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Whitehall Is Asking If The Eventual Brexit Deal Is Going To Be Better Than No Deal At All
Brexit
Whitehall Is Asking If The Eventual Brexit Deal Is Going To Be Better Than No Deal At All
On Thursday, negotiators moved from London to Brussels for the second week of intensified Brexit discussions. Their aim? To reach an agreement in time for the effective mid-November cut-off.
‘I Look After People But No One Will Look After Me’ - Why The UK's Migrant Key Workers Are Facing Extreme Poverty And Abuse In The Pandemic
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
‘I Look After People But No One Will Look After Me’ - Why The UK's Migrant Key Workers Are Facing Extreme Poverty And Abuse In The Pandemic
Approximately 1.4 million migrants in the UK have no access to state funds – including hundreds of thousands of key workers in the healthcare and hospitality sectors. As Covid-19 pushes more people into destitution, Georgina Bailey reports on how they've been impacted by the government's policies.
“Falling Through The Cracks”: How The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Exacerbating The Mental Health Crisis At UK Universities
Coronavirus
“Falling Through The Cracks”: How The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Exacerbating The Mental Health Crisis At UK Universities
Student representatives have warned that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic will only worsen the mental health crisis that has gripped British universities in recent years.
What it's like being the only Black person in the village
Home affairs
By Georgia Chambers
What it's like being the only Black person in the village
Political debate has frequently focused on the lives of Black people in the inner city. But elsewhere, the UK is home to tens of thousands of Black people who grow up as the extreme minority in the place they live. Georgia Chambers investigates what Westminster can do for them
Why we need to embrace the concept of Whiteness
Social affairs
By Bernardine Evaristo
Why we need to embrace the concept of Whiteness
Bernardine Evaristo’s mother is white and her father is Black. Yet she moves through the world as Black and biracial, never as white. The award-winning author explores identity, privilege, the reality of racism, and what it means to be part of the white majority in Britain
Black Conservatives: Are the Tories the new party of diversity?
Home affairs
By Anita Boateng
Black Conservatives: Are the Tories the new party of diversity?
Throughout its long history the Conservative Party has found new ways to appeal to the ever-changing electorate. In 2024, Anita Boateng writes, the Tories can show ethnic minority working class voters that they are the party for them, too
Live Local Lockdown Map: All The Changes to Lockdown Restrictions Across Great Britain
Coronavirus
Live Local Lockdown Map: All The Changes to Lockdown Restrictions Across Great Britain
Use PoliticsHome's interactive map to see the local lockdown restrictions in each area of Great Britain.
The Tories Gave The North More Power. Coronavirus Means It Has Come Back To Bite Them
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
The Tories Gave The North More Power. Coronavirus Means It Has Come Back To Bite Them
When the metro mayors sat down with Boris Johnson in September 2019 for their first ever joint meeting, he is reported to have said: “I get what you do, I’ve been a mayor, I want to work with you.”
WATCH: Does the UK need a new China strategy?
Foreign affairs
By Kate Proctor
WATCH: Does the UK need a new China strategy?
A hostile superpower or a key post-Brexit trading partner? The House hosted a panel at Conservative party conference to explore the challenges of forging a new relationship with China
Go Out, Stay At Home, Get A Test, Don’t Get A Test: The Full Story Of The Government's Mixed Coronavirus Messaging
Coronavirus
Go Out, Stay At Home, Get A Test, Don’t Get A Test: The Full Story Of The Government's Mixed Coronavirus Messaging
The government has changed its message on the key areas of the coronavirus response multiple times in the last six months, leading to confusion, anger and a loss of support from the public.
Live Local Lockdown Map: Every Local Authority Subject To New Restrictions Across Great Britain
Coronavirus
Live Local Lockdown Map: Every Local Authority Subject To New Restrictions Across Great Britain
Coronavirus hotspots across the UK have been subjected to localised lockdown restrictions in a bid to slow the spread of the virus—use PoliticsHome’s interactive map to find out what restrictions apply where.
Teachers Say The Testing Crisis Is Already Hitting Schools So Hard They May Have To Close Down
Coronavirus
Teachers Say The Testing Crisis Is Already Hitting Schools So Hard They May Have To Close Down
Teachers have described the chaos of the coronavirus testing crisis now hitting schools, with some saying the diffculties caused by those unable to get tests is already so severe they may have to shut their doors.
