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Number 10 urged to reveal who is driving major defence review or risk undermining its findings
Number 10 urged to reveal who is driving major defence review or risk undermining its findings
Defence
Boris Johnson’s wide-ranging review of the UK’s defence capabilities risks being undermined by a lack of transparency about who is leading it, a committee of MPs have warned.
Immigration minister heads to Paris amid Tory pressure over migrant crossings
Foreign affairs
Immigration minister heads to Paris amid Tory pressure over migrant crossings
Exclusive: Labour claims Boris Johnson's move to scrap aid department could have funded 2,000 nurses
Foreign affairs
Exclusive: Labour claims Boris Johnson's move to scrap aid department could have funded 2,000 nurses
Number 10 hits out at Belarus government over 'completely unacceptable' violence against election protestors
Foreign affairs
Number 10 hits out at Belarus government over 'completely unacceptable' violence against election protestors
Ministers announce new £20m fund to provide urgent humanitarian support to Lebanon after Beirut blast
Foreign affairs
Ministers announce new £20m fund to provide urgent humanitarian support to Lebanon after Beirut blast
Boris Johnson urged to provide extra support for travellers caught in coronavirus quarantine
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson urged to provide extra support for travellers caught in coronavirus quarantine
Priti Patel calls for military help to stop migrants crossing English Channel
Foreign affairs
Priti Patel calls for military help to stop migrants crossing English Channel
The House Live
The golden age is over, we are now entering a new era in UK-Chinese relations
Defence
By Dods Monitoring
The golden age is over, we are now entering a new era in UK-Chinese relations
Britain cannot continue to shy away from the atrocities inflicted on China’s Uighur population
Foreign affairs
By Yasmin Qureshi MP and Alistair Carmichael MP
Britain cannot continue to shy away from the atrocities inflicted on China’s Uighur population
Liberal democracy has been under attack from Putin’s Russia for years – it's high time we acted like it
Defence
By Stewart Malcolm McDonald MP
Liberal democracy has been under attack from Putin’s Russia for years – it's high time we acted like it
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Boris Johnson promises to be ‘absolutely ruthless’ about adding France to coronavirus quarantine list
Boris Johnson promises to be ‘absolutely ruthless’ about adding France to coronavirus quarantine list
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson talks up close ties with Northern Ireland ahead of Brexit trade deal deadline
Boris Johnson talks up close ties with Northern Ireland ahead of Brexit trade deal deadline
Brexit
Labour demands German-style scheme to stave off redundancies by letting firms cut workers’ hours instead
Labour demands German-style scheme to stave off redundancies by letting firms cut workers’ hours instead
Coronavirus
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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?
Foreign Affairs news
Member content
Foreign affairs
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed to improve power network capacity, Zambia
Mott MacDonald has been appointed as project managers by ZESCO to improve the capacity of transmission network infrastructure along the Kafue-Muzuma-Victoria Falls corridor in Zambia.
Keeping the Covenant with our Armed Forces in their time of need
Foreign affairs
By Gordon Marsden
Keeping the Covenant with our Armed Forces in their time of need
Gordon Marsden MP writes about the final adjournment debate of this parliament on social care and military compensation. He calls on the Government to support the 100,000 veterans who could lose their injury compensation payments to pay for their social care costs
0.7% to aid becomes law: a historic moment for the UK Member content
Foreign affairs
By Turn Up Save Lives
0.7% to aid becomes law: a historic moment for the UK
Last week, the UK government sealed its commitment to dedicating 0.7% of the UK’s income to overseas aid. On behalf of the ‘Turn Up Save Lives’ campaign, WaterAid’s John Garrett looks at why this is such a welcome move for the international community, and why our new Parliament must continue to champion international development after May’s election.
Ending extreme poverty is within our grasp
Foreign affairs
By Lord McConnell
Ending extreme poverty is within our grasp
Labour peer and former Scottish First Minister writes about the 0.7% international aid commitment and his recent trip to the Philippines with VSO
Gordon Marsden MP: Improving support for our ex service personnel and their families
Foreign affairs
By PoliticsHome
Gordon Marsden MP: Improving support for our ex service personnel and their families
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Veterans Group Gordon Marsden MP calls on fellow MPs to commit to supporting service veterans and their families, now and in the next parliament
Member content
Economy
By UK Chamber of Shipping
Majority of Tory candidates say EU ‘bad for business’ – new poll
57% of Conservative candidates at the forthcoming election believe the EU has been bad for British business, according to a new poll commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping.
Member content
Foreign affairs
By Mott MacDonald
Humanitarian and development work is a job for engineers.
Engineers play a vital role in providing both short and long-term relief after natural disasters. Working alongside international disaster relief charities, such as RedR, gives them the opportunity to offer valuable skills to the humanitarian sector.
Meg Munn MP: The UK must support Fiji at 'a critical point for its future development' Member content
Foreign affairs
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Meg Munn MP: The UK must support Fiji at 'a critical point for its future development'
Labour MP Meg Munn writes about a recent CPA UK exchange visit from parliamentarians in Fiji which now has a democratically mandated government for the first time in years
Trident nuclear deterrent: A general election issue? Member content
Foreign affairs
By Dods Monitoring
Trident nuclear deterrent: A general election issue?
A Dods poll indicates that over half of the MPs questioned are in favour of a like—for—like replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent whilst a quarter disagreed.
Eleanor Laing MP: We must ensure peaceful democracy prospers in Sri Lanka Member content
Foreign affairs
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Eleanor Laing MP: We must ensure peaceful democracy prospers in Sri Lanka
Deputy Speaker Eleanor Laing MP writes about the fragile situation in Sri Lanka which she visited herself as part of a CPA UK delegation.
Beyond life on the streets – the Homeless Veterans appeal Member content
Foreign affairs
By PoliticsHome Central Lobby - Temporary Members
Beyond life on the streets – the Homeless Veterans appeal
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity calls for a continued support and help for veterans with housing problems beyond the charity appeal.
Meg Hillier MP: Rwanda twenty years after the genocide Member content
Foreign affairs
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Meg Hillier MP: Rwanda twenty years after the genocide
Hackney South & Shoreditch MP Meg Hillier has visited Rwanda on a trip organised by CPA UK. She writes about a reciprocal visit from four Rwandan parliamentarians and how Rwanda is benefitting from international aid.
Member content
Foreign affairs
By British Red Cross
Syria's refugees still need our help
The humanitarian crisis in Syria is growing and the UK needs to do more to help, says the British Red Cross on the eve of a UN conference on resettlement.
Time for EU to restrict free movement
Foreign affairs
By Theresa May MP
Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.
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Tackling Homelessness and Rough Sleeping: Developing a Local, Diverse and Multi-Agency Approach
2020
Central London
Tackling Homelessness and Rough Sleeping: Developing a Local, Diverse and Multi-Agency Approach
Social Mobility and the Pupil Premium: Tackling the Attainment Gap
2020
Central London
Social Mobility and the Pupil Premium: Tackling the Attainment Gap
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
2020
Central London
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
2020
Central London
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes