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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
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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
Windrush victims are being failed again by flawed compensation scheme
Home affairs
By Meg Hillier MP
Windrush victims are being failed again by flawed compensation scheme
Not only was the Windrush compensation scheme complex and difficult for claimants but the Home Office did not provide the necessary resources to manage it.
UK And EU Prepare For September 'Pressure Point' With Northern Ireland Talks This Week
Brexit
UK And EU Prepare For September "Pressure Point" With Northern Ireland Talks This Week
UK and EU leaders expect talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol to reach a cliff-edge once again, with both sides still a long way off agreeing a way forward before various grace periods covering trade across the Irish Sea expire in September.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council slams "short term fix" on courts
The Bar Council has responded to new measures announced by the Government today regarding courts.
Army Is Needed To Deal With Devastating Weather Events, Says Flood Zone MP
Home affairs
Army Is Needed To Deal With Devastating Weather Events, Says Flood Zone MP
The army should be brought in to help councils deal with devastating inner city flooding, according to an MP whose community bore the brunt of the weekend’s downpour.
Ministry of Defence 'Failing' To Protect Women in the Armed Forces, MPs Report Finds
Defence
Ministry of Defence "Failing" To Protect Women in the Armed Forces, MPs Report Finds
Women serving in the Armed Forces are not being protected by the Ministry of Defence or helped to reach their full potential, a damning new report by MPs has found.
Lorry Drivers Union Criticises 'Ridiculous' Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers
Coronavirus
Lorry Drivers Union Criticises "Ridiculous" Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers
The lorry drivers union has described the government as putting the industry into a “ridiculous situation” by making firms apply to be exempt from self-isolation when the sector is already facing huge job shortages.
Westminster Orders Northern Ireland's Leaders To Set Up Abortion Services Immediately
Health
Westminster Orders Northern Ireland's Leaders To Set Up Abortion Services Immediately
The UK government has intervened on abortion access in Northern Ireland with the secretary of state Brandon Lewis issuing a directive ordering Stormont to roll out services.
NHS Staff Offered 3% Pay Rise By Government After Shambolic Announcement Left Unions 'Furious'
Coronavirus
NHS Staff Offered 3% Pay Rise By Government After Shambolic Announcement Left Unions "Furious"
NHS workers have been offered a 3% pay rise by government following a shambolic afternoon where care minister Helen Whately failed to give details of the proposed pay award, sparking outcry from unions.
Attorney General Criticised Over Pleas For MPs To Pay For £175,000 Royal Sculpture
Home affairs
Attorney General Criticised Over Pleas For MPs To Pay For £175,000 Royal Sculpture
Exclusive: The Attorney General has sent personal letters to MPs asking them to donate funds for a £175,000 sculpture to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee in Parliament.
Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten
Brexit
Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten
The government has called for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be fundamentally changed, with Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, warning "we cannot go on as we are".
Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures
Home affairs
By Sarah Owen MP
Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures
Community policing and trust takes investment of both time and money, which are two things that our police forces have been starved of.
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Home affairs
By Law Commission
Reforms to protect victims of online abuse and safeguard freedom of expression announced
The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation
Home affairs
By David Simmonds MP and Neil Coyle MP
The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation
The Bill will remove a large part of the social safety net within the asylum system by denying migrants access to public funds. We are determined to make the case for a fairer and more efficient immigration system.
The Saturday View: How The Culture War Backfired On The Tories
Culture
The Saturday View: How The Culture War Backfired On The Tories
“I do not want to engage in a political culture war of any kind." Those were the words of Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, after a bruising few days for his party off the back of the row kicked up by the England football team’s defeat in the final of Euro 2020.
50 Tories Vow to Hold Boris Johnson's 'Feet To The Fire' On Levelling Up
Home affairs
50 Tories Vow to Hold Boris Johnson's "Feet To The Fire" On Levelling Up
More than 50 Conservative MPs have pledged to hold the Prime Minster’s “feet to the fire” over his levelling up promises, saying he must deliver on his commitments before the next election.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
New statistics show more must be done on diversity in the judiciary
Alcohol Related Deaths Have Soared In The Pandemic, New Data Shows
Coronavirus
Alcohol Related Deaths Have Soared In The Pandemic, New Data Shows
An increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic has led to a significant rise in alcohol-specific deaths, new figures from Public Health England (PHE) have shown.
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic
This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?
Government Faces Backlash From Troubles Victims' Families Over Prosecutions 'Amnesty'
Defence
Government Faces Backlash From Troubles Victims' Families Over Prosecutions "Amnesty"
Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, today unveiled the government's controversial plan to block prosecutions of former soldiers and paramilitaries accused of crimes during The Troubles.
Zarah Sultana Was Told To 'Lower Her Tone' By Minister During Racism Debate
Home affairs
Zarah Sultana Was Told To "Lower Her Tone" By Minister During Racism Debate
Home Office minister Victoria Atkins clashed with Labour MP Zarah Sultana during a Commons debate on racism, telling her to “lower the tone” and "stop shouting'.
Northern Ireland's Future Is Hanging In The Balance, Says DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson
Brexit
Northern Ireland's Future Is Hanging In The Balance, Says DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson
Unionists cannot afford to lose the next year's election in Northern Ireland, the DUP’s new leader Jeffrey Donaldson has warned.
The Nationality and Borders Bill will make a rotten system worse
Home affairs
By Caroline Lucas MP
The Nationality and Borders Bill will make a rotten system worse
We need a fair and efficient asylum processes for everyone, more safe routes and support for people to rebuild their lives in Britain. This bill fails on all counts.
Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor
Home affairs
By Dr Waheed Arian
Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor
If I were fleeing for my life today, I would be classified as an “irregular” asylum seeker and summarily removed from the country. Refugees deserve a fair and compassionate asylum system.
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Education
By Policy@Manchester
Global Britain: an ambitious template for international trade agreements in an uncertain era
Following Brexit, the UK has reclaimed its competence in trade and investment policy and its role as the sole negotiator of trade and investment agreements.
EventsAll
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