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Blue Labour Peer Urges Keir Starmer To Drop Plans For Islamophobia Definition
Blue Labour Peer Urges Keir Starmer To Drop Plans For Islamophobia Definition
Home affairs
The Labour peer behind the Blue Labour movement has urged Keir Starmer to drop any plans to introduce an Islamophobia definition, claiming that it could inflame community tensions and harm free speech.
Minister Says Nigel Farage's Pledge To Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement Is 'Unrealistic And Irresponsible'
Foreign affairs
Minister Says Nigel Farage's Pledge To Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement Is "Unrealistic And Irresponsible"
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Foreign affairs
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Home affairs
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
“Farage’s Fillies”: How Reform UK Is Trying To Win Over Women
Home affairs
“Farage’s Fillies”: How Reform UK Is Trying To Win Over Women
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
Opinion
Let's train more people in life-saving skills
Communities
By John Cooper and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MPs
Let's train more people in life-saving skills
No, Britain is not about to collapse
Home affairs
By Sir Vince Cable
No, Britain is not about to collapse
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
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Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Foreign affairs
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
MPs Are Divided Over Whether They Should Use AI To Do Their Jobs
MPs Are Divided Over Whether They Should Use AI To Do Their Jobs
Parliament
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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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
Home Affairs news
Government Warned Bibby Stockholm Tackles 'Symptoms' Not 'Causes' Of Channel Crossings
Home affairs
Government Warned Bibby Stockholm Tackles "Symptoms" Not "Causes" Of Channel Crossings
The Government is facing criticism that its decision to start moving asylum seekers onto detention barge the Bibby Stockholm is tackling the “symptoms and not the causes” of the small boats crisis, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to solve.
Labour's Top Target Seats Are In Major NIMBY Strongholds
Home affairs
Labour's Top Target Seats Are In Major NIMBY Strongholds
New data seen by PoliticsHome shows Labour's target seats have a significant number of voters who are vehemently against more housebuilding in their area, leaving the party with a serious balancing act between winning marginal constituencies and keeping promises to solve the housing crisis.

Government Urged To Go 'Much Further' To Solve London's Housing Crisis
Home affairs
Government Urged To Go "Much Further" To Solve London's Housing Crisis
Housing campaigners are urging the Government to go “much further” to address London’s housing crisis, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a series of policies to build more homes in the capital.
MPs Warn New Anti-Terror Bill Is 'Not Fit For Purpose'
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
MPs Warn New Anti-Terror Bill Is "Not Fit For Purpose"
A scathing report by the cross party home affairs select committee of MPs has concluded the government's draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, also known as 'Martyn's Law', is "not fit for purpose" and misses its "main objectives".
Scottish Tories Urge Home Office To Listen To Them On Migrant Housing
Home affairs
Scottish Tories Urge Home Office To Listen To Them On Migrant Housing
Conservative party politicians in Scotland have privately raised concerns with the Home Office that the government is overlooking the impact small boats crossings are having on their communities north of the border.
Michael Gove Promises 'Radical Action' To Build One Million Homes
Communities
Michael Gove Promises "Radical Action" To Build One Million Homes
Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove has promised "radical action to unlock the supply of new homes", with a commitment to build one million new houses over the course of this Parliament.
Protecting Britain’s human rights Partner content
Home affairs
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Protecting Britain’s human rights
Britain’s rights watchdog is concerned about the potential for our human rights protections to be weakened by legislation currently going through Parliament.
Illegal Migration Bill To Become Law, But Rebels Still Insist It's 'Hostile And Unworkable'
Home affairs
Illegal Migration Bill To Become Law, But Rebels Still Insist It's "Hostile And Unworkable"
The controversial Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law having passed its final parliamentary stages, but there are still questions over its practicality from peers who had attempted to adapt it.
Rishi Sunak Warned Hiking Migrant Visa Cost Will Send Food Prices Higher
Economy
Rishi Sunak Warned Hiking Migrant Visa Cost Will Send Food Prices Higher
Government has been warned that plans to make visas more expensive for foreign workers will fuel food inflation by exacerbating an "unholy mess" of high costs already faced by businesses.
