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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
Boris Johnson to recuperate at Chequers as he is discharged from hospital after coronavirus treatment
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson to recuperate at Chequers as he is discharged from hospital after coronavirus treatment
Boris Johnson will “continue his recovery” at his official country residence after being discharged from hospital, Downing Street has announced.
Coronavirus: Labour’s Lisa Nandy says UK needs ‘interim Foreign Secretary’ while Dominic Raab stands in for Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Labour’s Lisa Nandy says UK needs ‘interim Foreign Secretary’ while Dominic Raab stands in for Boris Johnson
The Government should appoint an “interim” Foreign Secretary to fill in for Dominic Raab while he leads the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, Labour’s Lisa Nandy has said.
Coronavirus: Jacob Rees-Mogg vows Commons will reopen after Easter using ‘tech solutions’
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Jacob Rees-Mogg vows Commons will reopen after Easter using ‘tech solutions’
Jacob Rees-Mogg has vowed parliament will return after its Easter recess using "technological solutions" to maintain social distancing and halt the spread of the coronavirus.
Priti Patel unveils extra help for domestic abuse support lines amid surge in demand during coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus
Priti Patel unveils extra help for domestic abuse support lines amid surge in demand during coronavirus lockdown
Domestic abuse helplines will receive a £2m funding boost so they can support people affected by the crime during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the Home Secretary has vowed.
Ministers hope NHS app can help lift lockdown by tracking coronavirus infections
Coronavirus
Ministers hope NHS app can help lift lockdown by tracking coronavirus infections
Ministers have pinned their hopes of easing lockdown restrictions on a new NHS app which can track coronavirus infections.
Nurses told to refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they cannot get protective equipment as criticism of government mounts
Coronavirus
Nurses told to refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they cannot get protective equipment as criticism of government mounts
Nurses should refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they have not been given adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), according to their union.
Boris Johnson says he 'owes his life to NHS staff' after leaving intensive care unit
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says he 'owes his life to NHS staff' after leaving intensive care unit
Boris Johnson has said he "owes his life to NHS staff" after leaving the intensive care unit where he was being treated for coronavirus.
Labour’s Keir Starmer demands ‘urgent talks’ on recall of Parliament so ministers’ coronavirus decisions can face scrutiny
Coronavirus
Labour’s Keir Starmer demands ‘urgent talks’ on recall of Parliament so ministers’ coronavirus decisions can face scrutiny
Sir Keir Starmer has called for “urgent talks” on the recall of Parliament after the Easter break so that ministers can be grilled on their handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
MPs should be able to use the extra £10,000 for office support to help our communities cope with coronavirus
Coronavirus
By Justin Madders MP
MPs should be able to use the extra £10,000 for office support to help our communities cope with coronavirus
The Coronavirus crisis has seen a cessation of politics as usual with Parliament being closed down and all politicians showing previously unheard of restraint by working in a constructive and non partisan way as we see a national effort to overcome the epidemic.
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle defends extra £10,000 in expenses provided for MPs and staff to work from home
Coronavirus
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle defends extra £10,000 in expenses provided for MPs and staff to work from home
Lindsay Hoyle has defended the decision by Parliament watchdogs to make an extra £10,000 available to each MP to help them and their staff work from home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Rail union chief suspended for saying he would ‘throw a party’ if Boris Johnson died from coronavirus
Coronavirus
Rail union chief suspended for saying he would ‘throw a party’ if Boris Johnson died from coronavirus
A senior union official has been suspended after saying he would be “throwing a party” if Boris Johnson died from coronavirus.
Downing Street tells police to back off after force claims it is monitoring ‘non-essential aisles’ in supermarkets
Coronavirus
Downing Street tells police to back off after force claims it is monitoring ‘non-essential aisles’ in supermarkets
Downing Street has said shops are free to sell whatever they have in stock after a police force claimed it was monitoring the “non-essential aisles” in supermarkets.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson thanks 'brilliant' NHS after leaving intensive care
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson thanks 'brilliant' NHS after leaving intensive care
Boris Johnson has thanked the "brilliant" NHS staff treating him for the coronavirus.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick defends 150-mile trip to family home during coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick defends 150-mile trip to family home during coronavirus lockdown
Robert Jenrick has defended making a 150-mile journey to his family home, despite telling the country to stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's father says he must not go straight back to work when he leaves hospital
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's father says he must not go straight back to work when he leaves hospital
Boris Johnson's father has insisted the Prime Minister must "rest up" when he leaves hospital rather than going straight back to work in Number 10.
How can the Commons meet during coronavirus?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
How can the Commons meet during coronavirus?
As preparations for a virtual Parliament get underway, what are the options for socially-distanced parliamentary scrutiny?
Coronavirus: Ministers under pressure to set out plan for how the UK exits lockdown
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Ministers under pressure to set out plan for how the UK exits lockdown
Ministers are coming under mounting pressure to set out how they plan to ease the restrictions imposed on the country to tackle the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson out of intensive care and in ‘extremely good spirits’ as he fights coronavirus
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson out of intensive care and in ‘extremely good spirits’ as he fights coronavirus
Boris Johnson has been moved from intensive care and is in “extremely good spirits”, Downing Street has announced.
Coronavirus: Priti Patel blasts police chief’s ‘inappropriate’ threat to check trolleys for ‘legitimate' shopping
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Priti Patel blasts police chief’s ‘inappropriate’ threat to check trolleys for ‘legitimate' shopping
Priti Patel has criticised a police chief after he said his force could start checking people’s trolleys for “legitimate” shopping during the coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus: Dominic Raab confirms UK lockdown to continue as he tells the country 'we're not done yet'
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Dominic Raab confirms UK lockdown to continue as he tells the country 'we're not done yet'
Dominic Raab has confirmed that the UK's coronavirus lockdown is to continue as experts claimed the social distancing measures are beginning to work.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
An immediate stamp duty holiday is needed
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) joins the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in calling for a temporary stamp duty holiday.
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
'This is not a training exercise - this is reality’
PFEW National Chair strongly condemns mixed messages on PPE.
NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt
Coronavirus
By Sarah Owen MP
NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt
I and 80 other MPs wrote to the Health Secretary, calling on him to cancel the student debt incurred by thousands of student nurses who are now at the frontline of this fight against covid-19.
Number 10 rejects Tory MP's call for churches to re-open over Easter
Coronavirus
Number 10 rejects Tory MP's call for churches to re-open over Easter
Downing Street has rejected a call by a Tory MP for churches to re-open for Easter Sunday despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025