Menu
Fri, 15 August 2025
Search

Follow us:

Featured
“Farage’s Fillies”: How Reform UK Is Trying To Win Over Women
“Farage’s Fillies”: How Reform UK Is Trying To Win Over Women
Home affairs
Typically viewed as a party for men, today Reform UK launched their ‘Women for Reform’ campaign, focused on the safety and security of women and girls.
Home Secretary Says More Disclosure Of Immigration Status Of Crime Suspects Needed
Home affairs
Home Secretary Says More Disclosure Of Immigration Status Of Crime Suspects Needed
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Donald Trump Praises UK's 'Stronger Stance' On Immigration
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Praises UK's "Stronger Stance" On Immigration
Asylum Seekers Using Taxpayer-Funded Payment Cards To Gamble
Home affairs
Asylum Seekers Using Taxpayer-Funded Payment Cards To Gamble
UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal
Foreign affairs
UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal
Labour Peer Says His Immigration Bill Amendment Would Give Refugee Children 'A Decent Life'
Home affairs
Labour Peer Says His Immigration Bill Amendment Would Give Refugee Children "A Decent Life"
Opinion
How King Edward III might stop the Chinese mega-embassy
Foreign affairs
By Luke de Pulford
How King Edward III might stop the Chinese mega-embassy
The Home Office must listen to Epping
Home affairs
By Holly Whitbread
The Home Office must listen to Epping
Building the future: transforming housing in the Liverpool City Region Partner content
Home affairs
By Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Building the future: transforming housing in the Liverpool City Region
Most read
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
Political parties
“Farage’s Fillies”: How Reform UK Is Trying To Win Over Women
“Farage’s Fillies”: How Reform UK Is Trying To Win Over Women
Home affairs
Former Labour Activist Offers Housing Roadmap For Tories To Win Back Public Support
Former Labour Activist Offers Housing Roadmap For Tories To Win Back Public Support
Communities
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Lucy Fisher Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Lucy Fisher
By Total Politics Impact
Parliament
How King Edward III might stop the Chinese mega-embassy
How King Edward III might stop the Chinese mega-embassy
By Luke de Pulford
Foreign affairs
Protection of playing fields is key to improving our economy and health Partner content
Protection of playing fields is key to improving our economy and health
By Sport England
Health
Editor's choiceAll
Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'
Will the government clamp down on legal but harmful online pornography? Sienna Rodgers talks to Conservative peer Baroness Bertin about her new review, which comes with a warning for ministers
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Speaking to Sienna Rodgers, HM chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor details the many failures he has seen across the prison estate, including the ‘existential risk’ presented by phones, drugs and weapons entering via drones
Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate
Unable to innovate or even buy basic materials, and struggling to keep staff while operating antiquated systems, prison governors are trapped in a failing system, reports Tali Fraser
Home Affairs news
Local council reorganisation: a genuine opportunity – if we get the details right Partner content
Home affairs
By WSP
Local council reorganisation: a genuine opportunity – if we get the details right
Local government reorganisation marks the biggest shake-up in a generation, offering a genuine opportunity to create more strategic, resilient and integrated services that serve communities better – if reforms are properly funded and people-focused.
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.
MPs Asked For Views On Islamophobia Definition
Home affairs
MPs Asked For Views On Islamophobia Definition
The Islamophobia Working Group will meet MPs and peers next week as part of its work to produce a definition. 
FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation
Home affairs
By Dan Jarvis MP
FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation
As Security Minister, I see daily how foreign powers are evolving their tactics – using proxies instead of diplomats, and common criminals in place of professional spies.
Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures Partner content
Home affairs
By Women's Aid
Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures
As the Victims and Courts Bill makes its way through parliament, Women’s Aid is urging the government to ensure long-awaited reforms to the family courts are included in the Bill
Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review 'Isn't Going To Go Far Enough' For Policing
Communities
Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review "Isn't Going To Go Far Enough" For Policing
Labour’s chief police and crime commissioner Emily Spurrell tells Sienna Rodgers the money allocated to policing ‘isn’t going to go far enough’ and warns against slashing back-office staff
The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst
Home affairs
The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst
As potentially career-wrecking disasters lurk at every turn, ministers should spend more time learning how to handle a crisis
Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
Foreign affairs
Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
The government has announced it will proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law after the group broke into and vandalised RAF base Brize Norton.
Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns
Communities
Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns
The government's immigration policies could produce another Windrush generation, a London Labour MP has said.
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Promises to welcome the best and brightest ring hollow, say experts
Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To 'Damning' Grooming Gangs Report
Home affairs
Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To "Damning" Grooming Gangs Report
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper apologised to child victims of grooming gangs and announced changes to the law in response to a report into the scandal.
Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?
Home affairs
By Luke Taylor MP
Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?
Yes, the Chancellor had priorities to balance. But surely keeping the millions who live under the care of our single-largest police force had to be near the very top of that list?
As Trump attacks science funding, let’s declare Britain open for talent
Economy
By Joe Powell
As Trump attacks science funding, let’s declare Britain open for talent
Britain has long been a beacon for some of the world’s brightest minds.
Forget the single net target – the government should adopt an annual migration plan
Economy
By Jake Richards MP
Forget the single net target – the government should adopt an annual migration plan
Last month’s immigration white paper saw a renewed emphasis on linking migration policy with labour market policy. This is welcome, but the government should go further – and adopt an annual migration plan.
Sadiq Khan must follow through with his drug commission’s recommendations
Home affairs
By Meg Jones
Sadiq Khan must follow through with his drug commission’s recommendations
The transformational recommendations in the London Drugs Commission can be enacted without a change of law. Mayor Khan should seize this huge opportunity.
The racist murder that should have changed the world
Communities
By Lord Woolley
The racist murder that should have changed the world
George Floyd's murder five years ago today had a profound global impact – but following the backlash to DEI has the potential legacy of his death been lost?
Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?
Home affairs
Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?
The Port of London Authority manages the Thames, but residents along the river say it is seeking further, unchecked powers. Sophie Church reports on the ongoing fight
Cross Party MPs To Write To Government Over Care Worker Visa Changes
Health
Cross Party MPs To Write To Government Over Care Worker Visa Changes
A cross-party committee of MPs is set to write to the government expressing concern over what changes to immigration rules could mean for the social care sector.
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer Charged With Sexual Assault
Home affairs
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer Charged With Sexual Assault
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.
If Labour wants to win on immigration, offshore processing could be the answer
Home affairs
By Matthew Torbitt
If Labour wants to win on immigration, offshore processing could be the answer
Keir Starmer’s speech yesterday on immigration struck a firm tone: no-nonsense, focused on control, and politically savvy.
Man Arrested After Fires At Homes Linked To Keir Starmer
Home affairs
Man Arrested After Fires At Homes Linked To Keir Starmer
The Metropolitan Police have arrested a man in relation to fires at London homes linked to the Prime Minister.
British Property Management Firms Helping Russians Avoid Sanctions
Home affairs
British Property Management Firms Helping Russians Avoid Sanctions
British property management firms are almost certainly helping Russians who own property in the UK to sidestep sanctions, a report has found.
The Tory push to ban the recording of non-crime hate incidents is wrong
Home affairs
By Baroness Lawrence
The Tory push to ban the recording of non-crime hate incidents is wrong
On the very morning of the 32nd anniversary of the brutal murder of my son Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack, shadow home secretary Chris Philp chose to call for the end of non-crime hate incidents being recorded by the police.
Labour’s response to grooming gangs misses the point – why would councils want to expose their own failings?
Home affairs
By Baroness Fox
Labour’s response to grooming gangs misses the point – why would councils want to expose their own failings?
Since the present government has made much of its commitment to tackling violence against women and girls, I genuinely assumed it would prioritise the scourge of ongoing, organised grooming gangs, raping some of the most vulnerable in society.
EventsAll
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards