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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
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
I use AI as an MP – and I’m not apologising for it
I use AI as an MP – and I’m not apologising for it
By Mike Reader MP
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
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Levelling Up provides an opportunity for us to reassess action on suicide prevention
Health
By Liz Twist MP
Levelling Up provides an opportunity for us to reassess action on suicide prevention
Suicide is preventable, not inevitable. World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th September, gives us a chance to reflect on the actions we can take to tackle it.
Sadiq Khan Defends Right To Free Speech But Says Some Royal Protest Has Been “Disrespectful”
Home affairs
Sadiq Khan Defends Right To Free Speech But Says Some Royal Protest Has Been “Disrespectful”
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has defended people's right to free speech following Royal protests in response to the Queen's death, but suggested that some Republican protesters have not helped their cause.

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By Policy@Manchester
Join Policy@Manchester at Party Conferences
Policy@Manchester, The University of Manchester’s sector leading policy engagement institute, are running an exciting programme for Labour and Conservative conferences.
Parliament Could Sit For Extra Days Next Week After Queen's Death Paused Proceedings
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Parliament Could Sit For Extra Days Next Week After Queen's Death Paused Proceedings
Parliament could sit for extra days next week, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II meant that all government and House of Commons business was paused for 10 days to mark a national period of mourning.
Conservative MP Calls On Police To 'Continue To Respect The Right To Free Speech'
Home affairs
Conservative MP Calls On Police To "Continue To Respect The Right To Free Speech"
Veteran Conservative MP David Davis has called on the police to "continue to respect the right to free speech" after protests following the death of the Queen.
MP Says Suspending Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Would Signal Change In Police
Home affairs
MP Says Suspending Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Would Signal Change In Police
MPs challenged the new chief of the Metropolitan Police to signal a willingness to improve relations with London’s black community under his leadership by suspending the officer who fatally shot unarmed man Chris Kaba last Monday.
King Charles Praises Parliament As 'Living Instrument Of Our Democracy' In Westminster Hall Speech
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King Charles Praises Parliament As "Living Instrument Of Our Democracy" In Westminster Hall Speech
King Charles III has praised Parliament as the “living and breathing instrument of our democracy” as he addressed parliamentarians at a ceremony in Westminster Hall for the first time as Head of State.
MPs Call For Met Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed Black Man To Be Suspended
Home affairs
MPs Call For Met Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed Black Man To Be Suspended
A group of London MPs are calling for the immediate suspension of the Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba, an unarmed black man in South London last week.
Liz Truss Calls Queen 'Greatest Leader World Has Ever Known' As MPs Begin Tributes
Home affairs
Liz Truss Calls Queen "Greatest Leader World Has Ever Known" As MPs Begin Tributes
Prime Minister Liz Truss has described Queen Elizabeth II as “one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known” as she opened tributes in Parliament following the monarch's death aged 96.
Queen Elizabeth II Has Died Aged 96
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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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council reaction to Government appointments
Following the appointments announced as part of Liz Truss’s new Government, Mark Fenhalls QC Chair of the Bar Council said:
Priti Patel’s departure is an opportunity to ditch her failed immigration policies
Home affairs
By Diane Abbott MP
Priti Patel’s departure is an opportunity to ditch her failed immigration policies
The departure of Priti Patel from the Home Office as home secretary is a good thing in itself.
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Home affairs
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Equality watchdog takes action to address discrimination in use of artificial intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence by public bodies is to be monitored by Britain’s equality regulator for the first time to ensure technologies are not discriminating against people.
Afghan refugees are still being failed by the UK government
Foreign affairs
By Neil Coyle MP
Afghan refugees are still being failed by the UK government
After failing to evacuate all the Afghan refugees to whom we owed a debt, the UK government now threatens to throw former allies into rough sleeping on our streets
Lord Mackay interview: Liz Truss had ‘no idea’ about legal aid cuts
Home affairs
By Robert Orchard
Lord Mackay interview: Liz Truss had ‘no idea’ about legal aid cuts
As he bows out of the House of Lords after 40 years, former lord chancellor Lord Mackay shares his views on the Tory leadership race – and the Duchess of Argyll divorce case.
Liz Truss Accused Of Having 'No Idea' About Legal Aid When She Was Justice Secretary
Home affairs
Liz Truss Accused Of Having "No Idea" About Legal Aid When She Was Justice Secretary
Former Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay has criticised Liz Truss' grasp of the legal aid system during her time as Justice Secretary as the Tory leadership hopeful faces a fresh battle with the legal profession if she becomes prime minister next month.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council comment on criminal Bar vote to escalate action
Liz Truss's Gung-Ho Approach To Brexit Has Dampened Rishi Sunak's Leadership Bid
Brexit
Liz Truss's Gung-Ho Approach To Brexit Has Dampened Rishi Sunak's Leadership Bid
Rishi Sunak is struggling to shake off the claim that he would take a softer line with the European Union than Liz Truss over the Northern Ireland Protocol row if he were to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Promise Protocol Action In 'Neglected' Northern Ireland
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Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Promise Protocol Action In "Neglected" Northern Ireland
There was a rare moment of harmony between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak when on Wednesday they travelled to Northern Ireland for their eighth Conservative party leadership hustings.
A delayed Online Safety Bill puts us all at risk Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
A delayed Online Safety Bill puts us all at risk
As new technologies such as the metaverse develop, a whole host of additional risks are emerging without proper safeguards to protect online Britons. Delays on the Online Safety Bill risk us falling behind on important advances, and MPs agree.
New Asylum Centre On Hold After Ben Wallace 'Withdraws' Former RAF Base Offer
Home affairs
New Asylum Centre On Hold After Ben Wallace "Withdraws" Former RAF Base Offer
Controversial plans for a new asylum centre in North Yorkshire appear to have been scrapped after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the offer of a former RAF base for the site has been “withdrawn”.
We must ditch Brexit plan to diverge from EU data protection regulations
Home affairs
By Lord Kirkhope
We must ditch Brexit plan to diverge from EU data protection regulations
Under Boris Johnson, the government has been seeking to diverge with the European Union on data protection regulations and, as non-EU member, we legally can do this.
Child Q was not a one-off – the Met Police strip-searched 650 children in just two years
Home affairs
By Dame Rachel de Souza
Child Q was not a one-off – the Met Police strip-searched 650 children in just two years
I was appalled and shocked to read the Serious Case Review relating to Child Q, which found the system designed to protect and support her had seriously failed.
Equality watchdog: Millions may be digital natives, but how many is AI leaving behind? Partner content
Communities
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Equality watchdog: Millions may be digital natives, but how many is AI leaving behind?
Artificial intelligence can be a force for good, but we must ensure it does not perpetuate exclusion on the road to progress.
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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