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Frustrated Peers Say 4AM Sitting For Illegal Migration Bill Should Have Been Avoidable
Frustrated Peers Say 4AM Sitting For Illegal Migration Bill Should Have Been Avoidable
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Peers in the House of Lords have expressed frustration over an unprecedented 4am sitting to debate the Illegal Migration Bill on Wednesday night as the upper house scrambles to make its way through an unusually large agenda of meaty legislation.
How To Understand Polling
Political parties
How To Understand Polling
Rishi Sunak Insists No 10 Is Delivering But Tory MPs Doubt He Can Stop The Boats
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Insists No 10 Is Delivering But Tory MPs Doubt He Can Stop The Boats
'Shy Switchers' Could Be Concealing True Scale Of Possible Tory Defeat At Next Election
Political parties
"Shy Switchers" Could Be Concealing True Scale Of Possible Tory Defeat At Next Election
Boris Johnson Will Hand Unredacted WhatsApps Directly To The Covid Inquiry
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Will Hand Unredacted WhatsApps Directly To The Covid Inquiry
The Fraught Process Behind Who Gets To Run To Be An MP
Political parties
The Fraught Process Behind Who Gets To Run To Be An MP
Government To Launch Legal Action Against Covid Inquiry Over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
Health
Government To Launch Legal Action Against Covid Inquiry Over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
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General election competition will turbocharge British industry Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
General election competition will turbocharge British industry
What place is there for the absurd National Conservatism conference?
Political parties
By Alistair Burt
What place is there for the absurd National Conservatism conference?
Voter ID has damaged our democracy
Political parties
By Helen Morgan MP
Voter ID has damaged our democracy
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Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped
Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped
By Baroness Mobarik
Home affairs
Parliamentary Possibilities
Parliamentary Possibilities
By Tony Grew
Parliament
Village Halls Told To Prepare For Terror Attacks Under “Well-Meaning” New Law
Village Halls Told To Prepare For Terror Attacks Under “Well-Meaning” New Law
Home affairs
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How To Understand Polling
Political parties
How To Understand Polling
For political parties, polling is the easiest way to find out how the public rate them without the consequences of an election, and when it's in their favour it's an easy two fingers up to their opponents. When it's not, it at least gives them a chance to know what they need to change, sharpish.

'Shy Switchers' Could Be Concealing True Scale Of Possible Tory Defeat At Next Election
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"Shy Switchers" Could Be Concealing True Scale Of Possible Tory Defeat At Next Election
Conservative MPs are starting to fear that "shy switchers" – voters who appear sympathetic to their party on the surface, but are likely to turn on them at the ballot box – could produce a general election defeat in 2024 that is even more devastating than many Tories are currently prepared for.
The Fraught Process Behind Who Gets To Run To Be An MP
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The Fraught Process Behind Who Gets To Run To Be An MP
With a general election due to be called in 2024, a new cohort of MPs will soon enter parliament, and the secretive, often controversial, battle for each party to decide who is in the running is already underway.
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Labour Suspend Whip From Geraint Davies Following Behaviour Allegations
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Labour Suspend Whip From Geraint Davies Following Behaviour Allegations
Labour has suspended the party whip from MP Geraint Davies following allegations of “completely unacceptable behaviour”.
What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
Coronavirus
What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
A row has exploded between the government and the inquiry into its response to the Covid pandemic in recent days over how much access inquiry chair Baroness Hallett should have to Boris Johnson's private messages and diaries from the time.
Boris Johnson Hands 'All' Covid WhatsApps And Private Notes To Cabinet Office
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Hands "All" Covid WhatsApps And Private Notes To Cabinet Office
Boris Johnson has given the Cabinet Office "all" of the private material that is at the centre of a row between the government and the Covid inquiry, his spokesperson has said.
Covid Inquiry Extends Deadline For Government To Hand Over Boris Johnson's Private Messages
Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry Extends Deadline For Government To Hand Over Boris Johnson's Private Messages
The government has been granted a short extension to the deadline for handing over material to the Covid inquiry as questions grow over the status of Boris Johnson messages that are at the centre of a deepening row between the Cabinet Office and the inquiry chair.
Labour Won't “Sneer” At Ordinary Voters In Run-Up To General Election
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Labour Won't “Sneer” At Ordinary Voters In Run-Up To General Election
Labour's National Campaign Coordinator Shabana Mahmood has said the party is “not here to sneer at people” as the party works to persuade new voters and win back old ones at the next general election, after a tumultuous few years.
Restless Shadow Ministers Want Keir Starmer To Shake Up Labour's Top Team
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Restless Shadow Ministers Want Keir Starmer To Shake Up Labour's Top Team
Members of Labour's shadow ministerial team are restless to see Keir Starmer shake up his top team and are urging him to be more “ruthless” in his appointments.

Liz Truss's Ill-Fated Leadership Reached “Pivot Point” At Chevening Meetings
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Liz Truss's Ill-Fated Leadership Reached “Pivot Point” At Chevening Meetings
A close ally of former Prime Minister Liz Truss has said that the seeds of her downfall were likely to have been sown before she even entered Downing Street, during meetings preparing for government in the final stages of last summer's Conservative leadership contest.

