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Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has referred herself to the independent ethics adviser after admitting to not paying enough stamp duty on her seaside flat.
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Education
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Home Office Suspends Family Reunion Applications For Asylum Seekers
Home affairs
Home Office Suspends Family Reunion Applications For Asylum Seekers
Blue Labour Peer Urges Keir Starmer To Drop Plans For Islamophobia Definition
Home affairs
Blue Labour Peer Urges Keir Starmer To Drop Plans For Islamophobia Definition
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
Opinion
An effective immigration system needs effective access to justice
Home affairs
By Lord Bach
An effective immigration system needs effective access to justice
The cyber security bill must go further to truly protect the UK economy
Home affairs
By Lord Harris of Haringey and Baroness Neville-Jones
The cyber security bill must go further to truly protect the UK economy
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
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Education
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Political parties
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
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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
We should be welcoming Afghan refugees, not criminalising them – the Nationality and Borders Bill must be scrapped
Home affairs
By Gulwali Passarlay
We should be welcoming Afghan refugees, not criminalising them – the Nationality and Borders Bill must be scrapped
The government says it wants to have a warm welcome for Afghan refugees, but if they come here via irregular routes, they will be criminalised and penalised.
The tax burden that threatens to stop Britain’s beating heart Partner content
Communities
By Long Live the Local
The tax burden that threatens to stop Britain’s beating heart
Pubs are a key part of the social fabric of the UK, but unfair taxation is undermining the work they do for communities up and down the country – and now the great British local is fighting back.
We need to put power back in the hands of the people online Partner content
Culture
By Which?
We need to put power back in the hands of the people online
Facebook and Google's consumer data is worth billions. It’s time for "take back control" to apply to the online world too.
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Communities
By Betting and Gaming Council
Betting and Gaming Council proud to receive award from armed forces charities for Britannia Stakes fundraising effort
The Betting and Gaming Council is to receive an award from the three Armed Forces charities after our members raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to help them carry out their work.
Women’s trust in the police can not be rebuilt until officers are held accountable for their own misconduct
Home affairs
By Jamie Klingler
Women’s trust in the police can not be rebuilt until officers are held accountable for their own misconduct
The Prime Minister refusing to make misogyny a hate crime and the Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, not even knowing the definition of the word, illustrates that tackling violence against women and girls is not a priority for this government.
Tory MPs Urge Priti Patel To Ensure “Change Actually Comes” For Women With Sarah Everard Inquiry
Home affairs
Tory MPs Urge Priti Patel To Ensure “Change Actually Comes” For Women With Sarah Everard Inquiry
Priti Patel’s announcement of a full inquiry into issues raised around policing following Sarah Everard’s murder has been welcomed by Tory members, but MPs insist “this can't just be another review”.
Dominic Raab Tells Businesses To Hire Ex-Offenders To Tackle Staff Shortages
Home affairs
Dominic Raab Tells Businesses To Hire Ex-Offenders To Tackle Staff Shortages
Businesses should “come and talk” to the justice department about hiring former prisoners to fill the current shortage of workers, Dominic Raab has said.
Sarah Everard's murder must be a watershed moment to tackle serious systemic failings at the heart of the police
Home affairs
By Wendy Chamberlain MP
Sarah Everard's murder must be a watershed moment to tackle serious systemic failings at the heart of the police
At the time of my election in 2019, I viewed being a former police officer as a way of demonstrating that I was someone to be trusted. That trust has been seriously eroded and damaged by Sarah Everard's terrible murder.
Government Warned Changing Voting Systems Without Scrutiny Sets A “Dangerous Precedent”
Home affairs
Government Warned Changing Voting Systems Without Scrutiny Sets A “Dangerous Precedent”
Exclusive: Multiple campaign groups have fiercely criticised the government for including a major change to the voting system in an amendment to the Elections Bill, warning that the changes are being “rushed through without consultation”.
Boris Johnson Says Women Should Still 'Trust The Police' After Sarah Everard Murder
Home affairs
Boris Johnson Says Women Should Still "Trust The Police" After Sarah Everard Murder
Boris Johnson has said women should still "trust the police" after the murder of Sarah Everard, and has refused to confirm there will be a public inquiry into Met Police failures in the run up to her death.
Priti Patel: 'I rule nothing out in terms of stopping boats and saving lives'
Home affairs
By Kate Proctor
Priti Patel: "I rule nothing out in terms of stopping boats and saving lives"
After surviving Boris Johnson’s reshuffle job intact, home secretary Priti Patel tells The House her work to overhaul one of Whitehall’s largest departments continues. It’s a round-the-clock task, flare ups with the French are par for the course, and “fun is limited” – but, she says, it’s the privilege of her life.
Emergency Lorry Driver Visas Will Be Extended After Government U-Turn On Deadline
Home affairs
Emergency Lorry Driver Visas Will Be Extended After Government U-Turn On Deadline
The emergency visas the UK government is offering to European workers to help abate labour shortages will now last beyond the originally proposed deadline of 24 December.
Policing Minister Encourages Women To 'Call 999' If They Doubt An Officer After Sarah Everard Murder
Home affairs
Policing Minister Encourages Women To "Call 999" If They Doubt An Officer After Sarah Everard Murder
It is "perfectly reasonable" for anyone approached by a lone officer to call 999 to verify who they were after the murder of Sarah Everard, the policing minister has said.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Crown Court backlog increases again to over 60,000 cases
Met Commissioner Cressida Dick Says She Is “So Sorry” To Family Of Sarah Everard
Home affairs
Met Commissioner Cressida Dick Says She Is “So Sorry” To Family Of Sarah Everard
Dame Cressida Dick has admitted the "precious bond of trust" with police has been broken following the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer, as she faces calls for her resignation.
Action, not warm words, is needed to stamp racism out of policing for once and for all
Home affairs
By Yvette Cooper MP
Action, not warm words, is needed to stamp racism out of policing for once and for all
Nearly four decades on from Stephen Lawrence’s racist murder, the police and government need to deliver urgent change so that community confidence and the long-standing principle of fairness in policing are not permanently undermined.
Police Must Answer How Sarah Everard’s Killer “Slipped Through The Net” Says Keir Starmer
Home affairs
Police Must Answer How Sarah Everard’s Killer “Slipped Through The Net” Says Keir Starmer
Labour leader Keir Starmer says the Metropolitan police must answer the “critical question” of how warning signs over Sarah Everard’s killer, a serving officer, were missed.
Labour Thinks Boris Johnson Might Trigger Article 16 To Distract From Fuel And Food Shortages
Brexit
Labour Thinks Boris Johnson Might Trigger Article 16 To Distract From Fuel And Food Shortages
A senior Labour figure has raised concern that Boris Johnson might escalate tensions with the European Union by triggering Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to distract from negative headlines at home.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council survey shows rising reports of harassment and discrimination in barristers’ profession
Louise Haigh Is Accusing Boris Johnson Of An 'Addiction To Dishonesty' On Northern Ireland
Brexit
Louise Haigh Is Accusing Boris Johnson Of An "Addiction To Dishonesty" On Northern Ireland
Exclusive: Louise Haigh, the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, will launch a scathing attack on Boris Johnson's approach to the province and accuse the Prime Minister of "actively" undermining the peace process and an "addiction to dishonesty".
Ministers Poised To Relax Immigration Rules As Lorry Driver Crisis Hits Fuel Supplies
Brexit
Ministers Poised To Relax Immigration Rules As Lorry Driver Crisis Hits Fuel Supplies
The government is preparing to temporarily relax immigration rules for foreign lorry drivers in what is set to be a major U-turn brought about by the growing supply chain crisis.
We need fundamental reforms to address the epidemic of violence against women
Home affairs
By Stella Creasy MP
We need fundamental reforms to address the epidemic of violence against women
The last Law Commission review of hate crime, published in 2014, still sits unused on a dusty shelf at the Ministry of Justice, so it is hard to have confidence this one will be any different.
Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021 Partner content
Coronavirus
By Policy@Manchester
Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021
Join Policy@Manchester at this year’s Labour and Conservative party conferences for an exciting programme of fringe events.
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Health
By Dignity in Dying
Voters in both Red Wall and Blue Wall united in support for assisted dying
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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