Local Politicians In University Towns And Cities Are Bracing For Community Rifts As Thousands Of Students Return After Lockdown
Coronavirus
Local Politicians In University Towns And Cities Are Bracing For Community Rifts As Thousands Of Students Return After Lockdown
As thousands of students prepare to return to university, the towns and cities that usually welcome them are steeling themselves for potential rifts with local residents after six months of lockdown.
This Is How State Aid Became The Major Stumbling Block To A Deal With The EU
Brexit
This Is How State Aid Became The Major Stumbling Block To A Deal With The EU
As the deadline to sign a Brexit free trade deal ticks creeps ominously closer, the issue of state aid has emerged as the biggest obstacle to an agreement, with the UK insisting on rejecting the EU’s rules.
The Stage Is Set For A Westminster Battle Over The Survival Of The “Pret Economy”
Coronavirus
The Stage Is Set For A Westminster Battle Over The Survival Of The “Pret Economy”
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister assured his Cabinet that “people are going back to the office in huge numbers across our country.”
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Are Trying To Soothe The 2019 Intake – But Can They Keep The Shires And The Red Wall On Side?
Economy
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Are Trying To Soothe The 2019 Intake – But Can They Keep The Shires And The Red Wall On Side?
In a meeting with new Tory MPs the Prime Minister and the Chancellor admitted there were “choppy waters” ahead and the tough times are “likely to get tougher”.
‘Test and Trace isn’t working in the areas it most needs to’ — Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on four weeks of local coronavirus curbs
Coronavirus
‘Test and Trace isn’t working in the areas it most needs to’ — Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on four weeks of local coronavirus curbs
Ministers will on Thursday decide whether to ease the wave of coronavirus restrictions facing parts of northern England. Amid signs of a fresh spat between Whitehall and local leaders, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells Matt Honeycombe-Foster of his ongoing frustrations with the NHS contact tracing scheme — and why there’s ‘no room for politics in a pandemic’.
Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help
A "tsunami" of working mums could be forced out of the labour market if ministers fail to prioritise parents in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, an MP who recently returned from maternity leave has warned.
Government’s own immigration charge hitting NHS trusts with £15m in fees to use overseas staff
Coronavirus
Government’s own immigration charge hitting NHS trusts with £15m in fees to use overseas staff
The NHS has been forced to pay out more than £15 million in immigration fees to the Government since 2017 so that the health service has enough specialist staff.
Layla Moran interview: ‘By voting for the bedroom tax and tuition fees the Lib Dems lost our principles’
Coronavirus
Layla Moran interview: ‘By voting for the bedroom tax and tuition fees the Lib Dems lost our principles’
Layla Moran has strongly criticised the recent leadership of the Liberal Democrats for presiding over a decade of decline — and implicated her rival Sir Ed Davey in the party losing the trust of voters.
Britain is facing a homelessness time bomb as ministers remove a host of coronavirus support schemes
Coronavirus
By Neil Coyle MP
Britain is facing a homelessness time bomb as ministers remove a host of coronavirus support schemes
A lethal combination of factors mean Britain is heading for the worst winter homelessness and rough sleeping crisis we’ve seen in decades.
Fresh exams ‘chaos’ as BTEC results pulled while pupils get revised GCSE grades
Coronavirus
Fresh exams ‘chaos’ as BTEC results pulled while pupils get revised GCSE grades
Hundreds of thousands of pupils are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday — but BTEC students will have to wait after more last-minute changes to the grading system were announced.
Boris Johnson won’t postpone GCSE results — but A-Level U-turn expected amid mounting Tory anger
Education
Boris Johnson won’t postpone GCSE results — but A-Level U-turn expected amid mounting Tory anger
Number 10 has ruled out postponing Thursday’s GCSE results amid growing anger from senior Tories about the A-Level marking fiasco.
Gavin Williamson urged to extend free school meals to protect thousands of migrant children from hunger
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson urged to extend free school meals to protect thousands of migrant children from hunger
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been urged to extend free school meals to protect thousands of migrant children at risk of hunger.