Rishi Sunak Swerves Party Mutiny With Suella Braverman Still In Post
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Rishi Sunak Swerves Party Mutiny With Suella Braverman Still In Post
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared to have swerved a backbench rebellion on Wednesday despite "noise" from a vocal minority of right-wing Conservative MPs who blame senior government figures for fallout surrounding Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman.

Suella Braverman Will Stay As Home Secretary After Rishi Sunak Decides Ministerial Code Wasn't Breached
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Will Stay As Home Secretary After Rishi Sunak Decides Ministerial Code Wasn't Breached
Suella Braverman will keep her post as Home Secretary and there will be no formal investigation into her conversations with civil servants about a speeding fine, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concluded she had not breached the ministerial code.
DUP Is Planning Next Moves On Power Sharing After Northern Ireland Elections
Home affairs
DUP Is Planning Next Moves On Power Sharing After Northern Ireland Elections
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is set to move forward plans on restoring power sharing in Stormont following last week's local elections, offering a potential breakthrough on the deadlock that has stalled the devolved administration for over a year.

Suella Braverman 'Regrets' Speeding Fine As Pressure Mounts For Ethics Inquiry
Home affairs
Suella Braverman "Regrets" Speeding Fine As Pressure Mounts For Ethics Inquiry
Suella Braverman has said she "regrets" speeding as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure to refer her to the government's ethics adviser after reports she asked civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course.
Exasperated Tories Worry “Freelancing” MPs Are Damaging Fragile Party Unity
Home affairs
Exasperated Tories Worry “Freelancing” MPs Are Damaging Fragile Party Unity
Tory WhatsApp groups were "alive" this week with backbench MPs complaining that Home Secretary Suella Braverman had undermined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when she appeared to deviate from the government approach to immigration.
Labour MPs Are Impatient For Michael Gove's Rental Reforms
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Labour MPs Are Impatient For Michael Gove's Rental Reforms
Senior Labour MPs have urged Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove to push through the Renters’ Reform Bill despite a backlash from Tory backbenchers.
Conservative MP Wants Children's Clothing Tax Relief Extended To Ease Cost Of Living
Economy
Conservative MP Wants Children's Clothing Tax Relief Extended To Ease Cost Of Living
A Conservative MP has called on the government to extend children’s clothing tax relief and come up with more “creative ideas” to win back voters who are feeling the bite of the cost of living after the party was faced with a tough set of local election results.
Tories Are Torn Between The NIMBY Faithful And Voters Who Are Desperate For Houses
Political parties
Tories Are Torn Between The NIMBY Faithful And Voters Who Are Desperate For Houses
The Conservative party has found itself at a crossroads on housebuilding, and whichever way they turn they risk alienating voters.

Tory MPs Told To Get Out More And Win Back Voters
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Tory MPs Told To Get Out More And Win Back Voters
Conservative MPs will be urged to spend more time campaigning in their constituencies after the bruising local election results left senior Tory figures worried that the party's ground game could be a "weakness" at the next general election.
Tory MP Admits “We’re All At Risk” Of Defeat After Disastrous Local Elections
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Tory MP Admits “We’re All At Risk” Of Defeat After Disastrous Local Elections
Conservative MPs are fearing for their fates at the next general election after the party took a hammering at last week's locals, losing more than 1,000 council seats.

Kemi Badenoch Is Undeterred By Brexiteer Fury Over EU Law U-turn
Brexit
Kemi Badenoch Is Undeterred By Brexiteer Fury Over EU Law U-turn
A defiant Kemi Badenoch has stood by her decision to significantly slow down the plan for dealing with thousands of pieces of European Union law, despite fierce opposition from Brexit hardliners in her party.

Victory at the next general election is still all to play for
Political parties
By Robert Ford
Victory at the next general election is still all to play for
Last week was by any metric a bad one for the Conservative party.
Everyone In The Mix To Be The Conservatives' London Mayoral Candidate
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Everyone In The Mix To Be The Conservatives' London Mayoral Candidate
The Conservative Party has formally kicked off its search for a candidate to challenge Sadiq Khan for the role of London Mayor in next year’s London mayoral election, and a number of high profile names are already in the mix.
Tories Blame Too Much Housebuilding For Local Election Losses
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Tories Blame Too Much Housebuilding For Local Election Losses
Conservative MPs and council leaders are concerned that a belief they are building too many houses has cost them support in last week's local elections, despite urgent calls for increased development to tackle the housing crisis.
Conservatives Kick Off Search For London Mayor Candidate
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Conservatives Kick Off Search For London Mayor Candidate
The Conservatives have formally kicked off the search for their London mayoral candidate and opened up applications to stand for the job at City Hall.
Dejected Tory MPs Say Rishi Sunak Is Still Their Best Shot At Victory
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Dejected Tory MPs Say Rishi Sunak Is Still Their Best Shot At Victory
A brutal set of local elections results has left the Conservative party reeling, but bruised Tory MPs are sticking with Rishi Sunak as the person to lead it into the next general election.
Green Party Wins Its First Ever Council Majority
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Green Party Wins Its First Ever Council Majority
The Green Party has won its first ever council majority in England, ousting the Conservatives as the biggest party in Mid Suffolk District Council.
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