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'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
The use of egg donations is increasing, giving people struggling with fertility a chance to start a family. But are young donors attracted to the compensation payments? Are they fully aware of the risks? And what are the ethical implications? Sienna Rodgers talks to the MPs demanding reform
The 10-Year Health Plan: Will It Work?
Health
The 10-Year Health Plan: Will It Work?
Resident Doctor Strikes Could Derail Government's Waiting List Pledge, Experts Warn
Health
Resident Doctor Strikes Could Derail Government's Waiting List Pledge, Experts Warn
Resident Doctors Vote To Hold Fresh Wave Of Strikes
Health
Resident Doctors Vote To Hold Fresh Wave Of Strikes
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
Health
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
No Reason Why Lords Can't Vote On 'Terrible' Assisted Dying Bill, Says Tory Peer
Health
No Reason Why Lords Can't Vote On "Terrible" Assisted Dying Bill, Says Tory Peer
Opinion
The 14-day limit on human embryo research risks the UK losing its lead
Health
By Danielle Hamm
The 14-day limit on human embryo research risks the UK losing its lead
Where is the 10-year health plan's focus on outcomes, social care and quality?
Health
By Lord Lansley
Where is the 10-year health plan's focus on outcomes, social care and quality?
Our children face an urgent health crisis
Health
By Simon Opher MP and Dr Mike McKean
Our children face an urgent health crisis
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One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Political parties
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
Political parties
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
By Robert Hutton
Political parties
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care
Health & Care news
Coronavirus: Jeremy Hunt says UK should have locked down, started wearing masks and set up tracing system earlier
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Jeremy Hunt says UK should have locked down, started wearing masks and set up tracing system earlier
The UK should have locked down, ordered the wearing of facemasks and set up a test and trace system earlier when the coronavirus pandemic hit, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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.
Coronavirus
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Decarbonisation and climate change must be at the heart of the coronavirus recovery
The IET agrees wholeheartedly that returning to “the way things were” before the pandemic is not an option.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
“Two Years is Too Long” – NFB issues verdict on CITB Consensus Delay
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has expressed significant concern at the proposals issued today by CITB for supporting the industry’s training and skills delivery.
Coronavirus
By OFTEC
OFTEC comments on Committee on Climate Change (CCC) annual report to Parliament
OFTEC chief executive Paul Rose says:
Coronavirus
By Environmental Services Association
Environmental Services Association (ESA) responds to Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Progress Report published today (Jun 25 2020)
ESA members are working on a Net-Zero strategy for the sector to de-carbonise operations
Coronavirus
By Cadent
As we start to return to our workplans, we need a new focus on Net Zero
The UK has the potential to become a world-leader in this technology, bringing jobs and investment and spearheading the green recovery from Covid-19.
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Chair warns of July 4 lockdown easing issues
The National Chair of the Police Federation has warned the Government announcement about ending lockdown on July 4 could be ‘a countdown to party time’ and increase pressure on policing due to drunken and irresponsible behaviour.
The Breakfast Briefing: Jenrick and Desmond texts revealed in planning row, PLUS climate watchdog tells ministers not to waste Covid-19 crisis
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: Jenrick and Desmond texts revealed in planning row, PLUS climate watchdog tells ministers not to waste Covid-19 crisis
Good morning and welcome to the PoliticsHome Breakfast Briefing for Thursday, June 25.
What the Future Holds – how we support the Armed Forces community will help define our national identity Partner content
Coronavirus
By Forces in Mind Trust
What the Future Holds – how we support the Armed Forces community will help define our national identity
Our role over these last extraordinary few months has been to provide a forward look for the Armed Forces charities sector.
Matt Hancock says people will have to ‘self-declare’ if they are at risk of Covid-19 under new track and trace app
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock says people will have to ‘self-declare’ if they are at risk of Covid-19 under new track and trace app
The Government’s revamped coronavirus test and trace app will rely on people “self-declaring” if they are at risk of being infected, the Health Secretary has said.
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?
Families still suffering from 2008 financial crisis when coronavirus hit, says IFS
Coronavirus
Families still suffering from 2008 financial crisis when coronavirus hit, says IFS
Households were hit by the coronavirus crisis while they were still suffering a long hangover from the financial crash, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Coronavirus: Senior Tory MP backs medics’ call for review of UK's readiness for second wave
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Senior Tory MP backs medics’ call for review of UK's readiness for second wave
A senior Conservative MP has supported calls from medics for a review into how ready the UK is to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections.
PMQs: Boris Johnson brands Keir Starmer ‘misleading’ and claims no other country has working Covid-19 track and trace app
Coronavirus
PMQs: Boris Johnson brands Keir Starmer ‘misleading’ and claims no other country has working Covid-19 track and trace app
Boris Johnson has accused Keir Starmer of making “misleading” claims about the UK’s coronavirus track and trace programme — as the Prime Minister argued that no other country had a functioning Covid-19 app.
Ministers pledge extra £105m to keep homeless people off the streets during pandemic
Coronavirus
Ministers pledge extra £105m to keep homeless people off the streets during pandemic
The Government is committing £105million to keep homeless people in hotels during the coronavirus pandemic.
Are the Tories unaware of the increase in animal cruelty over the lockdown, or do they just not care?
Coronavirus
By Luke Pollard MP
Are the Tories unaware of the increase in animal cruelty over the lockdown, or do they just not care?
There is a Private Members Bill in Parliament to raise sentences for people convicted of animal cruelty. It has cross-party support. All George Eustice has to do is bring it forward, and MPs will swiftly pass it so it becomes law.
Coronavirus
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to MHCLG plan to 'Get Britain Building'
The CIOB has responded to plans from the government suggesting construction sites could see longer working hours to help maintain social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Breakfast Briefing: PM told to ready for second wave, Commons bullying row latest, fresh pressure over Jenrick planning storm
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: PM told to ready for second wave, Commons bullying row latest, fresh pressure over Jenrick planning storm
Good morning and welcome to the PoliticsHome Breakfast Briefing for Wednesday, June 24.
The coronavirus pandemic shows our assisted dying laws are in need of review Partner content
Coronavirus
By Dignity in Dying
The coronavirus pandemic shows our assisted dying laws are in need of review
We should do what the public expects us to do, to grasp the nettle, beginning with an inquiry into the existing law on assisted dying and how it should change.
The Government is failing to support pupils disadvantaged by school closures
Coronavirus
By Lord Blunkett
The Government is failing to support pupils disadvantaged by school closures
Education at every level, from early years to saving our Higher Education institutions, should be a national priority throughout this crisis
Prepare for ‘real risk’ of second coronavirus wave, health leaders tell Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Prepare for ‘real risk’ of second coronavirus wave, health leaders tell Boris Johnson
Britain must prepare for the “real risk” of a second wave of the coronavirus, health leaders have warned Boris Johnson, after the Prime Minister confirmed that a raft of lockdown measures will be eased in England.
Disadvantaged workers being ‘failed’ by apprenticeships system, government advisers warn
Coronavirus
Disadvantaged workers being ‘failed’ by apprenticeships system, government advisers warn
Workers from disadvantaged backgrounds are being “left behind” by the UK’s apprenticeships system, the Government’s own social mobility advisers have warned.
Coronavirus pandemic shows UK not ready for climate crisis, stark report claims
Coronavirus
Coronavirus pandemic shows UK not ready for climate crisis, stark report claims
Britain is “acutely vulnerable” to the impacts of climate change and a potential environmental crisis, a leading think tank has warned.
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