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London Councils To Be Hit Hardest By Closure Of Social Care Visa
London Councils To Be Hit Hardest By Closure Of Social Care Visa
Health
Councils in the capital face being hardest hit by the closure of the visa route for social care workers, analysis of workforce data carried out by PoliticsHome has revealed.
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
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
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 ##sash##
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
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
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
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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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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Plans to ‘restore balance of power’ lacking evidence, say barristers
The Bar Council has issued its response to today's Queen's Speech.
A Plan For Northern Ireland Veterans Is Missing From The Queen's Speech
Home affairs
A Plan For Northern Ireland Veterans Is Missing From The Queen's Speech
The government has been accused of lacking the "political commitment" to its pledge to protect Northern Ireland veterans from criminal trials after failing to include a plan for sensitive legacy issues in the Queen's Speech.
Civil Liberty Groups Come Out In Force Against “Unnecessary and Expensive” Voter ID Plans
Home affairs
By Eleanor Langford
Civil Liberty Groups Come Out In Force Against “Unnecessary and Expensive” Voter ID Plans
Plans announced in the Queen’s Speech to require voters to produce photo identification at polling stations has been criticised as “an unnecessary and expensive distraction” by multiple charities and research groups.
Mandatory voter photo ID is an illiberal and discriminatory solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
Home affairs
By Baroness Chakrabarti
Mandatory voter photo ID is an illiberal and discriminatory solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
As opposition strives to unite around a vision of a post-pandemic future, a government so adept at divide and rule would be wise not to unite us in resistance to these measures.
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Communities
UK Sport outlines mission to create greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action
For the first time, smart meters are giving people the option of becoming active participants in the energy system. We must help everyone to embrace the opportunity
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener
Openreach is connecting even more of the UK to full fibre broadband – but it has also scaled up its commitments to sustainability, social responsibility and cutting waste.
All You Need To Know About The Race To Succeed Arlene Foster As DUP Leader
Home affairs
All You Need To Know About The Race To Succeed Arlene Foster As DUP Leader
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is choosing a new leader to replace Arlene Foster, who announced on Wednesday she would be resigning as party leader and Northern Ireland's First Minister in the coming weeks.
Brandon Lewis’ new NI abortion powers pose a major threat to the union
Home affairs
By Carla Lockhart MP
Brandon Lewis’ new NI abortion powers pose a major threat to the union
Intervention from Westminster on this devolved matter is unwelcome by many in Northern Ireland and sets a dangerous precedent for devolution.
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Economy
By Law Commission
Proposals to allow electronic documents would revolutionise trade
The Law Commission has announced a consultation on proposals to allow for the legal recognition of electronic versions of documents such as bills of lading and bills of exchange.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council backs Charter for Black Talent
The Bar Council, the barristers profession’s representative body, has today become the latest organisation to give its backing to the Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions, an initiative aimed at increasing the number of talented Black professionals in senior positions in the financial and professional services sectors in the UK.
The return of betting shops and casinos is good news for the economy – but we must keep up progress on safer gambling Partner content
Coronavirus
By Betting and Gaming Council
The return of betting shops and casinos is good news for the economy – but we must keep up progress on safer gambling
This week the UK took another step towards post-Covid normality when high street shops in Scotland – including betting shops – safely opened their doors again for the first time this year.
Dog theft should be made a specific criminal offence
Home affairs
By Tim Farron MP
Dog theft should be made a specific criminal offence
There is no real deterrent to stop these criminals and no evidence that these crimes are taken seriously.
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Coronavirus
By Dignity in Dying
Cross-party group on end-of-life choice welcomes Health Secretary’s request for more data on suicides by terminally ill people and impact of assisted dying ban
Civil Service Union Hits Out Over Senior Whitehall Staff Being Dragged Into Downing Street Flat Scandal
Coronavirus
Civil Service Union Hits Out Over Senior Whitehall Staff Being Dragged Into Downing Street Flat Scandal
Exclusive: The head of the civil service union has criticised Boris Johnson for drawing Cabinet Secretary Simon Case into the fiasco around the financing of his Downing Street flat refurbishment by asking him to spend time investigating it.
Successful integration is the key to an effective asylum system
Home affairs
By David Simmonds MP
Successful integration is the key to an effective asylum system
There are currently significant barriers to successful integration for asylum seekers. Local authorities need more tools and funding to welcome refugees and help them rebuild their lives.
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Foreign affairs
By Bar Council
Statement of the Four Bars on PRC Government Sanctions against barristers of England and Wales
The four professional bodies of barristers and advocates of the United Kingdom and Ireland are united in their condemnation of the sanctions announced by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government against barrister members of the legal profession and their “immediate families”.
Northern Irish Executive Could Collapse Without Action To Address 'Serious Crisis,' Former Minister Warns
Home affairs
Northern Irish Executive Could Collapse Without Action To Address "Serious Crisis," Former Minister Warns
Northern Ireland's power-sharing government could fall apart again in the coming months unless the government steps up efforts to stabilise the province after recent unrest, an ex-Cabinet minister has warned.
Civil Servants Were Working On Downing Street Refurbishment Trust Plans During Covid Pandemic
Coronavirus
Civil Servants Were Working On Downing Street Refurbishment Trust Plans During Covid Pandemic
Serious questions have been raised by opposition parties over the Prime Minister’s priorities after it emerged work to set up a trust to pay for the redecoration of the No.11 flat has been going on within the civil service since last Spring – when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Polling Shows Half of Brits Want Government Action On Football Ahead Of Its Review Into The Game
Home affairs
Polling Shows Half of Brits Want Government Action On Football Ahead Of Its Review Into The Game
Exclusive: Polling carried out for PoliticsHome suggests half of Brits think ministers should intervene to regulate the finance and governance of football clubs and almost as many want clubs to be majority fan-owned as they are in Germany.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Response to MoJ sitting days limit
The Ministry of Justice is to remove the limit on the number of sitting days in the Crown Courts in order to tackle the backlog.
Boris Johnson should keep to his word, and choke off any attempts to introduce voter ID
Home affairs
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Boris Johnson should keep to his word, and choke off any attempts to introduce voter ID
“If I am ever asked, on the streets of London, or in any other venue, public or private, to produce my ID card as evidence that I am who I say I am… then I will take that card out of my wallet and physically eat it in the presence of whatever emanation of the state has demanded that I produce it.”
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Communities
By NOAH
NOAH Launches Campaign to Promote Pet Ownership for Renters
NOAH has launched a campaign ‘Securing the Right to Rent with Pets: Making One Health Housing a Reality’, to help improve access to pets for people living in rented or socially owned housing.
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Coronavirus
UK Sport’s Return To Major Sports Event survey finds 97% of fans will come back
UK Sport has today published the results of its Return To Major Sports Events survey, which found that an overwhelming 97% of sports fans will attend live events again.
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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