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Former Prison Governor Ian Acheson: The Public Is Right To Be Outraged By Early Release Schemes
Former Prison Governor Ian Acheson: The Public Is Right To Be Outraged By Early Release Schemes
Home affairs
In a searing critique, former prison governor Ian Acheson says the public is right to be outraged by early release schemes and overcrowding is being used to cover up entrenched administrative and political failure
Green Councils Fight For Drug Consumption Rooms
Health
Green Councils Fight For Drug Consumption Rooms
Unison Head Hits Out At “Wall Of Silence” From Shabana Mahmood Over Immigration Changes
Health
Unison Head Hits Out At “Wall Of Silence” From Shabana Mahmood Over Immigration Changes
Tories Draw Up Plans To Give Every Household Civilian Emergency Pamphlet
Home affairs
Tories Draw Up Plans To Give Every Household Civilian Emergency Pamphlet
Police Launch Criminal Investigation Into Reform UK Donations
Home affairs
Police Launch Criminal Investigation Into Reform UK Donations
PM 'Increasingly Confident' PC Harper’s Killers Will Not Be Released Early
Home affairs
PM "Increasingly Confident" PC Harper’s Killers Will Not Be Released Early
Big Tech Firms Are 'Winning In A Big Way' On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Home affairs
Big Tech Firms Are "Winning In A Big Way" On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Opinion
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
Economy
By Daniel Zeichner MP
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
#MeToo is not over – workplace abuse demands more than internal investigations
Home affairs
By Sarah Russell MP
#MeToo is not over – workplace abuse demands more than internal investigations
How Parliament is detoxifying the immigration debate
Home affairs
By Hana Kapetanovic
How Parliament is detoxifying the immigration debate
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Burnham Faces Labour MP Resistance On Electoral Reform
Burnham Faces Labour MP Resistance On Electoral Reform
Political parties
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
By Jules Walkden
Political parties
Ed Davey Under Pressure To Raise Game As MPs Signal Leadership Tensions Aren’t Over
Ed Davey Under Pressure To Raise Game As MPs Signal Leadership Tensions Aren’t Over
Political parties
Union Urges PM Not To Cut Railway Jobs As Part Of Public Ownership Shift
Union Urges PM Not To Cut Railway Jobs As Part Of Public Ownership Shift
Transport
The Lib Dems are not cutting through
The Lib Dems are not cutting through
By Luke Tryl
Political parties
Lucy Rigby: talent, ambition and making finance fairer Partner content
Lucy Rigby: talent, ambition and making finance fairer
By Total Politics Impact
Economy
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Former Prison Governor Ian Acheson: The Public Is Right To Be Outraged By Early Release Schemes
Home affairs
Former Prison Governor Ian Acheson: The Public Is Right To Be Outraged By Early Release Schemes
In a searing critique, former prison governor Ian Acheson says the public is right to be outraged by early release schemes and overcrowding is being used to cover up entrenched administrative and political failure
Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Home affairs
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Lord Heseltine speaks to Noah Vickers about regenerating Britain’s cities, the devolution agenda and why Margaret Thatcher ‘would have hated’ Nigel Farage
Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories
Home affairs
Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories
As Lord Dubs leads the charge against the government’s immigration changes, he talks to Sienna Rodgers about his disappointment in Labour, his hopes for rejoining the EU, and why Keir Starmer must step out of his advisers’ shadow
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For electoral success, Burnham must ensure more Labour voters feel comfortably off
Economy
By James Crouch
For electoral success, Burnham must ensure more Labour voters feel comfortably off
Andy Burnham’s premiership is expected to mark a serious refocusing by the Labour government on the cost of living: doing whatever it takes to help people feel better off.
Universal veterans united by a single need - proven solutions, not reinvention Partner content
Culture
By Veterans Aid
Universal veterans united by a single need - proven solutions, not reinvention
Sixty two years ago the singer Buffy St Marie wrote a song called The Universal Soldier. It still stands as a powerful reminder that in every country - regardless of age, faith, colour or creed - there are men and women who are willing to lay down their lives for their country. After a recent visit to Tbilisi, Georgia, CEO of Veterans Aid, Professor Hugh Milroy, reflects on the phenomenon of The Universal Veteran.
Middlesbrough deserves greater police resources – but it also needs opportunities
Communities
By Andy McDonald MP
Middlesbrough deserves greater police resources – but it also needs opportunities
Middlesbrough is the second most deprived local authority in England – effective policing is only part of making communities safer
We can stop foreign-based millionaires influencing our politics. Why don’t we?
Home affairs
By Emily Thornberry MP
We can stop foreign-based millionaires influencing our politics. Why don’t we?
The government's plan to stop foreign money influencing our politics is welcome but must go further.
Rewiring the state must mean rewiring London Partner content
Home affairs
By London Councils
Rewiring the state must mean rewiring London
This is a moment to be optimistic. The government's commitment to rewiring the state is a chance to make the London we love even better: a vibrant, modern city where good growth is felt in every postcode, and people are empowered to live healthy, secure and prosperous lives. A capital that not only works better for Londoners, but one which helps lift up people’s life chances across the UK.
