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Labour Party Divided Over Prime Minister's Palestinian State Recognition Plan
Labour Party Divided Over Prime Minister's Palestinian State Recognition Plan
Foreign affairs
The Labour Party has faced significant internal conflict following the Prime Minister’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state by September, causing a deep rift in the party.
Labour MPs Clash With National Security Adviser Over Palestinian State Recognition
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Clash With National Security Adviser Over Palestinian State Recognition
Labour MPs Urge No 10 To Reconsider Palestine Recognition Amid Hostage Concerns
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Urge No 10 To Reconsider Palestine Recognition Amid Hostage Concerns
Keir Starmer Announces UK Will Recognise Palestinian State Unless Israel Meets Conditions
Foreign affairs
Keir Starmer Announces UK Will Recognise Palestinian State Unless Israel Meets Conditions
Donald Trump Calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan A 'Nasty Person'
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan A "Nasty Person"
Donald Trump Praises UK's 'Stronger Stance' On Immigration
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Praises UK's "Stronger Stance" On Immigration
German Chancellor To Pledge New Steps To Tackle Small Boat Crossings On UK Visit
Foreign affairs
German Chancellor To Pledge New Steps To Tackle Small Boat Crossings On UK Visit
Opinion
Israel wants to eradicate Gaza – of course we're right to recognise Palestine
Foreign affairs
By Uma Kumaran MP
Israel wants to eradicate Gaza – of course we're right to recognise Palestine
The Professor Will See You Now: How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Foreign affairs
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: How do you solve a problem like Maria?
The UK's Palestine recognition pledge makes the return of hostages less likely
Foreign affairs
By Adrian Cohen
The UK's Palestine recognition pledge makes the return of hostages less likely
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Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To 'Avoid Another Rupert Lowe'
Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To "Avoid Another Rupert Lowe"
Political parties
Labour MPs Clash With National Security Adviser Over Palestinian State Recognition
Labour MPs Clash With National Security Adviser Over Palestinian State Recognition
Foreign affairs
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Grey-Thompson Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Grey-Thompson
By Total Politics Impact
Parliament
Labour Donor Says He Is Open To Engaging With Reform UK About Gambling Taxes
Labour Donor Says He Is Open To Engaging With Reform UK About Gambling Taxes
Economy
I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird
I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird
Technology
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Dominic Raab's Pret Special
Brexit
By Robert Hutton
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
Foreign affairs
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
A neat way of getting freebies while ducking transparency around interests, or an inexpensive scheme for bringing highly valued growth and business to the UK? Sienna Rodgers takes a look at trade envoys
Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine
Defence
Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine
From shortly after the invasion to today, British parliamentarians have been visiting Ukraine to learn and, where possible, to support. We asked a selection to share their most abiding memories
Foreign Affairs news
We must not repeat the mistakes of past cuts to the aid budget
Foreign affairs
By Jillian Popkins
We must not repeat the mistakes of past cuts to the aid budget
Whether it is the impact of cuts on women and girls or the money spent on asylum hotels, we will not shy away from scrutinising the government's aid plans.
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
Culture
By Peter Prinsley
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
The President of the USA and the supreme leader of Iran would have you believe two different things that can’t both be true: Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon has either been set back by decades, or it has only been set back by a few months.
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?
Foreign affairs
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?
Bonjour and bienvenue to the latest episode of The Rundown, which takes a look at the state of UK-Franco relations amid this week’s state visit to Britain by Emmanuel Macron.
UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal
Foreign affairs
UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal
Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have announced a new UK-France illegal migrant returns deal as part of a joint bid to tackle small boat crossings.
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Brexit
By Naomi Smith
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's warm words for one another must yield concrete results. If not, it is their far-right rivals who will benefit.
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
Culture
By Tonia Antoniazzi MP
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
As a former French teacher, I think I must have been the first MP to reply to Black Rod’s invitation to President Macron’s visit to address parliamentarians in Westminster. And I got to the Royal Gallery on Tuesday early – I was in row five!
Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
Foreign affairs
Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
President Emmanuel Macron has told Parliament that Britain and France will "deliver together” on tackling illegal migration.
