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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
How UK CreaTech can be a world-beater Partner content
Coronavirus
By Creative Industries Council
How UK CreaTech can be a world-beater
The Minister for Digital and Culture has backed UK ‘CreaTech’ pitch to become a world leader in the field
Labour Calls For Urgent Action To Tackle 'Horrendous' Delays To Court Cases
Coronavirus
Labour Calls For Urgent Action To Tackle "Horrendous" Delays To Court Cases
Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy has urged ministers to introduce temporary courts and cut the size of juries in order to tackle a growing backlog of unheard court cases. 
Ministers 'Expect' First Moderna Covid-19 Jabs To Arrive In The UK Next Month
Coronavirus
Ministers "Expect" First Moderna Covid-19 Jabs To Arrive In The UK Next Month
The government is preparing for the UK’s first batch of Moderna vaccines to arrive next month, confirmed Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, who said ministers had “every confidence” that the current lockdown would be the last.
New Cash For Self-Isolation Is A “Drop In The Ocean”, Sage Adviser Says
Coronavirus
New Cash For Self-Isolation Is A “Drop In The Ocean”, Sage Adviser Says
An adviser to the government on coronavirus has criticised an increase in cash to help those forced to self-isolate as a “drop in the ocean”.
Greed will deepen vaccine inequity and prolong the Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus
By Richard Burgon MP
Greed will deepen vaccine inequity and prolong the Covid-19 pandemic
The UK government should remove barriers and back initiatives that would create the space for more manufacturers to enter the market to ensure a sustained supply of vaccines at low prices.
Covid Infections Still At Lowest Level Since September As R Rate Stays Down After School Re-Opening
Coronavirus
Covid Infections Still At Lowest Level Since September As R Rate Stays Down After School Re-Opening
The number of people with Covid-19 in England is at its lowest level since late September as the re-opening of schools appears to have so far had minimal impact on spreading the virus.
Non-Essential Shops Will Soon Be Able To Open Until 10pm In A Major Boost To Retailers
Coronavirus
Non-Essential Shops Will Soon Be Able To Open Until 10pm In A Major Boost To Retailers
Retailers will be able to open until 10pm from April 12 as the government extends Christmas shopping hours in a bid to boost the high street after months of closure.
The pandemic has shown that funeral and death care staff are essential workers too
Coronavirus
By Rosie Cooper MP
The pandemic has shown that funeral and death care staff are essential workers too
Covid-19 has placed an enormous strain on those who work in the death care industry. It is time that we recognise and protect the importance of this sector and the people within it
The Covid-19 vaccine must give us immunity from lockdown as well as the virus
Coronavirus
By Steve Brine MP
The Covid-19 vaccine must give us immunity from lockdown as well as the virus
The roadmap is a return to freedom, but it’s too slow and doesn’t base itself on the data or demonstrate a belief in vaccines.
This government has a moral duty to help the widows of the Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus
By Lord Loomba
This government has a moral duty to help the widows of the Covid-19 pandemic
As a child I witnessed first-hand the poverty and suffering my mother faced as a widow. The government must set up a Covid-19 widows support group to provide financial and practical assistance – and help them overcome their loss
MPs Vote To Extend Emergency Coronavirus Powers For 6 Months As Matt Hancock Admits They May Be Rolled Over Into 2022
Coronavirus
MPs Vote To Extend Emergency Coronavirus Powers For 6 Months As Matt Hancock Admits They May Be Rolled Over Into 2022
The government has won approval to keep in place its emergency Covid-19 powers for another 6 months after MPs voted for it by a majority of more than 400.
Local Election Officers Will Be Insured Against Covid Death Claims
Coronavirus
Local Election Officers Will Be Insured Against Covid Death Claims
Local election officials will be protected by the government when they run the 6 May local election in case anyone dies from Covid on their watch.