Good growth in every postcode means building homes - and the workforce to deliver them Partner content
Communities
By NHBC
Good growth in every postcode means building homes - and the workforce to deliver them
Britain is building fewer homes than it needs. NHBC Chief Executive Paul Turner argues that funding certainty from government must be matched with a focus on training skilled workers to deliver quality homes
A new social contract starts with free buses
Home affairs
By Andrew Percy
A new social contract starts with free buses
Andy Burnham is right to say that this is the last chance for the government to show it can deliver. That's why he needs to be bolder.
How Andy Burnham could do immigration differently
Home affairs
By Beth Gardiner-Smith
How Andy Burnham could do immigration differently
Andy Burnham arrived in Downing Street with a promise to do politics differently.
Burnham should take the first steps towards electoral reform in his first 100 days
Home affairs
By Darren Hughes
Burnham should take the first steps towards electoral reform in his first 100 days
As Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, he does so in a Parliament produced by the most unrepresentative general election result on record.  
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Foreign affairs
By Barry Gardiner MP and Prof Tim Clack
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Too often, political debate about migration begins with a boat, a border crossing or an asylum claim.
The pardon for Ruth Ellis is welcome but domestic violence law needs further reform
Home affairs
By Pam Cox MP
The pardon for Ruth Ellis is welcome but domestic violence law needs further reform
The family of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain, has received a measure of justice from this government.
Community sponsorship is a proven way of fixing our asylum system
Home affairs
By Catherine West MP
Community sponsorship is a proven way of fixing our asylum system
It has been two years since the government pledged to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly.
Counter Terrorism Now Leading On Investigation Into Ann Widdecombe Death
Home affairs
Counter Terrorism Now Leading On Investigation Into Ann Widdecombe Death
Counter terrorism police are now leading on the investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe "following new information and evidence", the Home Secretary has said.
The Greater Manchester devolution model won’t work everywhere – Burnham should look to London instead
Home affairs
By Alex Mayer MP
The Greater Manchester devolution model won’t work everywhere – Burnham should look to London instead
In Makerfield, Andy Burnham could point to a decade of Labour delivery embodied most visibly by the yellow buses of his Bee Network.
28-Year Old Man Arrested After Ann Widdecombe Found Dead
Home affairs
28-Year Old Man Arrested After Ann Widdecombe Found Dead
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murder after politician Ann Widdecombe was found dead in her home earlier this week.
Baroness Bertin: we need to talk about porn Partner content
Home affairs
By Total Politics Impact
Baroness Bertin: we need to talk about porn
Baroness Gabby Bertin thinks that we all need to talk about porn a bit more. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with the Conservative peer to do just that
We must stamp out SLAPPs for good
Home affairs
By Baroness Stowell and John Whittingdale
We must stamp out SLAPPs for good
When the wealthy and powerful turn to the courts to silence public interest speech, the British justice system has few protections in place to ensure that those targeted can defend themselves.
Court reform and the future of jury trials
Home affairs
By Lord Anderson
Court reform and the future of jury trials
Proposed reforms to the criminal justice system promise to tackle mounting court backlogs and improve the efficiency of the justice system. Lord Anderson, Member of the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, writes on these reforms put forward, including the controversial changes to trial by jury
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
Communities
By Debbie Abrahams MP
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
If work is to be the route out of poverty – which, with nearly four million people in work living in poverty, it currently isn’t – the system must do more than simply incentivise employment.
Migration Minister Says He “Won’t Be Intimidated” By Home Secretary
Home affairs
Migration Minister Says He “Won’t Be Intimidated” By Home Secretary
Migration minister Mike Tapp has said he “won’t be intimidated” by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s calls for him to be sacked, as a row between No 10 and the Home Office continues over his future in the role.
'We Are The Cavalry': Shiv Malik's Plans To Build A New City Near Cambridge
Communities
"We Are The Cavalry": Shiv Malik's Plans To Build A New City Near Cambridge
Critics dismiss it as a fantasy but Shiv Malik’s plans for a huge new city outside Cambridge has attracted some credible backers. Ben Gartside explores whether Forest City will ever leave the drawing board
The rush to build data centres risks saddling our children with unnecessary costs and pollution
Home affairs
By Sini Matikainen
The rush to build data centres risks saddling our children with unnecessary costs and pollution
The government has put “mainlining AI” into Britain’s veins at the centre of its growth strategy.
Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Home affairs
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Lord Heseltine speaks to Noah Vickers about regenerating Britain’s cities, the devolution agenda and why Margaret Thatcher ‘would have hated’ Nigel Farage
Carole Gould: why victims are still being failed by the justice system Partner content
Home affairs
By Total Politics Impact
Carole Gould: why victims are still being failed by the justice system
Following her daughter’s murder, Carole Gould OBE found herself navigating a criminal justice system that seemed to care more about the needs of perpetrators than victims. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Gould to learn why she believes violence against women is still not taken seriously enough by the courts
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