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Boris Johnson Allies Insist 'Dial Hasn't Shifted' On His Leadership Despite Police Party Inquiry
Boris Johnson Allies Insist "Dial Hasn't Shifted" On His Leadership Despite Police Party Inquiry
Home affairs
Senior Conservative MPs seem to have thrown Boris Johnson a lifeline, and have not mobilised to oust him as Prime Minister, despite backbench fury over this morning's launch of a police investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown.
Two Paths Emerge For A Beleaguered Boris Johnson As He Faces His Toughest Week Yet
Coronavirus
Two Paths Emerge For A Beleaguered Boris Johnson As He Faces His Toughest Week Yet
Tory Whips Won't Investigate Claims MP Was 'Blackmailed' Unless Evidence Is Provided
Home affairs
Tory Whips Won't Investigate Claims MP Was "Blackmailed" Unless Evidence Is Provided
Former Deputy Prime Minister Condemns Rees-Mogg's 'Grotesque' Douglas Ross Attack
Home affairs
Former Deputy Prime Minister Condemns Rees-Mogg's "Grotesque" Douglas Ross Attack
Rattled Tories Briefed On Research Showing Farage Could Split Right Wing Vote
Brexit
Rattled Tories Briefed On Research Showing Farage Could Split Right Wing Vote
Has Labour Finally Hit On A Winning Formula With Starmer’s New Top Team?
Home affairs
Has Labour Finally Hit On A Winning Formula With Starmer’s New Top Team?
The Troubles Legacy Bill Is Delayed Again And May Not Become Law Until Summer
Defence
The Troubles Legacy Bill Is Delayed Again And May Not Become Law Until Summer
The House Live
We must end Holocaust distortion
Home affairs
By Karen Pollock
We must end Holocaust distortion
On Holocaust Memorial Day let’s stand united against hatred
Home affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP and John Howell MP
On Holocaust Memorial Day let’s stand united against hatred
Claims of Islamophobia should remind this government to stand up for British values
Home affairs
By Sajjad Karim
Claims of Islamophobia should remind this government to stand up for British values
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'Shadow Whip' Insiders Start To Believe The Rebellion Against Boris Johnson Has Subsided
"Shadow Whip" Insiders Start To Believe The Rebellion Against Boris Johnson Has Subsided
Political parties
NHS dentistry is in crisis as an exodus of dentists has left many without access to treatment
NHS dentistry is in crisis as an exodus of dentists has left many without access to treatment
By Navendu Mishra MP
Health
We must end Holocaust distortion
We must end Holocaust distortion
By Karen Pollock
Home affairs
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Will 2022 be a year of reckoning or reset for the Metropolitan Police?
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson
Will 2022 be a year of reckoning or reset for the Metropolitan Police?
Many police forces in England and Wales would have been glad to see the back of 2021, a year of changing Covid restrictions and bad press. None more so than the Metropolitan Police which, according to its commissioner, experienced some of the “most dreadful events” in its 190-year history.
Two Paths Emerge For A Beleaguered Boris Johnson As He Faces His Toughest Week Yet
Coronavirus
Two Paths Emerge For A Beleaguered Boris Johnson As He Faces His Toughest Week Yet
As Westminster awaits the publication of the much anticipated Sue Gray report into alleged Downing Street parties, two paths are emerging for Boris Johnson and the beleaguered Tory party.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a missed opportunity to help women and girls
Home affairs
By Sarah Jones MP
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a missed opportunity to help women and girls
Home Affairs news
Workplace Islamophobia is not unique to politics, it’s the experience of too many Muslim workers across the UK
Home affairs
By Shavanah Taj
Workplace Islamophobia is not unique to politics, it’s the experience of too many Muslim workers across the UK
Nusrat Ghani’s shocking description of Islamophobia in the Conservative party and in government is appalling but not surprising, if you’ve been paying attention.
Backbench Tories Warn Of 'Last Days Of Rome' For Boris Johnson Over Downing Street Police Inquiry
Coronavirus
Backbench Tories Warn Of "Last Days Of Rome" For Boris Johnson Over Downing Street Police Inquiry
The Conservative party has been plunged into fresh crisis this morning with the announcement that Downing Street will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police over potentially law breaking parties held during the pandemic.