To upgrade the UK-German relationship, we need ambitious parliamentary links
Foreign affairs
By Dr Ed Turner and Nicolai von Ondarza
To upgrade the UK-German relationship, we need ambitious parliamentary links
In the coming weeks, a new bilateral treaty between the UK and Germany will likely be signed.
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.
Iran has been the loser in this conflict – but its isolated leader may still reject a deal
Defence
By Jack Straw
Iran has been the loser in this conflict – but its isolated leader may still reject a deal
It is the Iranian leadership's almost pathological hatred for Israel, rather than the possession of nuclear weapons per se, which has made it imperative that Iran should never possess such weapon systems
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
Economy
By Sir Andrew Mitchell and Lloyd Hatton MPs
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
We cannot credibly aspire to be the anti-corruption capital of the world while the British Virgin Islands continues to avoid proper transparency.
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
By Zoe Crowther
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
James Cleverly, the former foreign and home secretary, has called for a “philosophical reset” in how the British public views national defence, arguing that the country must be prepared to defend its values through both diplomacy and military strength.
Labour MPs Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard As Israel Ceasefire Wobbles
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard As Israel Ceasefire Wobbles
A number of Labour MPs have urged the government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as the conflict between Iran and Israel risks further escalation.
Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
Foreign affairs
Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
The government has announced it will proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law after the group broke into and vandalised RAF base Brize Norton.
Israel is doing the world's dirty work in stopping Iran
Defence
By Lord Pickles
Israel is doing the world's dirty work in stopping Iran
Israeli action to prevent the Iranian regime from developing nuclear weapons is justified, Europeans have made an incorrect assumption that diplomacy could prevail
Nigel Farage Hopes The Iranian Regime Is “Wiped Out'
Foreign affairs
Nigel Farage Hopes The Iranian Regime Is “Wiped Out"
Nigel Farage hopes the Iranian regime is “wiped out” in its conflict with Israel. 
Labour MPs Accuse Government Of Failing To Protect LGBT+ Citizens In Overseas Territories
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Accuse Government Of Failing To Protect LGBT+ Citizens In Overseas Territories
A group of new Labour MPs has accused the UK government of violating international law and “betraying” British values by failing to protect LGBT+ people in the British Overseas Territories.
Labour MPs Split Over Whether To Recognise Palestinian State
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Split Over Whether To Recognise Palestinian State
Labour MPs are divided over whether now is the time to recognise a Palestinian state as conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.
Peace pays dividends – the UK shouldn't undervalue it
Foreign affairs
By Mike Jobbins
Peace pays dividends – the UK shouldn't undervalue it
This isn’t just humanitarianism; it’s economic strategy. The UK would be unwise to lose sight of that.
UK Government Sanctions Two Israeli Ministers Over Gaza Comments
Foreign affairs
UK Government Sanctions Two Israeli Ministers Over Gaza Comments
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced that two senior Israeli ministers are being sanctioned by the UK government over comments about Gaza and support for extremists in the West Bank.
Ukrainians in the UK are facing a hidden crisis
Communities
By Mubeen Bhutta
Ukrainians in the UK are facing a hidden crisis
In 2022, the UK welcomed Ukrainians fleeing conflict. But three years on, homelessness research by the the British Red Cross reveals a hidden crisis.
Scrapping aid for dedicated gender-based programmes is a mistake
Foreign affairs
By Alice Macdonald MP
Scrapping aid for dedicated gender-based programmes is a mistake
Narrowing the international gender employment gap doesn't just lead to healthier families and more stable societies – it could add trillions of pounds to global wealth
Netanyahu is a disaster – pressuring Hamas is the way to get rid of him
Foreign affairs
By Jon Pearce MP
Netanyahu is a disaster – pressuring Hamas is the way to get rid of him
Keir Starmer is right to describe the humanitarian situation in Gaza as intolerable.
Three days in Tashkent: Negotiating a two-state Israel-Palestine resolution
Foreign affairs
By Chris Law MP
Three days in Tashkent: Negotiating a two-state Israel-Palestine resolution
SNP MP for Dundee Central Chris Law recently travelled to Uzbekistan to help negotiate a resolution on a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. His diary details how compromise was finally reached
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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