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Tory MP Lincoln Jopp: I Am Up For The Fight With Nigel Farage

11 May Defence

Lincoln Jopp is the latest Conservative MP whose journey to Westminster was via the Scots Guards. The former soldier believes his bruised party has two years to make itself a serious electoral force again, and warns Nigel Farage that he is "up for the fight".

09 May Foreign affairs

Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship

08 May Foreign affairs

Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?

07 May Economy

Sir Crawford Falconer Interview: “The House Is Still On Fire" After Trump's Tariffs

07 May Economy

PM Says Criticism Of India Trade Deal Is "Incoherent Nonsense"

06 May Foreign affairs

Friends Like These: How Trump Is Hurting Conservatives Across The Anglosphere

28 Apr Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Call For Iranian Revolutionary Guards To Be Proscribed As Terrorists

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18 May Brexit

The EU-UK summit should be a turning point – the PM needs a plan

17 May Foreign affairs

We should use our EU reset to cut passport queues for more sun and less stress

13 May Foreign affairs

We cannot afford to miss this opportunity for a deal with Europe

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Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Is Considering Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens

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Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis

13 May Education

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12 May Health

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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

12 Feb Foreign affairs

Artful Dealing: How to deal with Donald Trump from No 10

Theresa May's former press chief reflects on what we've learned about how to deal with Donald Trump

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12 Feb 2016 Foreign affairs

UK aid efforts in Yemen crippled by arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Diane Abbott MP, accuses the Government of ignoring "the bloody truth" that British arms sales to Saudi are undermining UK development efforts in Yemen.

09 Feb 2016 Defence

Labour's defence proposals 'belittle our party'

Former Labour Defence Secretary Lord Hutton of Furness is highly critical of the Labour leadership on its trident proposals and calls on Emily Thornberry to ‘follow the evidence’ on the submarine renewal programme.

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05 Feb 2016 Foreign affairs

Government boost for jet engines with £10 million investment for next generation technology

Business Minister Anna Soubry has announced that Loughborough University has been awarded nearly 10 million of government funding.

27 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

'Bunch of migrants' reference demeans the office of Prime Minister

Lib Dem Leader Tim Farron responds to the "bunch of migrants" reference by David Cameron in PMQs today and calls on the Prime Minister to visit the squalid camps in Calais & Dunkirk.

27 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Perverse culture of 'lawfare' profoundly affecting troop morale

Former Government Minister and retired Army Officer, Richard Benyon MP, writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on: 'the Iraq Historic Allegations Team'.

27 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Communities must welcome and support Syrian refugees

Ahead of her debate this afternoon Conservative MP Helen Whately calls on communities to do everything possible to make Syrian refugees welcome as they arrive in the UK.

Tête à Tête: What is Britain's future place in Europe?

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26 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Tête à Tête: What is Britain's future place in Europe?

Eurosceptic Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan and former Lib Dem MEP Andrew Duff go head-to-head over Britain's future place in Europe.

22 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Don’t be deceived by Rouhani’s moderation

Conservative MP and co-chair of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, Sir David Amess, is highly critical of the ruling theocracy in Tehran and says it's time to say 'enough is enough'.

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21 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Department for International Development: Responding to crises

The Department for International Developments spending on humanitarian interventions has almost trebled between 2010-11 and 2014-15 to more than 1 billion per year, rising as a share of its total budget from 6% to 14%, according to todays report from the National Audit Office. Much of the increase has been accounted for by the Departments recent interventions in the Middle East and other countries where it did not have established development programmes, as well as its response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

20 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

'Work to do to stamp out this frightening Ebola virus'

Conservative MP Stephen Phillips writes following his Urgent question on: 'the death from Ebola of a 22 year old student in Freetown, Sierra Leone' answered by International Development Secretary Justine Greening.

Record number of UK asylum seekers destitute as Immigration Bill looms

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13 Jan 2016 Health

Record number of UK asylum seekers destitute as Immigration Bill looms

A record number of asylum seekers in the UK are being left destitute and without adequate access to food, housing and healthcare, according to figures from the British Red Cross, a situation which could be made worse by impending legislation.

13 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

'Perfectly clear that the PM’s renegotiation is of very little consequence'

Eurosceptic Conservative MP Peter Bone writes about the 'Grassroots Out' campaign, drawing together all of the disparate ‘leave’ groups at a local level, which he believe can deliver victory and 'free our country from the grip of the EU'.

John Woodcock: Trident debate will create a deep split within Labour

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11 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

John Woodcock: Trident debate will create a deep split within Labour

Barrow and Furness MP, John Woodcock, tells PoliticsHome why Labour’s focus on nuclear disarmament is futile and urges the new shadow defence secretary to abandon conspiracy theories.

06 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Treatment of Calais refugees ‘may breach the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child’

Andy Slaughter MP calls for support of Calais refugees, criticising the Government for contributing "nothing but the money to build a razor-wire fence between the camp and the Eurotunnel entrance."

05 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

'Shadowy relationship' between UK Government and Saudi Arabia must end

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron today called for a debate in Parliament on the UK’s relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the recent execution of 47 prisoners in a single day.

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05 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Accept children refugees to end their 'brutal and relentless' situation

Responding to today's International Development Committee report urging the Government to take in 3,000 more child refugees from Syria, David Bull, the executive director ofUnicefUK, said:

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05 Jan 2016 Foreign affairs

Charity welcomes MPs' report urging Govt to help child refugees

Save the Childrenresponds to todays International Development Committee report on the Syrian refugee crisis, which raises concerns about child refugees making the journey to Europe alone and supports the charity's call for the UK to resettle 3,000 unaccompanied children.

23 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

It's time to end Khartoum's 'blatant record' of human rights abuse

Lord Chidgey warns that millions of children are facing 'certain death' in Darfur and are being denied access lifesaving intervention by humanitarian agencies.

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21 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Special Christmas delivery as first A350-1000 wing leaves Broughton

Next generation of Airbus all-new wide-body airliner takes shape

Cameron’s EU renegotiations: A war of wills and words

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17 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Cameron’s EU renegotiations: A war of wills and words

With crunch time looming for David Cameron’s attempts to reform Britain’s relationship with the EU, Dods Monitoring examines how things are looking for the PM.

5 children per constituency: UK must protect 'vulnerable' unaccompanied refugee children

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14 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

5 children per constituency: UK must protect 'vulnerable' unaccompanied refugee children

CEO of Save the Children, Justin Forsyth, warns that unaccompanied refugee children are being targeted for exploitation and abuse, and calls upon the UK to do its 'fair share' in offering them asylum.

09 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Give willing UK families a chance to foster refugee children

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron calls for the Government to provide a sanctuary for unaccompanied migrant children already in Europe.

Refugee children are facing Christmas alone and in danger

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08 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Refugee children are facing Christmas alone and in danger

Kitty Arie, Director of Policy for Save the Children, responds to today's parliamentary debateon refugee children and calls for the Government to prevent the abuse andexploitationof vulnerable migrant children who have arrived in Europe alone.

02 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord Maginnis: Don’t leave it too late to identify radical Muslims from true Muslims

Lord Maginnis, a prominent member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, writes about the threat from 'a global movement of Islamic radicalism that threatens all who do not conform to its radical set of values'.

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