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Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
The government's welfare bill has passed a House of Commons vote after another major concession to Labour rebels.
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
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
MPs Vote To Allow Assisted Dying Bill To Proceed
Health
MPs Vote To Allow Assisted Dying Bill To Proceed
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Health
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Opinion
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
Health
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
Health
By Emma Lewell MP
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
Trialling puberty blockers for under-18s puts young people at risk – it should not go ahead
Health
By Rebecca Paul MP
Trialling puberty blockers for under-18s puts young people at risk – it should not go ahead
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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
By Emma Lewell MP
Health
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
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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
Number 10 claims it has 'no plans' to end pension triple lock amid reports Rishi Sunak is considering scrapping key Tory pledge
Coronavirus
Number 10 claims it has 'no plans' to end pension triple lock amid reports Rishi Sunak is considering scrapping key Tory pledge
Number 10 has claimed it has "no plans" to end the pension triple lock following reports Rishi Sunak was considering scrapping the Conservative manifesto guarantee.
PMQs: Keir Starmer refuses to say he backs schools re-opening amid row with Boris Johnson on child poverty
Coronavirus
PMQs: Keir Starmer refuses to say he backs schools re-opening amid row with Boris Johnson on child poverty
Sir Keir Starmer refused to say if Labour backed schools re-opening amid a Commons row with Boris Johnson on child poverty.
Boris Johnson vows refunds for all NHS migrant workers who have had to pay health surcharge since it was scrapped
Health
Boris Johnson vows refunds for all NHS migrant workers who have had to pay health surcharge since it was scrapped
Boris Johnson has promised that all migrant workers in the NHS and social care who have paid a surcharge even after it was scrapped by the Government will have their money handed back.
Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Heathrow assists local fight against COVID-19
Thousands of face masks donated to local NHS teams to continue helping in the fight against COVID-19 and Heathrow continues to support local schools with donations of laptops to aid remote learning, digital resources and barriers to aid in students’ social distancing.
Matt Hancock blames Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe for embarrassing Marcus Rashford TV mix-up
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock blames Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe for embarrassing Marcus Rashford TV mix-up
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has apologised after calling Marcus Rashford “Daniel” as he attempted to praise the England star for his campaigning on free school meals.
Coronavirus
By Building Societies Association
Job insecurity is the biggest barrier to home ownership for the first time in a decade
Buyers state job insecurity as the biggest barrier to home ownership (65%) compared to 35% in March 2020), overtaking ‘raising a deposit’ (40%) for the first time in 10 years.
The Breakfast Briefing: Rashford 1-0 Johnson, fresh pressure on Jenrick, row brewing over MP complaint system
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: Rashford 1-0 Johnson, fresh pressure on Jenrick, row brewing over MP complaint system
Good morning and welcome to the PoliticsHome Breakfast Briefing for Wednesday, June 17.
Supporting children at risk of hunger over the holidays should not be a one-off intervention
Coronavirus
By Christian Wakeford MP
Supporting children at risk of hunger over the holidays should not be a one-off intervention
The Government should build on this initial announcement and commit to funding free school food provision schemes for all children at risk of hunger, during every school holiday.
Keir Starmer warns thousands of jobs ‘on the line’ as Labour demands coronavirus rescue package for aviation sector
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer warns thousands of jobs ‘on the line’ as Labour demands coronavirus rescue package for aviation sector
The Government is being urged to stop a wave of redundancies in the aviation sector with a “robust” rescue package for firms hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Nearly two-thirds of families on Universal Credit forced to borrow money during pandemic
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Nearly two-thirds of families on Universal Credit forced to borrow money during pandemic
Six in ten families claiming Universal Credit have been forced to borrow money since the beginning of the crisis, a new survey has found.
Boris Johnson ‘congratulates’ Marcus Rashford after footballer forces U-turn on free school meal funding
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson ‘congratulates’ Marcus Rashford after footballer forces U-turn on free school meal funding
Boris Johnson called Marcus Rashford to “congratulate” him on his campaign after the footballer forced the Government to u-turn on funding for free school meals.
PM hails ‘biggest breakthrough yet’ in authorising cheap steroid dexamethasone to treat coronavirus
Coronavirus
PM hails ‘biggest breakthrough yet’ in authorising cheap steroid dexamethasone to treat coronavirus
Boris Johnson has hailed the “biggest breakthrough yet” in tackling coronavirus by authorising the world’s first treatment proven to reduce the risk of death from the disease.
Merging the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office is a retrograde step which we will come to regret
Coronavirus
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Merging the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office is a retrograde step which we will come to regret
It is seldom a good sign when governments decide to tinker with the Whitehall architecture - especially in the middle of the worst crisis for a generation.
Coronavirus
By WaterAid
WaterAid statement – merger of DFID and FCO
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office to create the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Department.
Boris Johnson U-turns over free school meals with £120m summer scheme after pressure from Marcus Rashford
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson U-turns over free school meals with £120m summer scheme after pressure from Marcus Rashford
Boris Johnson has announced a new £120million fund to feed the poorest children over the summer holidays after a campaign led by England footballer Marcus Rashford.
Explained: The latest ‘Covid-secure’ Commons voting system as MPs seek to avoid snaking queues around Parliament
Coronavirus
By Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Explained: The latest ‘Covid-secure’ Commons voting system as MPs seek to avoid snaking queues around Parliament
After weeks of bitter wrangling over the Government’s bid to get MPs back into Parliament, Commons authorities have unveiled a new system they hope will stop MPs from having to form slow-moving queues snaking around the estate just to cast a vote — and restore some limited sense of normality to the chamber.
Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
ONS figures show care home deaths still around 16 per cent higher than normal
Updated figures from the Office for National Statistics today show the number of care home deaths due to Covid-19 in England and Wales.
Marcus Rashford slams Therese Coffey over tweet on water supply amid free school meals campaign
Coronavirus
Marcus Rashford slams Therese Coffey over tweet on water supply amid free school meals campaign
Marcus Rashford has slammed Therese Coffey over her comments about families’ access to hot water in response to his free school meals campaign.
The wrongful detention of young people with learning disabilities must end now
Health
By Harriet Harman MP
The wrongful detention of young people with learning disabilities must end now
Young people with autism and/or learning disabilities are facing unjustified detention during lockdown. This is a breach of human rights.
Coronavirus
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF urges Scottish Government to ease restrictions
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has written to the three Scottish Government departments, as well as a direct letter to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, asking that the current lockdown restrictions on home improvement companies are eased to allow installers to work safely in people’s homes.
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
Yemen: Airstrikes kill 13 civilians, four children
Xavier Joubert, Save the Children’s country director in Yemen, said:
The Breakfast Briefing: Grim job stats revealed, kids missing education — and fresh row over Boris Johnson’s race review
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: Grim job stats revealed, kids missing education — and fresh row over Boris Johnson’s race review
Good morning and welcome to the PoliticsHome Breakfast Briefing for Tuesday, June 16.
More than 600,000 workers have lost jobs amid coronavirus lockdown, new figures suggest
Coronavirus
More than 600,000 workers have lost jobs amid coronavirus lockdown, new figures suggest
The number of workers on UK payrolls tumbled by more than 600,000 between March and May as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the economy, new figures show.
Four in ten school pupils not in regular contact with teachers amid sharp coronavirus divide, new survey reveals
Coronavirus
Four in ten school pupils not in regular contact with teachers amid sharp coronavirus divide, new survey reveals
Four in ten school pupils are not in regular contact with their teachers amid a sharp divide between richer and poorer pupils in the coronavirus lockdown, a new survey has revealed.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025