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Donald Trump Praises UK's 'Stronger Stance' On Immigration
Donald Trump Praises UK's "Stronger Stance" On Immigration
Foreign affairs
US President Donald Trump praised Keir Starmer’s government for taking a "much 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"
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
MPs Asked For Views On Islamophobia Definition
Home affairs
MPs Asked For Views On Islamophobia Definition
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
Opinion
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
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
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Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage
Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage
Political parties
Jeremy Corbyn Confirms New Political Party With Zarah Sultana
Jeremy Corbyn Confirms New Political Party With Zarah Sultana
Political parties
No 10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy
No 10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy
Political parties
Labour MPs Urge No 10 To Reconsider Palestine Recognition Amid Hostage Concerns
Labour MPs Urge No 10 To Reconsider Palestine Recognition Amid Hostage Concerns
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan A 'Nasty Person'
Donald Trump Calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan A "Nasty Person"
Foreign affairs
'We’re Too Nice': Lib Dems Eye Reform Tactics to Sharpen Their Message
"We’re Too Nice": Lib Dems Eye Reform Tactics to Sharpen Their Message
Political parties
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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
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Civil Servants Are Alarmed By Claims They Could Be Ordered To Ignore ECHR Rwanda Rulings
Home affairs
Civil Servants Are Alarmed By Claims They Could Be Ordered To Ignore ECHR Rwanda Rulings
The government is looking into ways to force civil servants to obey ministers if they decide to ignore court rulings blocking deportation flights to Rwanda, a minister has confirmed.
Rishi Sunak Prepares To Face Down 'Unpredictable' Tory Rwanda Rebels
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Prepares To Face Down "Unpredictable" Tory Rwanda Rebels
Rishi Sunak is braced for a critical and unpredictable day in the House of Commons, as dozens of disgruntled Conservative MPs decide whether to use a vote on Rwanda legislation to torpedo one of the Prime Minister's flagship policies.
Tory Deputy Chairs Quit As Rwanda Bill Rebellion Gains Momentum
Home affairs
Tory Deputy Chairs Quit As Rwanda Bill Rebellion Gains Momentum
Conservative MPs Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke Smith have quit their roles as deputy chairmen of the Tory party in order to vote for amendments to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda legislation, against Government instruction.
Failing to get a flight to Rwanda would be hugely damaging for Sunak
Home affairs
By Gavin Rice
Failing to get a flight to Rwanda would be hugely damaging for Sunak
“Why can’t the government just close the border – after all, it has an 80-seat majority?” This is the question many frustrated voters are (justifiably) asking as ministers gear up for another parliamentary battle to stop the boats.
Rishi Sunak Wants Rwanda Flights To Take Off By Spring Despite Deep Tory Divisions
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Wants Rwanda Flights To Take Off By Spring Despite Deep Tory Divisions
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted that the government plans on getting flights to Rwanda off the ground by spring, despite the ongoing divisions in his own party and the possibility that the government could be defeated on its landmark Rwanda Bill.
Rwanda Bill Faces Tough Lords Test Even If It Survives Commons Row
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Faces Tough Lords Test Even If It Survives Commons Row
Attention is on the House of Commons this week, as Tory rebels threaten to revolt over Rishi Sunak’s legislation designed to revive the plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, but even if it survives a row amongst MPs, it must still get past the Lords.
Dire Tory Polling Intensifies Right-Wing Pressure On Rishi Sunak Over Rwanda
Home affairs
Dire Tory Polling Intensifies Right-Wing Pressure On Rishi Sunak Over Rwanda
An explosive new YouGov poll predicting a Labour general election landslide has been viewed as a move by the Tory right to enhance pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take a more hardline approach to deporting migrants to Rwanda when legislation returns to the House of Commons votes this week. 
It shouldn’t have taken an ITV drama to finally exonerate victims of the Post Office Scandal
Home affairs
By Nadhim Zahawi
It shouldn’t have taken an ITV drama to finally exonerate victims of the Post Office Scandal
“Events, dear boy, events”. Harold Macmillan didn’t know how right he was.
Senior Tory Wants To Make The Rwanda Bill Less Of A Legal 'Glass Jaw'
Home affairs
Senior Tory Wants To Make The Rwanda Bill Less Of A Legal "Glass Jaw"
Senior Conservative MP Robert Buckland says his amendments to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will stop the legislation being a "glass jaw" by making it less legally problematic.
Why “Stop The Boats” May Not Work For Rishi Sunak Like It Did For Australia’s Right
Foreign affairs
Why “Stop The Boats” May Not Work For Rishi Sunak Like It Did For Australia’s Right
It wasn’t exactly subtle. But that was the point. “STOP THE BOATS” screamed Rishi Sunak’s latest lectern slogan in red and white capital letters when he defended his Rwanda deportation legislation late last year.
