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Tory MPs Criticise 'Flawed' Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Tory MPs Criticise "Flawed" Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Home affairs
A number of Tory MPs have criticised the Renters Reform Bill as deeply “flawed” but a large rebellion was not expected as the legislation was expected to sail through the Commons.
Rwanda Plan Set To Become Law After Parliamentary Battle
Home affairs
Rwanda Plan Set To Become Law After Parliamentary Battle
'Devastating' Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online
Home affairs
"Devastating" Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online
MPs And Peers Brace To Sit Until Early Hours With Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
MPs And Peers Brace To Sit Until Early Hours With Rwanda Bill
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Home affairs
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Prime Minister Says Middle East Conflict Escalation Benefits No One After Israel Strike On Iran
Foreign affairs
Prime Minister Says Middle East Conflict Escalation Benefits No One After Israel Strike On Iran
Lords Holding Firm On Rwanda Bill Dampens No.10 Hopes Of Spring Deportations
Home affairs
Lords Holding Firm On Rwanda Bill Dampens No.10 Hopes Of Spring Deportations
The House Live
After a year of war in Sudan, there are still no safe and legal routes to the UK
Foreign affairs
By Nick Beales
After a year of war in Sudan, there are still no safe and legal routes to the UK
Partner content
Home affairs
By National Federation of Builders
The Government must act to immediately help hauliers
Draconian new laws on rough sleeping must be scrapped
Home affairs
By Nickie Aiken MP
Draconian new laws on rough sleeping must be scrapped
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
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Government Introduces 'Historic' Football Regulator Legislation
Culture
Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation
The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Communities
By Sophie Church
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland
Economy
By Tali Fraser
What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland
Business leaders and ministers are at odds over issues ranging from migration and Brexit to planning and tax. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, tells Tali Fraser she is braced for a tough year. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
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'Vast Majority' Of The Worst Abuse MPs Face Is Not Made Public
Home affairs
"Vast Majority" Of The Worst Abuse MPs Face Is Not Made Public
MPs have warned that the amount of abuse they face that is made public is only the tip of the iceberg, with many choosing not to speak out on the issue for fear of further compromising their security.

Using UK aid to help stop irregular migration Partner content
Home affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
Using UK aid to help stop irregular migration
A report by Coalition for Global Prosperity outlines how long-term drivers of irregular migration are at risk of increasing. The development of expertise and funding can be used to tackle the issue at its source
Low Tax Conservatives Want Chancellor To Focus Cuts On “Squeezed Middle'
Home affairs
Low Tax Conservatives Want Chancellor To Focus Cuts On “Squeezed Middle"
Leading figures in the Conservative Growth Group (CGG) are calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut inheritance tax and reform income tax bands which they argue would help the “squeezed middle”.
Disinformation poses a significant threat to the public’s faith in democracy
Home affairs
By Ben Shimshon and Max Mawby
Disinformation poses a significant threat to the public’s faith in democracy
With the election fast approaching, the start of 2024 has seen renewed concern about the threat that disinformation poses to UK politics and democracy.
Windsor Framework And Good Friday Agreement Could Clash With Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
Windsor Framework And Good Friday Agreement Could Clash With Rwanda Bill
Passing the Rwanda Bill could leave the UK with “two sets of contradictory legal obligations”, according to peers who believe that human rights protections afforded by the Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework are at odds with the controversial plans.
Why government must recommit to the Renters Reform Bill for renters with pets Partner content
Communities
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Why government must recommit to the Renters Reform Bill for renters with pets
The Renters Reform Bill aims to balance the relationship between tenants and landlords, including granting tenants the right to keep pets. Any U-turn on the hard-won progress could lead to more pets being relinquished, and time is running out
Tory Former Housing Minister Has Joined Pro-Building Pressure Group Taking On NIMBYs
Home affairs
Tory Former Housing Minister Has Joined Pro-Building Pressure Group Taking On NIMBYs
Conservative MP Brandon Lewis and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh have joined housing campaign group PricedOut as Parliamentary Champions as they urge the Government to build more homes in order to fix the housing crisis.
DUP Green Lights Return To Power Sharing In Northern Ireland
Home affairs
DUP Green Lights Return To Power Sharing In Northern Ireland
The Democratic Unionist Party has agreed to return to power sharing in Northern Ireland after a post-Brexit boycott lasting nearly two years.
