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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
Health
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
Rishi Sunak Vows To End 'Sick Note Culture' On 'Moral Mission' To Reform Welfare
Health
Rishi Sunak Vows To End "Sick Note Culture" On "Moral Mission" To Reform Welfare
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Health
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
Health
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year
Health
Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year
New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
Health
New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
Mental Health Leaders Warn Half Of Students Are Losing Out On School Support
Health
Mental Health Leaders Warn Half Of Students Are Losing Out On School Support
The House Live
The blight of loneliness
Health
By Tracey Crouch MP
The blight of loneliness
Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect
Health
By Dr Vivek Murthy
Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect
Let’s have open conversations about loneliness and mental health in Parliament
Health
By Lord McFall
Let’s have open conversations about loneliness and mental health in Parliament
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The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Transport
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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Health
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Health
By Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Recovery after intensive care can be a years-long challenge. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose, a consultant therapist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, chart one patient’s journey from ICU to playing rugby for Wales to show how a new care system puts patients’ needs at its heart
“The question is not to diminish funding; the question is to increase funding': The World Health Organization interview
Health
By Sophie Church
“The question is not to diminish funding; the question is to increase funding": The World Health Organization interview
Donald Trump said he would suspend funding to the World Health Organization in the pandemic. Now, some in the UK question our membership. Sophie Church speaks to Europe’s regional director Hans Kluge about why the WHO is preparing for the worst
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Coronavirus: Keir Starmer backs plea to use 'once in a generation' opportunity to end rough sleeping
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Keir Starmer backs plea to use 'once in a generation' opportunity to end rough sleeping
Keir Starmer has backed calls from regional leaders to use the "once in a generation" opportunity presented by coronavirus to end rough sleeping.
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Mental health must be at heart of Police Covenant
Federation publishes its submission to the Government.
Coronavirus
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction leaders join call for re-opening of South Africa building sector
Members of the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) South African hub has added its voice to calls for the South African government to speed up the re-opening of the building sector.
Coronavirus
By Transport Focus
Growing caution around return to public transport finds transport watchdog
Four out of ten people say they won’t use public transport again until they feel safe in the latest survey findings from the independent transport watchdog.
Coronavirus
By IPSE
IPSE urges government to extend support for self-employed and points to “glaring injustice” compared to employees
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) is urging the government to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme for as long as the self-employed need it. It has warned that it would be a “glaring injustice” for it to extend the employee Job Retention Scheme but force the self-employed back to work in “unsafe conditions”.
Coronavirus
By Heathrow
Temperature screening equipment now being trialled at Heathrow
Starting today, thermal screening technology is being trialled in Terminal 2’s immigration hall to detect elevated temperatures of arriving passengers. Learnings from these trials will be shared with the UK Government, to aid the rapid creation of a Common International Standard for health screening, needed to unlock global trade and travel.
The Breakfast Briefing: NHS bosses demand details on Boris Johnson’s contact tracing vow PLUS how the PM’s lockdown thinking evolved
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: NHS bosses demand details on Boris Johnson’s contact tracing vow PLUS how the PM’s lockdown thinking evolved
Your morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster from PoliticsHome acting editor Matt Honeycombe-Foster. Sign up below to get the briefing in your inbox every morning
Ministers must ensure that rough sleeping does not return
Coronavirus
By Neil Coyle MP
Ministers must ensure that rough sleeping does not return
We can harness the intent shown in recent weeks and use it to provide permanent accommodation for anyone sleeping rough.
Why medical foods are vital to the treatment and recovery of Covid-19 patients Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA)
Why medical foods are vital to the treatment and recovery of Covid-19 patients
Medical foods, whether through continued tube feeds, oral nutritional supplements or dysphagia products, will therefore play a significant role in supporting many patients while in hospital and as they progress through the rehabilitation process and seek to recover from the long term physiological impact of Covid-19.
Labour urges ministers to pile pressure on US and China amid bitter dispute over ‘lifeline’ coronavirus aid for Syria
Coronavirus
Labour urges ministers to pile pressure on US and China amid bitter dispute over ‘lifeline’ coronavirus aid for Syria
Labour has urged the Government to do more to break a bitter United Nations deadlock between Washington and Beijing over “lifeline” coronavirus help for war-torn Syria.