CGP hosts Annual Lecture with Lord Heseltine Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
CGP hosts Annual Lecture with Lord Heseltine
In the first of CGP’s Annual Lecture series, we were honoured to hear from Lord Heseltine, former Conservative MP, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State. Lord Heseltine spoke with Ryan Henson, Chief Executive of the Coalition, and Aliona Hlivco, Managing Director at the Henry Jackson Society and former Ukrainian politician.
Contentious Ground Rents Could Cling On In New Leasehold Bill
Home affairs
Contentious Ground Rents Could Cling On In New Leasehold Bill
Leasehold campaigners are concerned the Leasehold and Freehold Bill will not cap ground rents to peppercorn rates, a measure that would significantly ease the financial burden on leaseholders. 
Rishi Sunak Confirms New Legislation To Exonerate Post Office Victims
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Confirms New Legislation To Exonerate Post Office Victims
Rishi Sunak has pledged to “right the wrongs of the past” by bringing forward legislation to exonerate and compensate people who were convicted as a result of the Post Office IT scandal.
Tory Party 'Temperature' To Soar Again As Rwanda Bill Row Returns
Home affairs
Tory Party "Temperature" To Soar Again As Rwanda Bill Row Returns
Conservative MPs are braced for a resurgence of party in-fighting over illegal migration when the contentious Rwanda bill returns to the House of Commons for further votes next week. 
Transition Talks Between Opposition And Civil Service Should Start Immediately, Says New Report
Home affairs
Transition Talks Between Opposition And Civil Service Should Start Immediately, Says New Report
Transition talks between the Civil Service and opposition party should begin in January if Keir Starmer’s Labour is ready to govern the country effectively, a new Institute for Government (IfG) report has warned.
Hopes Rise For Spring Reform Of “Feudal” Leasehold System, But Legal Concerns Remain
Home affairs
By Tom Scotson
Hopes Rise For Spring Reform Of “Feudal” Leasehold System, But Legal Concerns Remain
Parliamentarians and campaigners are hopeful the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, which seeks to tackle “inequality” in the housing market, could be put into law early next year, after it faced little opposition in the House of Commons.
No 10 Insists Rishi Sunak Is Being 'Transparent' About Asylum Backlog Numbers
Home affairs
No 10 Insists Rishi Sunak Is Being "Transparent" About Asylum Backlog Numbers
Rishi Sunak is being "transparent" about the government's progress in reducing the asylum backlog, his spokesperson has insisted, following accusations that ministers are being misleading about the number of cases dealt with by the Home Office.
Pagers, BlackBerrys And The PM's Email: Westminster Has Long Grappled With New Technology
Home affairs
By Tom Scotson
Pagers, BlackBerrys And The PM's Email: Westminster Has Long Grappled With New Technology
Senior Government’s use of WhatsApp to discuss high level decisions, and all the associated accountability issues, has been a major talking point of 2023.
2023 In Politics: From Doomed Pledges To The Rise And Fall Of Top Political Players
Economy
2023 In Politics: From Doomed Pledges To The Rise And Fall Of Top Political Players
Many hoped 2023 would be a calmer and more harmonious affair than the chaos of the previous year, which saw three Prime Ministers in three months, the death of the Queen, war in Europe, and a cost of living crisis.
Government Reduces Salary Thresholds For Foreign Spouses
Home affairs
Government Reduces Salary Thresholds For Foreign Spouses
The Government has watered down on its plans to increase salary thresholds for foreign spouse visas, cutting the newly proposed fee by almost £10,000.
The Family Breakup Bill Is A New Low For The Conservatives
Home affairs
By Alistair Carmichael MP
The Family Breakup Bill Is A New Low For The Conservatives
Countless families who planned to reunite in the UK have had their hopes dashed by a cruel, arbitrary threshold.
Lib Dems Vow To Fight 'Devastating' New Home Office Rules For Family Visas
Home affairs
Lib Dems Vow To Fight "Devastating" New Home Office Rules For Family Visas
The Liberal Democrats have vowed to fight the government's contentious plan to raise the salary threshold for people wanting to bring spouses to the UK, with the party warning that it is already having "devastating" consequences for "countless" families.
Government Outsourcing Partners Connected To Westminster Lobbyists
Home affairs
Government Outsourcing Partners Connected To Westminster Lobbyists
The majority of private companies that have been awarded lucrative government contracts are connected to PR firms that have engaged with lobbying Westminster, according to a new analysis by PoliticsHome.
Rishi Sunak Says 'Hostile' International Environment Is The Greatest Challenge Facing UK
Defence
Rishi Sunak Says "Hostile" International Environment Is The Greatest Challenge Facing UK
Rishi Sunak told senior MPs that the "increasingly complex and hostile international environment" was the greatest challenge facing the UK, as he was questioned by the Liaison Committee on his work as prime minister.
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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