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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote

03 Jul Foreign affairs

Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.

10 Jul Foreign affairs

The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?

10 Jul Foreign affairs

UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal

08 Jul Foreign affairs

Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration

29 Jun Defence

Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence

24 Jun Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard As Israel Ceasefire Wobbles

23 Jun Foreign affairs

Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law

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10 Jul Brexit

The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains

10 Jul Culture

Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together

07 Jul Foreign affairs

To upgrade the UK-German relationship, we need ambitious parliamentary links

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Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge

08 Jul Political parties

UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space

13 Jul Defence

Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary

10 Jul Communities

"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules

12 Jul Health

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Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka

09 Jul Social affairs

Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"

13 Jul Communities

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19 May Brexit

Dominic Raab's Pret Special

He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.

08 May 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

23 Apr 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

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22 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025

The National Audit Office has today published its examination of the assumptions made by the Ministry of Defence in its annual statement of the affordability of its 10-year equipment plan.

19 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

UK must be China's critical friend on human rights

Congleton MP and Chairman of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Fiona Bruce calls on the Government to address China's human rights violations ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK this week.

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16 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Refugee crisis: What can be done?

A report from the Red Cross and Scottish Refugee Council fringe at the SNP conference

13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

"Downright pathetic" - Farron attacks Cameron and Corbyn's stance on Brexit

Tim Farron criticises Cameron and Corbyn for not aligning with the IN campaign, saying any other response "is not only inadequate – it’s downright pathetic."

What has the European Union ever done for us?

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13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

What has the European Union ever done for us?

Alistair Jarvis, Director of External Relations at Universities UK, responds to the out common Eurosceptic challenges.

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11 Oct 2015 Education

Universities UK Vice-President joins national in campaign board ahead of EU referendum

The national in campaign, to be called Britain Stronger in Europe, announced its board today. Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and Vice-President of Universities UK joined the board alongside leading figures from business, the arts, media, defence, education and politics to campaign to keep Britain in Europe.

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10 Oct 2015 Education

University leaders to speak out on benefits of European Union membership

Speaking ahead of Monday'slaunch of the nationalIN campaign, the President of Universities UK has said that university leaders will speak out to highlight the positive impact that European Union (EU) membership has on our universities.

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

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09 Oct 2015 Education

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

The Syrian refugee crisis has bolstered public opinion on the importance of the 0.7% GDP target for international aid spending, George Osborne has said.

Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees

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30 Sep 2015 Education

Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees

Tristram Hunt MP and Dan Jarvis MP called for support of Save the Children’s campaigns to help refugee children and child literacy in the UK.

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25 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Six ways the Global Goals could change the world

Over the last three years, hundreds of thousands of you have joined our campaign for a Global Goal on taps and toilets and today, it became a reality. Our Campaigns Officer Rebecca Owen explains what that could mean for all our futures.

17 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Time for Government to 'end its military sales to despotic regimes'

Ann Clwyd MP writes ahead of her Westminster Hall debate today: 'Implications for human rights of promoting arms sales'.

16 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

National parliaments must ensure Sustainable Development Goals are met

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Chidgey writes ahead of his debate this week on the upcoming UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit.

Lord Dubs: UK response to refugee children 'could shame us for a generation'

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14 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord Dubs: UK response to refugee children 'could shame us for a generation'

As the UK continues to debate its response to the refugee crisis, Lord Dubs calls for the UK to 'not lose sight of one simple fact: all children have a right to be safe.'

Save the Children plans PMQs demonstration to highlight plight of refugees

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09 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Save the Children plans PMQs demonstration to highlight plight of refugees

Ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions today, leading charities will come together outside Parliament to draw attention to the level of British support for refugees.

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08 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Mott MacDonald appointed on waste management system improvement project, Brazil

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide technical and strategic advice on a public-private partnership (PPP) project to improve the waste management system in Curitiba, Brazil.

UK urged to do more to help Syrian children who have lost parents

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08 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

UK urged to do more to help Syrian children who have lost parents

Unicef UK urges UK towiden existing family reunion rules forunaccompanied children who have reached Europe as they 'are at the greatest risk of all the refugeesand migrants'.

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03 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Kos migrants – Here are the stories they want to tell you

Thousands of refugees and migrants have risked their lives this year, in a desperate bid to find safety in Europe. Some come by boat and wash up on Greek islands like Kos. But why are they here? Where have they come from and where are they heading?

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26 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

Construction underway on Indigo hotel, China

Construction is underway on a new Indigo hotel in Yangzhou, China. Mott MacDonald is acting as mechanical, electrical and plumbing consultant on the project on behalf of Yangzhou Wansheng Industry Co., Ltd.

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20 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

Port of Calais PPP achieves financial close, France

The 863 million Port of Calais extension public-private partnership (PPP) project has successfully reached financial close.

12 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

UK must speak up against sharp rise of executions in Iran

Co-chair of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom Lord Carlile of Berriew calls on the Government to condemn the human rights situation in Iran with nearly 700 executions since January 2015.

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12 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

‘The Swarm’ from Calais: a horror movie not showing near you

Kent roads in gridlock. Families missing their big summer holiday. Therewaseven talk of sending in the army to defend our borders from invading migrants. So how did we get here and whats going on?

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03 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

Save the Children welcomes draft global goals as 'seismic shift' for combatting poverty

Save the Children has today strongly welcomed the agreement by member states of Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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24 Jul 2015 Foreign affairs

Road Haulage Association calls for French military to secure Calais

The Road Haulage Association welcomes proposals to improve Operation Stack, which were set out at a resilience meeting in Kent today. But the plans will not cope adequately when the demands on Stack reach their peak, as has been repeatedly seen in the past month, the RHA warned.

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24 Jul 2015 Foreign affairs

Using digital systems to improve food security. Alan Whitelaw

If digital infrastructure is about delivering better outcomes, then nowhere is this more important than in support of agriculture and the food industry.

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