Government Says It 'Can't Accept' Lords Amendments To Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Government Says It "Can't Accept" Lords Amendments To Illegal Migration Bill
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called on peers in the House of Lords to “move forward" to pass the government's Illegal Migration bill, insisting MPs “can’t accept” amendments as the controversial legislation goes down to the wire.
Despondency Looms Over Selby and Ainsty Ahead Of By-Election
Home affairs
Despondency Looms Over Selby and Ainsty Ahead Of By-Election
Labour and the Conservative party may have found a tougher opponent than one another as they prepare to fight a by-election in Selby and Ainsty this week: entrenched despondency among an electorate that's tired of Westminster drama and the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis.
Home Office must give Windrush victims the respect and compensation they deserve
Home affairs
By L'myah Sherae
Home Office must give Windrush victims the respect and compensation they deserve
Picture this – you arrive home after a long day, put your feet up and open your local newspaper. You see a striking headline across the page – your “mother country” needs your help.
Tory MP Wants To Build A Million More Homes In London
Home affairs
Tory MP Wants To Build A Million More Homes In London
Conservative MP Ranil Jayawardena, leader of the Conservative Growth Group (CGG), would like to see a million more homes built in London over the next parliament and has called for the pledge to be included in the party's next General Election manifesto.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council responds to latest judicial diversity data
Tory Rebels Say There's Still 'Deals To Be Done' On Illegal Migration Bill Concessions
Home affairs
Tory Rebels Say There's Still "Deals To Be Done" On Illegal Migration Bill Concessions
Rebel Conservative MPs are continuing talks with the government over the Illegal Migration Bill in a last-ditch attempt to shape the controversial legislation after failing to secure certain concessions in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Tory MPs Fire Warning Shot Over Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Tory MPs Fire Warning Shot Over Illegal Migration Bill
The government faces further battles with Tory MPs on the Illegal Migration Bill after a significant number of Conservative backbenchers supported moves to strengthen modern slavery protections in a marathon Commons vote on Tuesday night.
Is Rwanda safe for refugees?
Home affairs
By Thom Brooks
Is Rwanda safe for refugees?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop small boat crossings in the Channel as a key priority for what's left of his premiership.
Large Events Could Be At Risk Of Being Overlooked In Anti-Terror Laws
Home affairs
Large Events Could Be At Risk Of Being Overlooked In Anti-Terror Laws
Conservative MP Tim Loughton has accused the government of "under-legislating" to mitigate terror risks at large, commercial venues with its draft anti-terrorism bill, while punishing small venues which are at much lower risk from attacks.
Parliament Is Braced For Illegal Migration Bill 'Ping Pong' Between MPs and Lords
Home affairs
Parliament Is Braced For Illegal Migration Bill 'Ping Pong' Between MPs and Lords
Parliament is bracing for further back and forths on the government's controversial Illegal Migration Bill, following a series of defeats in the House of Lords.
Poor Use Of Stop And Search Found At Two Thirds Of Police Forces
Home affairs
Poor Use Of Stop And Search Found At Two Thirds Of Police Forces
Failures in implementing Stop and Search have been recorded at two thirds of England and Wales’ 43 police forces according to the independent police regulator, raising doubts over Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s renewed push to ramp up the controversial policing tactic.
I am a survivor of the Rwandan genocide – it’s not a safe country for refugees
Home affairs
By Prudentienne Seward
I am a survivor of the Rwandan genocide – it’s not a safe country for refugees
I was a foster parent for young refugees who came to Kent via the Channel, but were too old to live on their own.
Archbishop Could Force Government Into International Refugee Plan With Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Archbishop Could Force Government Into International Refugee Plan With Illegal Migration Bill
An amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill put forward by the Archbishop of Canterbury could force the government into formulating a 10-year international plan to tackle trafficking and the refugee crisis if it passes the Lords.
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
Defence
By Lord Etherton
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
From LGBT veterans to the Illegal Migration Bill, the work of the House of Lords has not abated in its intensity at all during the relatively short period that I have been a member
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Culture shift needed to deliver court reform programme – Bar Council
The Public Accounts Committee has published its report into the Court Reform Programme expressing serious concerns that HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has underestimated the scale and complexity of reforms leading to stress amongst staff.
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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