Lords Diary: Baroness Bakewell
Home affairs
By Baroness Bakewell
Lords Diary: Baroness Bakewell
The first indication of a long day ahead was a notification from House of Lords catering about the extended opening hours of various eateries about the place. All were staying open longer.
How can we ensure patients are put at the heart of the NHS Recovery? Partner content
Coronavirus
By AbbVie
How can we ensure patients are put at the heart of the NHS Recovery?
With the pandemic absorbing health resources, patients with Long-Term Conditions are continuing to suffer delays in diagnoses and treatment. So how can we make sure the needs of these patients are put at the heart of the NHS Recovery? We speak to two MPs with personal experience
Prisoners should be offered apprenticeships while incarcerated to help them gain skills for jobs upon release
Education
By Rob Halfon MP
Prisoners should be offered apprenticeships while incarcerated to help them gain skills for jobs upon release
It is little wonder that reoffending rates are so high in this country – at around 42 per cent – when the odds of finding a job are stacked against prison leavers.
Louise Casey: The Social Policy Fixer
Home affairs
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Louise Casey: The Social Policy Fixer
For more than two decades, Baroness Casey has been the go-to figure for governments of all stripes to tackle some of our most intractable problems. But does she really have all the answers? Chaminda Jayanetti reports
Policing Bill must be amended to protect the right to protest and end slippery slope towards authoritarianism
Home affairs
By Baroness Altmann
Policing Bill must be amended to protect the right to protest and end slippery slope towards authoritarianism
Before Christmas, under the cover of darkness, men in masks dismantled one of the last remaining monuments reminding a nation of a heinous crime committed by their own government.
Online Safety Bill must strengthen child protection after record surge of online child sexual abuse in 2021
Culture
By Sarah Champion MP
Online Safety Bill must strengthen child protection after record surge of online child sexual abuse in 2021
Discussions about the Online Safety Bill have often been dominated by debates about freedom of speech, online anonymity, or abuse of public figures. These are all important topics to be discussed ahead of regulations, but the most pressing issue which this Bill needs to tackle is online child sexual abuse.
Hillsborough Law will level the scales of justice and ensure honesty in public inquiries
Home affairs
By Steve Rotheram
Hillsborough Law will level the scales of justice and ensure honesty in public inquiries
The story of Anne Williams – and of the Hillsborough families - is a classic tale of David vs. Goliath. Earlier this month, millions across the country were captivated by the dramatisation of Anne’s story as she set about uncovering the truth surrounding the death of her son Kevin in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Minette Batters Interview: The Farming Industry Has Been Ignored Over Post-Brexit Trade Deals
Environment
By John Johnston
Minette Batters Interview: The Farming Industry Has Been Ignored Over Post-Brexit Trade Deals
From driving a tractor to driving government policy, NFU chief Minette Batters talks about the many challenges facing farming.
The jury had a number of clear routes to acquitting the Colston Four, to cast them as a latter-day Penn and Mead is wrong
Home affairs
By Matthew Scott
The jury had a number of clear routes to acquitting the Colston Four, to cast them as a latter-day Penn and Mead is wrong
People appear to have been variously outraged and delighted by the not guilty verdicts on the demonstrators who admitted pulling down the statue of Sir Edward Colston and rolling it into Bristol Harbour.
Government Accused Of 'Blind Optimism' Over Post-Brexit Farming Plans
Environment
Government Accused Of "Blind Optimism" Over Post-Brexit Farming Plans
Defra's post-Brexit payment plan for farmers is based on “blind optimism” and the lack of information is "concerning", according to a powerful committee of MPs.
Child protection must be a national priority in 2022
Home affairs
By Sir Peter Wanless
Child protection must be a national priority in 2022
As MPs and Peers return to Parliament, we are urging the government to make 2022 the year child protection becomes a national priority.
