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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
Failure on the NHS is not an option
Health
By Praful Nargund
Failure on the NHS is not an option
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
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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
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
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
Surge in coronavirus domestic abuse cases needs ‘urgent’ attention of Cobra, MPs tell Priti Patel
Coronavirus
Surge in coronavirus domestic abuse cases needs ‘urgent’ attention of Cobra, MPs tell Priti Patel
Ministers are being urged to ramp up their support for victims of domestic abuse amid a surge in cases during the coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus: Environment Secretary says furloughed workers could be asked to pick fruit amid overseas labour shortage
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Environment Secretary says furloughed workers could be asked to pick fruit amid overseas labour shortage
Workers who have been furloughed by their companies could be asked to pick fruit to plug a shortage of migrant labour amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Environment Secretary has revealed.
Minister says Sage membership won’t be published amid row over Dominic Cummings’ role in key coronavirus meetings
Coronavirus
Minister says Sage membership won’t be published amid row over Dominic Cummings’ role in key coronavirus meetings
Dominic Raab has rejected calls for the Government to reveal who sits on its top coronavirus advisory committee, amid a row over the role played by senior Number 10 aide Dominic Cummings.
Dominic Raab warns Tory lockdown critics second coronavirus wave would ‘risk the economy’
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab warns Tory lockdown critics second coronavirus wave would ‘risk the economy’
Dominic Raab has batted away calls from senior Conservatives to ease the coronavirus lockdown, as he warned that a second wave of the disease could deal a “serious blow” to the economy.
Boris Johnson facing mounting Tory pressure to ease lockdown as he returns to work
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson facing mounting Tory pressure to ease lockdown as he returns to work
Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure from Conservative MPs and donors to set out how Britain will leave its coronavirus lockdown as he returns to work following his battle with the illness.
Coronavirus: Armed forces set to run mobile testing centers amid race to hit 100,000 test target
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Armed forces set to run mobile testing centers amid race to hit 100,000 test target
Military personnel have been drafted in to run new mobile coronavirus testing centers as ministers race to hit their 100,000-a-day target by the end of the month.
Keir Starmer urges ministers to treat public like ‘adults’ over coronavirus lockdown exit plan
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer urges ministers to treat public like ‘adults’ over coronavirus lockdown exit plan
Sir Keir Starmer has urged ministers to treat the public like “adults” over plans to exit the coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus: No 10 under pressure to reveal full Sage advisers list amid row over Dominic Cummings’ role
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: No 10 under pressure to reveal full Sage advisers list amid row over Dominic Cummings’ role
Number 10 is being urged to shed more light on the Government’s top coronavirus advisory committee amid a row over Dominic Cummings’ attendance of key meetings.
EXCL Labour demands ban on 'unacceptable' shareholder payouts for companies getting coronavirus help
Coronavirus
EXCL Labour demands ban on 'unacceptable' shareholder payouts for companies getting coronavirus help
Businesses that have benefitted from the Government's raft of coronavirus support schemes should be banned from paying dividends to their shareholders, Labour is demanding.
After this crisis, there will be no excuse for any business not to pay its way
Coronavirus
By Anneliese Dodds MP
After this crisis, there will be no excuse for any business not to pay its way
When the public looks back on the support it has given business over this period I want it to do so with pride rather than through gritted teeth. That means firms must all play their part in rebuilding public finances
Drone flights to Isle of Wight part of multimillion-pound package to keep coronavirus supply routes open
Coronavirus
Drone flights to Isle of Wight part of multimillion-pound package to keep coronavirus supply routes open
Drone flights to the Isle of Wight’s hospital will form part of a new multimillion-pound Government package to keep essential supply routes open during the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
Construction Minister tells NFB that infrastructure will be crucial to economic recovery
Addressing members attending the National Federation of Builders Large Contractors Forum, the Construction Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that he was looking to bring forward infrastructure projects to support the construction sector’s economic recovery, after the Covid-19 crisis
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Sentencing consistency needed as Covid-19 spitters walk free
National Chair urges magistrates and judiciary to adopt a more cohesive approach.
Coronavirus
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
EHRC response to ONS data on coronavirus and the social impacts on disabled people
Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath, responds to the ONS data on the impact of coronavirus on disabled people.
Coronavirus: Department of Health forced to apologise after key worker home test kits run out within minutes
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Department of Health forced to apologise after key worker home test kits run out within minutes
The Department of Health has been forced to apologise after home testing kits for key workers ran out within minutes.
Coronavirus
By IPSE
IPSE research: over-60s and new mothers among groups most likely to miss out on government self-employed support
Over-60s, 50-59-year-olds and new mothers are three of the groups most likely to miss out on government self-employed support because they went into freelancing too recently, according to new research by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed).
Donald Trump says Boris Johnson is ‘ready to go’ amid claims Prime Minister will return to work on Monday
Coronavirus
Donald Trump says Boris Johnson is ‘ready to go’ amid claims Prime Minister will return to work on Monday
Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson sounded "incredible" when they spoke on the phone - as it emerged the Prime Minister could return to work on Monday.
Coronavirus: Matt Hancock says he will 'not allow' early lifting of lockdown amid Tory calls for relaxation of restrictions
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Matt Hancock says he will 'not allow' early lifting of lockdown amid Tory calls for relaxation of restrictions
Matt Hancock has vowed to block any attempts to relax the coronavirus lockdown despite mounting Tory calls for the restrictions to be eased.
Coronavirus
By Compassion in Dying
Living wills skyrocket in light of coronavirus
Figures announced as urgent need for greater advance care planning raised in Lords social care debate
Out of sight: How do we protect children in lockdown?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Out of sight: How do we protect children in lockdown?
For families across the country, life changed dramatically due to lockdown – and for the most vulnerable children, the risks increased dramatically too. Removed from their usual support services, experts are concerned about their wellbeing. Georgina Bailey reports
As we change the way we work, the purpose of the House’s procedure must prevail
Coronavirus
By Karen Bradley MP
As we change the way we work, the purpose of the House’s procedure must prevail
The House is rising magnificently to meet the procedural challenges of coronavirus .
Dominic Cummings collapsed and was in bed for 10 days after contracting coronavirus, wife reveals
Coronavirus
Dominic Cummings collapsed and was in bed for 10 days after contracting coronavirus, wife reveals
Dominic Cummings collapsed and was confined to bed for 10 days with severe breathlessness after contracting the coronavirus, his wife has revealed.
We need clear guidance from the Government to keep bus drivers safe from Covid-19
Coronavirus
By Jim McMahon MP
We need clear guidance from the Government to keep bus drivers safe from Covid-19
Our drivers are keeping the country going in extremely difficult circumstances, and they will be central to our economic recovery.
Virtual adjournment debates should be added to the innovations of the democratic revolution
Coronavirus
By Harriett Baldwin MP
Virtual adjournment debates should be added to the innovations of the democratic revolution
As the teething problems and technical glitches are ironed out, socially distant and virtual adjournment debates should be added to the innovations of the democratic revolution.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025