and replaced with legislation that puts protection not criminality at its heart
The Vagrancy Act is simply not fit for purpose. New legislation must recognise there needs to be a combined health and housing approach to tackle rough sleeping.
Increased funding has provided an essential lifeline for those with eating disorders during the pandemic Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
Increased funding has provided an essential lifeline for those with eating disorders during the pandemic
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery, this Eating Disorder Awareness Week Beat can continue to support those in need.
The public deserves a say on local issues after the pandemic, and the 2021 Census will help deliver it
Communities
By Chloe Smith MP
The public deserves a say on local issues after the pandemic, and the 2021 Census will help deliver it
The Census this March will help those in public office to make informed choices on behalf of their communities
The government has failed to tackle the cladding crisis at every stage – it’s time to fix their broken promises
Communities
By Sarah Jones MP
The government has failed to tackle the cladding crisis at every stage – it’s time to fix their broken promises
Government must do the right thing for the victims and survivors of Grenfell and their families, as well as ensuring leaseholders are not left to foot the bill of fire safety remediation costs.
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
With major changes on the horizon, Kate Proctor talks to those on the frontline who believe the pandemic provides an opportunity to tackle public health inequalities.
Covid has exposed the cracks in our broken housing system
Communities
By Thangam Debbonaire MP
Covid has exposed the cracks in our broken housing system
Renters are at the sharp end of this crisis, with many spending lockdown in cramped accommodation and in insecure work. We must protect them from eviction loopholes and potentially falling into homelessness.
The Chancellor must help renters in the budget to prevent mass unemployment and homelessness
Communities
By Lord Bird
The Chancellor must help renters in the budget to prevent mass unemployment and homelessness
We need a targeted financial package to help renters pay off arrears built since the beginning of lockdown and a welfare system that gives them financial security to continue living in their homes.
On a mission: Supporting community food banks and cutting waste Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
On a mission: Supporting community food banks and cutting waste
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery, Dom’s Food Mission is collecting hundreds of tonnes of food that would have been thrown away, enabling them to feed thousands of children a month.
It is kindness that underpins community across the UK
Coronavirus
By Douglas Chapman MP
It is kindness that underpins community across the UK
As we move forward, let's create a fairer society with kindness and equality at its core.
Cross-Party support is vital to refine legislative measures that will give protection from discrimination
Communities
By Lord Cashman
Cross-Party support is vital to refine legislative measures that will give protection from discrimination
Until recently the UK was a world leader in the defence of minorities and equality before the law. This LGBTQ+ history month, we must remember rights and freedoms are achieved across thousands of generations and must be guarded and protected.
The cost of child poverty
Education
By Jack Monroe
The cost of child poverty
The government must repair the social safety net for the sake of the UK’s 4.1 million children growing up in poverty
Government action must go further to prevent remedial cladding costs being passed to leaseholders
Communities
By Royston Smith MP
Government action must go further to prevent remedial cladding costs being passed to leaseholders
It is not fair to ask leaseholders to keep pouring their money into a bottomless pit for being sold unsafe homes. The McPartland-Smith amendments to the Fire Safety Bill will bring an end to this nightmare.
For Women and Girls in Science Day, we are calling on the Government to ensure the gender gap is closed
Health
By Angela Crawley MP
For Women and Girls in Science Day, we are calling on the Government to ensure the gender gap is closed
Women have played a critical role in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic yet have borne the brunt of it – particularly women researchers and scientists who have helped in the different stages of creating vaccines.
We must urgently mobilise against Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
Coronavirus
By Kawsar Zaman
We must urgently mobilise against Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
From tackling disinformation to culturally sensitive messaging, we need a multi-faceted approach to boost the Covid-19 vaccine uptake in BAME communities
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NHS Parliamentary Awards