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Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
Reform UK has told PoliticsHome that the view of its new justice adviser, Vanessa Frake, that there should be no blanket ban on trans women in women’s prisons, is not party policy.
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
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"
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
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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Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To 'Avoid Another Rupert Lowe'
Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To "Avoid Another Rupert Lowe"
Political parties
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
Political parties
I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird
I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird
Technology
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Grey-Thompson Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Grey-Thompson
By Total Politics Impact
Parliament
Green Party MP Shares List Of All Her Meetings And Urges Colleagues To Do The Same
Green Party MP Shares List Of All Her Meetings And Urges Colleagues To Do The Same
Parliament
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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
Punitive and flawed policies will not solve the refugee crisis
Foreign affairs
By Caroline Nokes MP
Punitive and flawed policies will not solve the refugee crisis
Today, as we mark the 25th occasion of Refugee Week, policy makers have a chance to pause and reflect on whether our current asylum system is serving those who are most vulnerable in the world.
Lords Diary: Lord Lexden
Defence
By Lord Lexden
Lords Diary: Lord Lexden
From record-breaking late night sittings – with remarkable endurance skills – to becoming a 'national treasure'
David Lammy Says Windrush Anniversary Will Be “Bittersweet Commemoration”
Communities
David Lammy Says Windrush Anniversary Will Be “Bittersweet Commemoration”
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMP Empire Windrush to the UK will be a “bittersweet commemoration” for him and the rest of the country.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council reacts to Government's SLAPPs amendments
The Government has tabled new amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to seek to tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
Thousands Trapped In Overcrowded Temporary Housing For Months, Figures Show
Home affairs
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Thousands Trapped In Overcrowded Temporary Housing For Months, Figures Show
Thousands of homeless people placed in temporary accommodation across England are faced with severe overcrowding, with hundreds – including families with children – stuck in cramped conditions for months at a time.
AI can help fight crime – but not if there’s a cost to civil liberties and the rule of law
Home affairs
By Baroness Hamwee
AI can help fight crime – but not if there’s a cost to civil liberties and the rule of law
If a week is a long time in politics, what is a year in the development of advanced technology?
Village Halls Told To Prepare For Terror Attacks Under “Well-Meaning” New Law
Home affairs
Village Halls Told To Prepare For Terror Attacks Under “Well-Meaning” New Law
Village halls and small venues will be among organisations expected to prepare for the possibility of a terror attack under new anti-terror legislation, which concerned campaigners have described as “well-meaning” but “overblown”.
Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped
Home affairs
By Baroness Mobarik
Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped
We pride ourselves on being a nation where children are safe, where their best interests are protected. So as we work to address dangerous Channel crossings and to end the business model of people smugglers, we must ensure we do so without sacrificing our most fundamental principles and our commitments to children.
Lords Move To Block Government Breaking International Law With Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Lords Move To Block Government Breaking International Law With Illegal Migration Bill
Peers in the House of Lords, including a former Tory immigration minister, have laid an amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill which if accepted, would prevent the government from breaching five international treaties signed since the Second World War.
Prisons are a festering wound in our public services – they need urgent reform
Home affairs
By Lord Carlile
Prisons are a festering wound in our public services – they need urgent reform
I became an MP in June 1983 after practising criminal law for 12 years. Much of the parliamentary ambition I had was focused on the criminal justice system. I was troubled by the rising prison population and the increasingly ineffective role of prisons in reforming and improving the lives of young men and women to prepare them for leaving jail.
The rise of deepfake porn is devastating for women – we must go further to crack down on this technology
Home affairs
By Laura Bates
The rise of deepfake porn is devastating for women – we must go further to crack down on this technology
The potential implications and dangers of artificial intelligence have burst onto our front pages and dominated the news cycle over the past month, as experts warn of the possible far-reaching impact of the technology on our lives, jobs and wellbeing.
Rishi Sunak Insists No 10 Is Delivering But Tory MPs Doubt He Can Stop The Boats
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Insists No 10 Is Delivering But Tory MPs Doubt He Can Stop The Boats
Rishi Sunak tried to wrestle back control of the narrative with a trip to Kent on Monday where he insisted the government was delivering on his 'stop the boats' pledge.

Lords Diary: Baroness Hoey
Brexit
By Baroness Hoey
Lords Diary: Baroness Hoey
In the run up to recess the bills came thick and fast
Rishi Sunak Says Stop The Boats Plan Is 'Starting To Work'
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Says Stop The Boats Plan Is "Starting To Work"
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said his plans to “stop the boats” illegally crossing the Channel are starting to work, but there is still a “long way to go” before the government reaches its goal to eradicate the issue.
Government must end unethical and exploitative forced swim test
Home affairs
By Rachael Maskell MP
Government must end unethical and exploitative forced swim test
Imagine this terrifying scenario: Without warning, you are tossed into a deep tank of water. Frantically paddling and clawing at the sides, you look for any possible escape route. But it’s a futile effort.
Will Government Rental Reforms Actually End “Unfair” Evictions?
Home affairs
Will Government Rental Reforms Actually End “Unfair” Evictions?
Back in April 2019, the May government announced “the end to unfair evictions”. That was just a mite premature: four years and three prime ministers later, “no fault” or Section 21 evictions remain as much a feature of the housing market as they ever did.
Experts Warn Against Promises To Drive Down Unpredictable Net Migration
Foreign affairs
Experts Warn Against Promises To Drive Down Unpredictable Net Migration
Political pledges to significantly slash net migration are at risk of being undermined by the unpredictable factors that drives migration, such as conflict and workforce needs, according to experts responding to new figures showing immigration to the UK has reached a record high.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Slow steps of progress on widening access to legal aid – Bar Council
The Bar Council has welcomed the expansion of legal aid eligibility but expressed concern at the slow pace of change in the face of high inflation, meaning many people are still unable to access justice.
A new EU returns policy will significantly reduce small boat crossings
Home affairs
By Thom Brooks
A new EU returns policy will significantly reduce small boat crossings
Today, the ONS has published figures showing net migration has risen to a record high of 606,000 in 2022, a 20 per cent rise on the previous year’s figures.
We must defend the right to seek asylum
Home affairs
By Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
We must defend the right to seek asylum
For decades, the international right to seek asylum has offered hope and protection to those forced to flee their homes in search of safety.
Why Has UK Net Migration Reached A Record High?
Home affairs
Why Has UK Net Migration Reached A Record High?
Net migration to the United Kingdom has already reached a record high, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) expected to announce a further increase on Thursday.
Suella Braverman Will Stay As Home Secretary After Rishi Sunak Decides Ministerial Code Wasn't Breached
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Will Stay As Home Secretary After Rishi Sunak Decides Ministerial Code Wasn't Breached
Suella Braverman will keep her post as Home Secretary and there will be no formal investigation into her conversations with civil servants about a speeding fine, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concluded she had not breached the ministerial code.
DUP Is Planning Next Moves On Power Sharing After Northern Ireland Elections
Home affairs
DUP Is Planning Next Moves On Power Sharing After Northern Ireland Elections
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is set to move forward plans on restoring power sharing in Stormont following last week's local elections, offering a potential breakthrough on the deadlock that has stalled the devolved administration for over a year.

Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Barbara Mills KC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair for 2024
Barbara Mills KC has been elected as the Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2024, becoming the first specialist family practitioner in 35 years to take up the role and the first Black person and first person of colour to assume the office.
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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