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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
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Allergy is a public health crisis. In the absence of a cure, we must educate to increase awareness and treatment
Health
By Jon Cruddas
Allergy is a public health crisis. In the absence of a cure, we must educate to increase awareness and treatment
A national programme of public allergy education should include increased awareness in the catering industry – and training in schools to help recognise and treat severe reactions
Let's use this Budget to reform R&D tax credits and kickstart a recovery for British manufacturing Partner content
Coronavirus
By Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
Let's use this Budget to reform R&D tax credits and kickstart a recovery for British manufacturing
We need to harness the energy of British science for the task of rebuilding our economy. Bringing capital expenditure into R&D tax credits is a simple, rapidly self-financing way to kick-start growth.
Rishi Sunak Urged To Slash Beer Duty In Budget To Save Pubs Hit By Pandemic
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak Urged To Slash Beer Duty In Budget To Save Pubs Hit By Pandemic
The Chancellor is facing pressure to cut beer duty in next week's budget after 68 Tory MPs said pubs had been hit harder than any other sector during lockdown.
Returning to the NHS frontline has been physically and mentally exhausting
Coronavirus
By Maria Caulfield MP
Returning to the NHS frontline has been physically and mentally exhausting
I am proud to have worked alongside the true heroes of this crisis, but the relentless strain of nursing in the pandemic has taken its toll.
UK Covid-19 Alert Level Has Been Downgraded From Level Five To Four – But The NHS Is Still Under Pressure
Coronavirus
UK Covid-19 Alert Level Has Been Downgraded From Level Five To Four – But The NHS Is Still Under Pressure
The Covid-19 alert level has been lowered in all four nations despite warnings the health service was still under "significant pressure" from the virus.
Boris Johnson Calls New Exam Grading System A 'Good Compromise' As Details Are Confirmed
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Calls New Exam Grading System A "Good Compromise" As Details Are Confirmed
Details of a new teacher-led grading system for A and AS Levels, and GCSEs have been laid out by the government after education secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed that last summer's algorithm would be ditched.

New Figures Show Almost 5 Million People On Furlough During January
Coronavirus
New Figures Show Almost 5 Million People On Furlough During January
The number of workers on furlough reached almost 5 million during January after the national lockdown forced thousands of businesses to shut.
Schools Minister Defends Ditching Exams Due To Covid Despite Backlash Over Possible Grade Inflation
Coronavirus
Schools Minister Defends Ditching Exams Due To Covid Despite Backlash Over Possible Grade Inflation
The schools minister Nick Gibb has rejected criticism that replacing GCSE and A-level exams with assessments by teachers will lead to widespread grade inflation this summer.
Can The Government's Obesity Strategy Tackle The UK's Weight Crisis?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Can The Government's Obesity Strategy Tackle The UK's Weight Crisis?
The government’s latest obesity strategy includes a watershed on advertising unhealthy foods and changes to labelling. But is that enough to reverse the crisis, or should the emphasis be on tackling food poverty and improving access to clinical support? Georgina Bailey reports
Gavin Williamson Says Teachers Will Decide Exam Results And Algorithms Will Be Ditched
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson Says Teachers Will Decide Exam Results And Algorithms Will Be Ditched
The education secretary has confirmed that teachers in England will have control over their students' grades this year with “no algorithms whatsoever” involved in the process.
MPs Hit Out At 'Unethical' Academics For Sending Them 'Spoof' Emails During The Pandemic
Coronavirus
MPs Hit Out At "Unethical" Academics For Sending Them "Spoof" Emails During The Pandemic
MPs and unions have heavily criticised a group of academics for sending fictitious emails to their offices as part of a research project monitoring responses.
Priti Patel Blames “Mingling” Asylum Seekers For Covid Outbreak At Napier Army Barracks
Coronavirus
Priti Patel Blames “Mingling” Asylum Seekers For Covid Outbreak At Napier Army Barracks
The Home Office has revealed that 178 asylum seekers caught coronavirus last month while being held at an army barracks in Kent in a dramatic Commons committee hearing this morning.
150,000 People With Learning Difficulties Will Now Be Prioritised For A Covid-19 Vaccine
Coronavirus
150,000 People With Learning Difficulties Will Now Be Prioritised For A Covid-19 Vaccine
All people with learning difficulties face a “higher risk of death from Covid-19” and will now be moved up the priority list for a vaccine, government has said.
Gavin Williamson Hints School Day Could Be Lengthened To Help Pupils Catch Up After Covid Disruption
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson Hints School Day Could Be Lengthened To Help Pupils Catch Up After Covid Disruption
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has defended the level of funding allocated to schools to help pupils catch up on missed learning due to the pandemic.
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
With major changes on the horizon, Kate Proctor talks to those on the frontline who believe the pandemic provides an opportunity to tackle public health inequalities.
Covid has exposed the health gaps between rich and poor and across ethnic groups
Coronavirus
By Baroness Young of Old Scone
Covid has exposed the health gaps between rich and poor and across ethnic groups
A more equal society will help people to live longer in better health, and reduce pressures on the NHS
The government must introduce vaccine passports so we can look forward to holidays abroad once again
Coronavirus
By Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
The government must introduce vaccine passports so we can look forward to holidays abroad once again
Vaccine passports should be used to allow us to travel freely abroad as soon as it is safe to do so and allow the aviation industry to begin to recover from the pandemic.
After a decade of increasing inequality, it’s time this government starts valuing ethnic minority and disabled people's lives
Coronavirus
By Marsha de Cordova MP
After a decade of increasing inequality, it’s time this government starts valuing ethnic minority and disabled people's lives
We cannot let the government off the hook for the way that Black, Asian and ethnic minority lives, disabled lives and poorer people’s lives have been undervalued before and during the pandemic.
Many people are not given the right care at the end of their lives
Health
By Baroness Finlay
Many people are not given the right care at the end of their lives
Reform is needed if we’re to remove costly administrative hurdles and provide the palliative support that patients and their families so desperately need
Members’ Tea Room Set To Be Renamed “Julie’s” After A Popular Catering Worker
Coronavirus
By Sally Dawson
Members’ Tea Room Set To Be Renamed “Julie’s” After A Popular Catering Worker
The House of Commons Members’ Tea Room looks set to be renamed ‘Julie’s Tea Room' in honour of a popular member of the parliamentary catering team, who died this month after contracting Covid-19.
Pubs Say They Won't Make It Out Of Lockdown Without Cuts To Beer Tax, VAT And Rates
Coronavirus
Pubs Say They Won't Make It Out Of Lockdown Without Cuts To Beer Tax, VAT And Rates
The hospitality industry is warning without a raft of financial support in next week's Budget, businesses won’t make it until re-opening dates in the government’s roadmap to easing lockdown.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Safety Council
Government and the HSE must strengthen and enforce Covid-secure workplace rules to protect workers
Keeping workers healthy and safe will help the country to boost its economic recovery once the virus has been brought under control.
Can The Government Learn From Last Year's Covid Communications Confusion?
Coronavirus
By Adam Payne
Can The Government Learn From Last Year's Covid Communications Confusion?
Much of the public messaging during the pandemic has been criticised for its lack of clarity. With new rules coming in over the coming months, Adam Payne deciphers the government’s response to the communications challenge.
'Emergency Proxy' Rules Announced To Allow People Self-Isolating To Vote In Local Elections
Coronavirus
'Emergency Proxy' Rules Announced To Allow People Self-Isolating To Vote In Local Elections
The government is set to implement new emergency rules to allow people self-isolating to secure a last minute proxy vote for May's council and mayoral elections.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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