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
Home affairs
By Lord Kirkhope
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
From Conservative infighting over Rwanda to chairing webinars on AI regulation and UK-EU co-operation
Being there for every child Partner content
Foreign affairs
By UNICEF UK
Being there for every child
How we can create a brighter future at home and abroad
Lords Eye Up Significant Revisions To Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
Lords Eye Up Significant Revisions To Rwanda Bill
A Lords committee report which said that the treaty with Rwanda should not be ratified until further guarantees about the country’s safety are in place, could be the “path” for any “revision” of the bill by peers, a Labour baroness has said.
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Communities
By Justine Smith
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Demand is rising, costs are spiralling and profit-maximising private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling in. The children’s care business is a huge policy failure that is dragging councils towards bankruptcy but, as Justine Smith reports, it is vulnerable children that are the real victims.

Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
GFA Negotiator: Restoring Northern Ireland's Government 'Single Best' Way To End Sectarianism
Home affairs
GFA Negotiator: Restoring Northern Ireland's Government "Single Best" Way To End Sectarianism
A key figure in the signing of the Good Friday peace deal has urged the Democratic Unionist Party to end its boycott of Stormont.
Downing Street Halts New Police Funding Plan Over Fears Of Election Backlash
Home affairs
Downing Street Halts New Police Funding Plan Over Fears Of Election Backlash
Exclusive: A long-planned new formula for how the police are funded has been put on hold over concern among ministers that it could result in some local services facing spending cuts heading into the next general election.
DUP Leader Takes On Hardline Critics As Hopes Grow Of Stormont Deal
Foreign affairs
DUP Leader Takes On Hardline Critics As Hopes Grow Of Stormont Deal
Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has sought to face down his critics as hopes grow that a deal between the DUP and the UK government to see power sharing restored in Northern Ireland is imminent.
Tory MPs Cling To Hope That Calls For Rishi Sunak To Go Will Not 'Cut Through' To Voters
Home affairs
Tory MPs Cling To Hope That Calls For Rishi Sunak To Go Will Not "Cut Through" To Voters
A number of Conservative MPs are holding on to hope that former cabinet minister Simon Clarke's call for Rishi Sunak to be replaced as Prime Minister will not "cut through" with voters and have at least "united" most wings of the Conservative Party against another leadership election.
Cross Party Alliance Claims Whitehall Is Resisting Proscribing IRGC As A Terrorist Group
Foreign affairs
Cross Party Alliance Claims Whitehall Is Resisting Proscribing IRGC As A Terrorist Group
A number of MPs from across the House of Commons have claimed there is institutional resistance from Whitehall to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, a year after reports suggested a move could be considered.
Lessons from Hitler’s rise to power
Home affairs
By Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE
Lessons from Hitler’s rise to power
“So violent are Hitler’s fulminations against Jews that a number of prominent Jewish citizens are said to have sought safe asylum in the Bavarian highlands… But several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitism as a bait to catch followers...”
Labour MP Says Leasehold System Is Trapping People In Homes They Can't Sell
Home affairs
Labour MP Says Leasehold System Is Trapping People In Homes They Can't Sell
Labour MP Barry Gardiner has put forward an amendment to the Leasehold and Freehold Bill to reform service charges and remove another income stream for freeholders, as he continues to campaign for the abolition of the leasehold system.
Pro-Development Tories Are Desperate To Convince NIMBYs New Houses Would Be 'Popular' In Their Patch
Home affairs
Pro-Development Tories Are Desperate To Convince NIMBYs New Houses Would Be "Popular" In Their Patch
A number of Conservative MPs who believe new housing should be a top priority are looking to persuade NIMBY MPs that housebuilding can be "popular" in their area, as the issue continues to bitterly divide the Tories ahead of the next election.
DUP Is Finally Ready To Decide Whether To Return To Power Sharing
Foreign affairs
DUP Is Finally Ready To Decide Whether To Return To Power Sharing
After many months of painstaking negotiations, flash points and false dawns, Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has finally indicated the party is ready to reach a decision on whether to restore power-sharing.
All The Hurdles Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Plan Must Still Jump
Home affairs
All The Hurdles Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Plan Must Still Jump
Rishi Sunak’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill cleared a difficult House of Commons stage this week, but the legislation still faces a number of hurdles before it can be used to enact Government plans to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda.
Rishi Sunak Warns House Of Lords Against Opposing His Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Warns House Of Lords Against Opposing His Rwanda Bill
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sought to pre-emptively shift blame over risks his Rwanda Bill still faces, warning the House of Lords against opposing the legislation, which has already sparked divisions in the Commons.
Tory Rebellion Falls Flat As Rwanda Bill Clears House Of Commons Hurdle
Home affairs
Tory Rebellion Falls Flat As Rwanda Bill Clears House Of Commons Hurdle
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill cleared its latest House of Commons vote after threats of a major Conservative backbench rebellion turned out to be empty.
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