NHS bosses demand more detail after Boris Johnson promises June 1 launch for coronavirus track and trace system
Coronavirus
NHS bosses demand more detail after Boris Johnson promises June 1 launch for coronavirus track and trace system
Britain is at risk of a “second wave of infections” that could overwhelm the NHS unless a detailed track and trace strategy is in place soon, hospital bosses have warned.
Boris Johnson: a changed prime minister
Coronavirus
By Sebastian Whale
Boris Johnson: a changed prime minister
In December 2019 Boris Johnson’s resounding election win made him the most powerful UK politician since Tony Blair. Having reshaped his party in his image, he had the means and the mandate not just to deliver Brexit, but to ensure his brand of Conservatism would dominate British politics for the next decade. Then everything changed. Sebastian Whale reports
Families of care workers who die from coronavirus can now stay in UK after Home Office climbdown
Coronavirus
Families of care workers who die from coronavirus can now stay in UK after Home Office climbdown
The families of NHS care workers and cleaners who die on the coronavirus frontline will be allowed to stay in the UK after a major climbdown from the Home Office.
Coronavirus
By Chartered Institute of Building
Robert Halfon MP is right to call for an Apprenticeship Guarantee
CIOB have responded to calls for an apprentice ‘safety net’.
Jacob Rees-Mogg confirms virtual Parliament will end despite claim shielding MPs will be ‘euthanised from Commons’
Coronavirus
Jacob Rees-Mogg confirms virtual Parliament will end despite claim shielding MPs will be ‘euthanised from Commons’
Jacob Rees-Mogg has vowed once again to end the virtual Parliamentary proceedings and force MPs to come into Westminster from 2 June.
PMQs: Boris Johnson claims UK will have ‘world-beating’ system to trace 10,000 coronavirus cases per day ready by 1 June
Coronavirus
PMQs: Boris Johnson claims UK will have ‘world-beating’ system to trace 10,000 coronavirus cases per day ready by 1 June
Boris Johnson has claimed the UK will have a “world-beating" system to test, track and trace for coronavirus up and running by 1 June.
Coronavirus: Cabinet minister admits Government chose to prioritise testing in NHS over care homes
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Cabinet minister admits Government chose to prioritise testing in NHS over care homes
The Government has been accused of leaving the “most vulnerable people out at sea without a life raft” after a Cabinet minister admitted they chose to prioritise testing in the NHS over care homes.
After the pandemic, the government must follow through its rhetoric and ‘level up’ the UK
Coronavirus
By Dan Jarvis MP
After the pandemic, the government must follow through its rhetoric and ‘level up’ the UK
This crisis can be a turning point. As we rebuild, we have an opportunity to forever bury the idea that society cannot change itself for the better
On HS2, there has been a failure to manage costs and a complete lack of transparency
Coronavirus
By Public Accounts Committee
On HS2, there has been a failure to manage costs and a complete lack of transparency
No responsible government should be willing to see such huge cost escalations and so little accountability.
I would happily trade the cut and thrust of the chamber for a better, more respectful hybrid parliament
Coronavirus
By Owen Thompson MP
I would happily trade the cut and thrust of the chamber for a better, more respectful hybrid parliament
The architecture of politics cannot stay in a time warp, it has to adapt to reflect modern life. The hybrid proceedings prove this can be done in a way that augments the traditions rather than detracts from them.
Ministers set for showdown with schools as hundreds could stay shut on June 1
Coronavirus
Ministers set for showdown with schools as hundreds could stay shut on June 1
As many as 1,500 English primary schools could refuse to reopen on 1 June amid a growing backlash over the Government's plans.
Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore to be knighted for NHS fundraising efforts, PM confirms
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore to be knighted for NHS fundraising efforts, PM confirms
Captain Tom Moore is set to be knighted for his NHS fundraising efforts after receiving a special nomination from the Prime Minister.
Coronavirus: MPs call for apprentice ‘safety net’ as two-thirds lose out on work or learning
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: MPs call for apprentice ‘safety net’ as two-thirds lose out on work or learning
Senior MPs have demanded a “safety net” for apprentices as new research revealed that 61% have been furloughed, made redundant or lost access to learning due to the coronavirus crisis.
Leading Government scientist admits Covid-19 testing policy was ditched because of lack of capacity
Coronavirus
Leading Government scientist admits Covid-19 testing policy was ditched because of lack of capacity
The UK’s deputy chief scientific adviser has acknowledged that the Government’s decision to abandon its initial coronavirus test and trace policy was influenced by a lack of available tests.
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The road to proactive government
2024
Online
The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024