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Tory MPs Turn On Suella Braverman After She Accused 45p Tax Rebels Of A "Coup"

04 Oct Home affairs

Backbench Conservative MPs have rejected accusations by the Home Secretary that rebels including Michael Gove had staged a coup against the government over initial plans to scrap the 45p tax rate.

21 Sep Energy

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg Says Energy Bill Offers "Huge Support" For Businesses

16 Sep Home affairs

Sadiq Khan Defends Right To Free Speech But Says Some Royal Protest Has Been “Disrespectful”

14 Sep Home affairs

Parliament Could Sit For Extra Days Next Week After Queen's Death Paused Proceedings

13 Sep Home affairs

Conservative MP Calls On Police To "Continue To Respect The Right To Free Speech"

12 Sep Home affairs

MP Says Suspending Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Would Signal Change In Police

12 Sep Home affairs

King Charles Praises Parliament As "Living Instrument Of Our Democracy" In Westminster Hall Speech

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Banning Channel migrants from claiming asylum flouts our legal and moral obligations

Gender recognition reform: Britain's governments must work together to minimise uncertainties

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05 Oct Communities

Gender recognition reform: Britain's governments must work together to minimise uncertainties

04 Oct Foreign affairs

Difficult decisions lie ahead over the Ukrainian refugee scheme

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04 Oct Foreign affairs

Difficult decisions lie ahead over the Ukrainian refugee scheme

When I last spoke to The House about the Homes for Ukraine scheme, I marked success in terms of bringing down visa processing times from several weeks to a few days. Six months on from the start of the Russian invasion, we can now mark success as 120,000 Ukrainians living in safety in the United Kingdom – welcoming and supporting a population bigger than the average parliamentary constituency.

26 Sep Home affairs

Labour will continue to take a lead on tackling violence against women and girls

Everyone should be able to feel safe in our homes, on our streets and in our communities. All of us should be able to live in freedom from fear. Yet for too many women that is just not the case, and we should not stand for this.

08 Sep Home affairs

Queen Elizabeth II Has Died Aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

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01 Dec 2014 Home affairs

Reforming Safety - Electrical Safety First comments on the Tenancy Reform Bill

Commenting on the Tenancy (Reform) Bill which despite Government and cross-party support has failed to get through to its next reading - Philip Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First, commented:

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27 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Reforming safety - seeking support for the Tenancy Reform Bill

Electrical Safety First is calling on MPs to support the Tenancy Reform Bill - due to be debated in the House of Commons this Friday - which aims to prevent retaliatory evictions by landlords to tenants who have complained about poor or unsafe conditions in their rented homes.

Is Osborne serious about shared ownership?

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26 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Is Osborne serious about shared ownership?

The Autumn Statement next month is expected to have new announcements on house building. But how many of those new properties will be shared ownership?

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18 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First joins forces to make Scotland safer

Almost two thirds of all domestic fires in Scotland are caused by electricity, with electrical products the prime culprit. 1 Coupled with Scotland’s problem with fake and substandard goods – since 2010, Glasgow’s enforcement agencies, for example, have seized almost 10,000 fake electrical items, more than any other UK Local Authority2 – product safety has become an increasing concern.

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13 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Consumer awareness key to recall success

Consumers underestimating risks posed by recalled products is a significant factor in low recall rates for electrical products –– despite 4 million household appliances being recalled by manufacturers in the past 4 years - according to new research just announced by the charity Electrical Safety First.

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14 Oct 2014 Home affairs

Squaring the circle - Electrical Safety First's roundtable

Electrical Safety First’s recent roundtable on product safety, recalls and traceability, attracted a distinguished audience, comprising representatives from leading manufacturers, retailers and trade and enforcement agencies.

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19 Aug 2014 Health

Poor advice increases electrical risk for gardeners

Electrical Safety First is calling on the manufacturers of electrically powered garden equipment, such as lawn mowers and hedge trimmers, to improve safety advice on packaging and instruction manuals - as research reveals they cause thousands of injuries a year.

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11 Jul 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First wins major video award

Electrical Safety First’s Beauty Burns campaign hit the spot at the CorpComms Digi Awards, taking away the prize for the Best Use of Video. The awards, which recognise the innovative use of digital media in communication programmes, took place in London on July 10th.

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10 Jul 2014 Home affairs

Ministers warned over “rushed” data law

MPs must properly debate and examine proposed new emergency legislation, cyber-security experts have warned.

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30 Jun 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First supports APPG Report on the private rented sector

Commenting on the new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector, Phil Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First said:

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04 Jun 2014 Home affairs

A mad dash for infrastructure will cost the countryside dearly

Following the Queens speech today (Wednesday), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) warns of increasing threats to the countryside.

28 Nov 2013 Foreign affairs

Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.

Energy and equity: affordable warmth wherever you live

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03 Oct 2013 Home affairs

Energy and equity: affordable warmth wherever you live

Calor and National Energy Action hosted a fringe meeting at Conservative conference on rural fuel poverty. Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and 3 MPs including the former Energy Minister were on the panel.

Seizing economic opportunity from renewable energy

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02 Oct 2013 Home affairs

Seizing economic opportunity from renewable energy

The Government has ‘absolute commitment’ to the offshore wind industry, Laura Sandys MP has said in a Conservative conference fringe meeting.

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17 Sep 2013 Home affairs

Powering sustainable growth: Seizing economic opportunity from renewable energy

The Dods Renewable Energy Dialogue hosted an event at Lib Dem conference. Speakers included Energy Secretary Ed Davey MP, Rebecca Taylor MEP, and representatives from JDR Cables, RSA and Co-operative Energy.

Standing charge lottery yet another symptom of broken energy market

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15 Sep 2013 Home affairs

Standing charge lottery yet another symptom of broken energy market

Ahead of Ed Davey’s party conference speech today, Richard Lloyd, Executive Director at Which?, says it’s time for the Energy Secretary to take more radical action to reform the energy market for hard-pressed consumers.