The new House of Commons Speaker must do more than John Bercow to tackle bullying at Westminster, Jacob Rees-Mogg has declared.

Candidates hoping to replace John Bercow as Commons Speaker are coming under pressure to end the "inaction" on Westminster's bullying scandal.

Bringing in compulsory voter ID is an entirely disproportionate response to a thankfully rare problem. But it could disenfranchise already marginalised communities, says Angela Eagle MP. 

Jo Stevens, Labour MP for Cardiff Central, writes that the effects of austerity on policing and crime are being felt across our communities.

Theresa May has warned Boris Johnson that his plans for a new “points-based” immigration system after Brexit could be left open to “abuse”.

Ministers have shelved plans for a so-called "porn block" after the policy was beset by a series of delays.

A "large proportion" of British traders and businesses will not be ready for new customs checks under a no-deal Brexit despite a major government advertising blitz, the official public spending watchdog has found.

A 37% year-on-year rise in hate crime against transgender people should be a “wake-up call" for ministers, campaigners have declared.

While the Queen’s Speech was broadly positive for the self-employed, the government still faces hurdles in getting the agenda passed through the House of Commons, writes IPSE. 

Ministers have been criticised after a review by the Government’s health watchdog found that falling staff numbers had prompted a “deterioration” in mental health services in England.

Boris Johnson will not resign as Prime Minister even if MPs reject his Queen's Speech.

The Association for Project Management have responded to the Queen's Speech.

Chief Executive of the EHRC, Rebecca Hilsenrath, says changes to voting procedures need to be thought through carefully.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s speech to support pension saving among the self-employed.

Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar Council, has responded to the Queen's Speech, saying “justice must stay high on the priority list of any government."

Legislation to deliver Brexit dominated Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech as Prime Minister, which also had a strong law and order theme.

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) welcomed Andrea Jenkyns MP (Morley and Outwood) to a ‘Family Fun Day’ event at Leeds Beckett University Campus on Sunday 13th October to celebrate 30 years since CCEP’s Wakefield site – Europe’s largest soft drinks factory* – first opened. 

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

Foreign criminals who breach their deportation orders by returning to the UK will be locked up for longer under plans to be announced in the Queen's Speech.

A Queen's Speech is not required to answer the Brexit question, nor will it tackle the climate crisis or commit to devolved policing to Wales, writes Liz Saville Roberts MP. 

The Commission for Countering Extremism’s recent report is a much-needed contribution to the conversation around extremism but lays bare gaps in the Government’s approach, writes Guinevere Poncia.

Concerned about the rise of knife crime in the UK, Lord Naseby asked the Home Office Minister what action is being taken to ensure that retailers selling kitchen knives adhere to regulations.

EU citizens who do not secure immigration status by the deadline for the Home Office’s Brexit scheme could be subject to deportation, Brandon Lewis has confirmed.

Donald Trump has appeared to defend an American woman wanted over the death of a British teenager.