‘Pay up or pack up’ is a shameful way to treat our overseas veterans
Home affairs
By Dan Jarvis MP
‘Pay up or pack up’ is a shameful way to treat our overseas veterans
Pay up or pack up. That’s the shameful choice the government gives our foreign and Commonwealth-born service personnel if they want to make a home in the country for which they risked their lives.
Low Dose Covid Vaccine Should Be Offered To Vulnerable Primary School Age Children
Coronavirus
Low Dose Covid Vaccine Should Be Offered To Vulnerable Primary School Age Children
A lower dose Covid vaccine has been approved for use in vulnerable children aged five to 11-years-old in the UK by drugs regulator the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Wales Will Re-Introduce Rule-Of-Six In New Covid Restrictions From Boxing Day
Coronavirus
Wales Will Re-Introduce Rule-Of-Six In New Covid Restrictions From Boxing Day
People living in Wales will have to abide by the rule-of-six and 2m social distancing rules in public places from Boxing Day according to a a suite of new restrictions announced by First Minister Mark Drakeford to try and slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid.
LISTEN: Net Zero starts at home Partner content
Environment
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
LISTEN: Net Zero starts at home
In episode two of the brand new series of Engineering a Better World, from The House and The Institution of Engineering and Technology, we speak to Anthony Browne MP, Chair of the Environment APPG, Rick Hartwig and Stephanie Baxter.
Labour And Lib Dems Urged To Form Anti-Tory Alliance After By-Election Bombshell
Communities
Labour And Lib Dems Urged To Form Anti-Tory Alliance After By-Election Bombshell
Labour and the Liberal Democrats are facing calls to work more closely together at the next general election by those keen to oust the Conservatives, after the Lib Dems' shock victory in the North Shropshire by-election.
The Lib Dems Have Stunned The Tories With A Shock By-Election Win In North Shropshire
Communities
The Lib Dems Have Stunned The Tories With A Shock By-Election Win In North Shropshire
The Liberal Democrats have won the North Shropshire by-election from the Tories, after a tense battle for the seat in a campaign fraught with allegations of scandals involving Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Law Commission
Law Commission to review the trial process for sexual offences
The Law Commission has today [17 December 2021] launched a project to review how evidence is used in prosecutions of sexual offences, and to counter misconceptions about sexual harm (“rape myths”).
We need solutions that permanently address rough sleeping for everyone, including EU citizens
Economy
By Lucy Mort
We need solutions that permanently address rough sleeping for everyone, including EU citizens
The harsh impacts of Storm Arwen and the emergence of the Omicron variant foretell a potentially treacherous and bleak Winter for all of us, but especially for homeless people. New research showing that EU citizens are almost three times as likely to experience rough sleeping is therefore of deep concern.
Tories Warned North Shropshire Being 'Left Behind' On Levelling Up Cash Could Cost Them By-Election
Communities
Tories Warned North Shropshire Being "Left Behind" On Levelling Up Cash Could Cost Them By-Election
If the Tories lose North Shropshire in today’s by-election, it would be a sign the party’s focus on the “red wall” has been at the expense of its heartland vote, its political rivals have said.
Dame Diana Johnson Elected As New Home Affairs Select Committee Chair
Home affairs
Dame Diana Johnson Elected As New Home Affairs Select Committee Chair
Labour MP Diana Johnson has been elected as the new chair of the home affairs select committee, replacing Yvette Cooper who stood down to become shadow home secretary.
County lines exploitation developed in the last decade, we can end it in the next
Home affairs
By Lyn Brown MP
County lines exploitation developed in the last decade, we can end it in the next
Across Britain, children are being groomed and exploited by criminal gangs to sell drugs and create a small violent gang of enforcers to protect the turf of the dealing gang. The children are groomed, used and then disposed of having created profits for wealthy people they will never meet who live in luxury in gated homes.
EventsAll
Women into Leadership Cardiff
2022
Online
Women into Leadership Cardiff
Neurodiversity at Work: Thinking Differently & Supporting Unique Talents
2022
London & Online
Neurodiversity at Work: Thinking Differently & Supporting Unique Talents
Women’s Safety
2022
Online
Women’s Safety
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service
2022
Online
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service