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Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To 'Damning' Grooming Gangs Report
Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To "Damning" Grooming Gangs Report
Home affairs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper apologised to child victims of grooming gangs and announced changes to the law in response to a report into the scandal.
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?
Home affairs
Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?
Cross Party MPs To Write To Government Over Care Worker Visa Changes
Health
Cross Party MPs To Write To Government Over Care Worker Visa Changes
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer Charged With Sexual Assault
Home affairs
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer Charged With Sexual Assault
Man Arrested After Fires At Homes Linked To Keir Starmer
Home affairs
Man Arrested After Fires At Homes Linked To Keir Starmer
British Property Management Firms Helping Russians Avoid Sanctions
Home affairs
British Property Management Firms Helping Russians Avoid Sanctions
Opinion
Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?
Home affairs
By Luke Taylor MP
Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?
As Trump attacks science funding, let’s declare Britain open for talent
Economy
By Joe Powell
As Trump attacks science funding, let’s declare Britain open for talent
Forget the single net target – the government should adopt an annual migration plan
Economy
By Jake Richards MP
Forget the single net target – the government should adopt an annual migration plan
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Labour MPs In Heated Row Following Jeremy Corbyn's Gaza Vote
Labour MPs In Heated Row Following Jeremy Corbyn's Gaza Vote
Parliament
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Health
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Everything You Need To Know About The MP Vote On Decriminalising Abortion
Everything You Need To Know About The MP Vote On Decriminalising Abortion
Health
MPs Vote To Decriminalise Abortion
MPs Vote To Decriminalise Abortion
Health
Green Party Accused Of Keeping “Unlawful” Gender Rules For Leadership Contest
Green Party Accused Of Keeping “Unlawful” Gender Rules For Leadership Contest
Communities
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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
Government Is Steadfast On Reforming Leasehold Despite Resistance
Home affairs
Government Is Steadfast On Reforming Leasehold Despite Resistance
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill will receive its third reading on Tuesday and Government remains steadfast on its commitment to reform, vowing to strengthen the Bill despite backlash from some Tory MPs.
Home Secretary Meeting Big Tech To Collaborate On Election Year Challenges
Home affairs
Home Secretary Meeting Big Tech To Collaborate On Election Year Challenges
The Home Secretary will meet with technology giants in the US next week to discuss how the UK government and tech players can work together to tackle a number of huge challenges facing democracies in the digital age.
Changes To Ukraine Visa Schemes Could Spark Legal Challenges
Home affairs
Changes To Ukraine Visa Schemes Could Spark Legal Challenges
Lawyers have warned that the government’s changes to the Ukraine visa schemes could be unlawful, with concerns set to be raised with a parliamentary committee.
Lindsay Hoyle In Turmoil As Critical MPs Call For Him To Go
Home affairs
Lindsay Hoyle In Turmoil As Critical MPs Call For Him To Go
Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle is under growing pressure from critics to resign after more than 60 MPs signed a no confidence motion over his handling of an opposition day debate calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Health
By British Safety Council
New studies show need for tougher domestic regulation on air quality, says British Safety Council
British Safety Council has responded to two new studies by researchers at Harvard University, which found that exposure to even the smallest amounts of harmful particulate matter can have profound and lasting impacts on human health, as well as new lower limits on air pollution set by the European Union (EU). 
Kemi Badenoch Says Former Post Office Chair Allegations 'Completely False'
Home affairs
Kemi Badenoch Says Former Post Office Chair Allegations "Completely False"
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said that claims made by the former former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton that he was asked to delay compensation to victims of the Horizon scandal are “completely false”.
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
Immigration is a huge problem for whoever governs next
Home affairs
By Jonathan Thomas
Immigration is a huge problem for whoever governs next
Divisions over immigration and asylum have been a feature of British politics for decades and with a general election coming this year, they look as ingrained as ever.
'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.
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Starmer: One Year On
2025
Online
Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025