The incarceration of the Uighurs is a nightmare we have a moral duty to end
Foreign affairs
By Nus Ghani MP and Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner
The incarceration of the Uighurs is a nightmare we have a moral duty to end
We cannot pick and choose which human rights abuses we acknowledge. The UK must send a clear message to all those who would threaten human dignity - no matter how big and mighty they may be
Russia report explained: everything you need to know about the landmark Intelligence and Security Committee inquiry into Kremlin influence
Defence
By Georgina Bailey
Russia report explained: everything you need to know about the landmark Intelligence and Security Committee inquiry into Kremlin influence
The heavily-trailed Intelligence and Security Committee report into Russia’s role in the UK may have grabbed headlines for its findings on Brexit and the Scottish referendum. But the inquiry also sheds light on a muddled response to the threat posed by Russia which has persisted for decades. Georgina Bailey reports.
PoliticsHome Podcast: The Russia Report decoded
Defence
By PoliticsHome staff
PoliticsHome Podcast: The Russia Report decoded
The long-awaited ‘Russia report’ has finally landed — but after all the hype is it a damp squib?
We must take urgent action to protect thousands more workers from exploitation in the fashion industry
Culture
By Lisa Cameron MP
We must take urgent action to protect thousands more workers from exploitation in the fashion industry
A ‘Fit to Trade’ Licensing Scheme will seek to ensure workers are protected from forced labour, debt bondage and mistreatment.
Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus economic update: what to look out for, what’s missing — and what it all means
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus economic update: what to look out for, what’s missing — and what it all means
After prime minister’s questions today, Rishi Sunak will rise to deliver an “economic update” to the Commons, following four months of lockdown and unprecedented Government spending to try and manage the Covid-19 crisis. Georgina Bailey sets the scene — and asks what the Chancellor might have up his sleeve
Explained: the Covid crisis facing UK aviation
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Explained: the Covid crisis facing UK aviation
The aviation industry is in crisis. Even as flights resume to destinations considered safe, industry figures expect to lose around £1bn a month throughout the summer. With tens of thousands of jobs across major airlines and the manufacturing supply chain under threat, will UK aviation ever be the same again?
Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson
Maybe it was the scale of the election defeat, the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, or just a good old-fashioned comradely desire for unity after years of vicious Labour in-fighting.
Committee on Climate Change chair Lord Deben on why it would be ‘stupid’ not to use the coronavirus recovery to go for net zero
Coronavirus
By Eleanor Langford
Committee on Climate Change chair Lord Deben on why it would be ‘stupid’ not to use the coronavirus recovery to go for net zero
As lockdown is lifted, ministers are grappling with how to safeguard the British economy amid forecasts of a crippling recession. Meanwhile, the promised “defining year of action” on climate change has slipped out of focus. But could the government ease the effect the pandemic and advance its climate goals in one fell swoop?
Victory for campaigners as MPs will not debate bullying and harassment sanctions
Political parties
By Sebastian Whale
Victory for campaigners as MPs will not debate bullying and harassment sanctions
MPs will not debate the most serious sanctions against a member determined by an independent panel after a widespread backlash to the plans by parliamentary staff and unions.
No car-crash interviews, bad sandwiches or warm wine: what political insiders really think about the cancellation of party conference
Coronavirus
No car-crash interviews, bad sandwiches or warm wine: what political insiders really think about the cancellation of party conference
September is a big month in the Westminster calendar. Each autumn sees politicos in their droves pack their weekend bags, don their lanyards and stock up on Lemsip in a bid to stave off the dreaded conference cold.
The Government must protect and nurture the best of DfID as it merges with the Foreign Office
Foreign affairs
By Laura Round
The Government must protect and nurture the best of DfID as it merges with the Foreign Office
If done correctly, blending the skills of both the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office could yield something that is greater than just the sum of its parts
Ben Wallace interview: UK defence isn't fit for purpose – our Armed Forces must adapt to 21st Century threats
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Ben Wallace interview: UK defence isn't fit for purpose – our Armed Forces must adapt to 21st Century threats
Ben Wallace should have spent the past few months working on the largest defence and foreign affairs review since the Cold War. Instead, he’s been mobilising thousands of troops to support the Covid-19 response. The defence secretary speaks to Georgina Bailey about the future of the Integrated Review, and why our Armed Forces should be celebrated as well as the NHS