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing: moving towards evidence-based, data-driven responses
Tory Lockdown Rebels Expect Renewal Of Coronavirus Powers To Pass With Little Commons Resistance
Coronavirus
Tory Lockdown Rebels Expect Renewal Of Coronavirus Powers To Pass With Little Commons Resistance
Anti-lockdown Conservative MPs are playing down talk of a rebellion on extending emergency coronavirus powers today saying “the sting has come out of this” because of the vaccine rollout.
Publicans Call Vaccine Passport Plans 'Absurd' As Boris Johnson Faces Anger From Tory MPs
Coronavirus
Publicans Call Vaccine Passport Plans "Absurd" As Boris Johnson Faces Anger From Tory MPs
Tory MPs and hospitality leaders have slammed Boris Johnson's proposals which could see customers turned away for pubs if they are not vaccinated.
Artificial intelligence poses an inhuman risk to worker rights
Coronavirus
By Frances O'Grady
Artificial intelligence poses an inhuman risk to worker rights
This pandemic has transformed the way millions work. Many of us hadn’t even heard of Zoom until the crisis hit - now that we’re experts we sorely miss meeting colleagues face-to-face.

But the huge growth in remote working is not the only technological shift we have witnessed during Covid-19. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) at work has massively accelerated too – albeit under the radar.
Nobody is protected from coronavirus until everyone is: why we should repeal and replace the Coronavirus Act
Coronavirus
By Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Nobody is protected from coronavirus until everyone is: why we should repeal and replace the Coronavirus Act
This week marks one year since the UK first went into lockdown and MPs voted to give the Government unprecedented and extraordinary powers under the Coronavirus Act. My thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of the 127,000 people who have lost their lives since then.
Boris Johnson Warns France May Go On Travel “Red List” To Prevent Covid Variants Arriving Across The Channel
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Warns France May Go On Travel “Red List” To Prevent Covid Variants Arriving Across The Channel
Boris Johnson has admitted that putting France on the "red list" for travel was "something that we will have to look at" to prevent importing new Covid variants.
Boris Johnson Says Pubs Could Ask For Vaccine Passports Despite Previously Ruling It Out
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Says Pubs Could Ask For Vaccine Passports Despite Previously Ruling It Out
Boris Johnson has suggested that pubs could start asking punters for proof of vaccination on the door despite previously stating it wouldn’t be necessary.
Jeremy Hunt Reveals He Caught Covid Three Days After Getting Vaccine
Coronavirus
Jeremy Hunt Reveals He Caught Covid Three Days After Getting Vaccine
The former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has described it as “very bad luck” that he caught Covid-19 just three days after he was given his first dose of the vaccine.
Tech companies must clean up the digital Dodge City by tackling anonymous internet trolls
Health
By Siobhan Baillie MP
Tech companies must clean up the digital Dodge City by tackling anonymous internet trolls
The tragic death of Sarah Everard has rightly put safety in our towns and cities front and centre of a big societal debate and we want action to be taken. But people face danger and harassment, not only in the physical world, but on the dark cyber streets and alleyways of the internet, and particularly from anonymous accounts on social media.
EU Reveals Plans To Impose Stricter Controls On Vaccine Exports
Coronavirus
EU Reveals Plans To Impose Stricter Controls On Vaccine Exports
The European Commission has revealed the details of new plans to tighten export controls as it claimed some companies were not "delivering" on their contracts.
The great British pub needs urgent help if it is to survive the lockdown
Coronavirus
By Selaine Saxby MP
The great British pub needs urgent help if it is to survive the lockdown
Without a doubt the hospitality sector has been one of the hardest hit throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, having been shut for 10 out of 14 months. I certainly do not believe many of us foresaw that a year ago when we entered the first lockdown.
1% pay offer is an insult to NHS staff who have given everything in the fight against Covid
Health
By Paula Barker MP
1% pay offer is an insult to NHS staff who have given everything in the fight against Covid
Warm words and pats on the head will not cut it. This government must change course and deliver a just pay offer for our NHS workers.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025