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Labour handed draft Equality and Human Rights Commission report into anti-semitism
Labour handed draft Equality and Human Rights Commission report into anti-semitism
Political parties
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed over its draft report into anti-semitism within Labour to the party.
Michael Gove downplays Cabinet split over Brexit border plans and says Liz Truss one of his ‘bestest friends’
Brexit
Michael Gove downplays Cabinet split over Brexit border plans and says Liz Truss one of his ‘bestest friends’
Labour backs mandatory face masks in England’s shops to ‘get confidence back into the system’
Coronavirus
Labour backs mandatory face masks in England’s shops to ‘get confidence back into the system’
Labour demands ‘immediate’ publication of Priti Patel bullying probe amid ‘political interference’ claims
Home affairs
Labour demands ‘immediate’ publication of Priti Patel bullying probe amid ‘political interference’ claims
Labour joins Facebook hate speech boycott as Dawn Butler says party must tackle anti-black racism
Political parties
Labour joins Facebook hate speech boycott as Dawn Butler says party must tackle anti-black racism
Scrapping Politics Live TV show would ‘seriously harm’ chance to grill politicians, MPs warn BBC bosses
Coronavirus
Scrapping Politics Live TV show would ‘seriously harm’ chance to grill politicians, MPs warn BBC bosses
Labour accuse Rishi Sunak of £1.3bn ‘secret giveaway’ to landlords and second home owners
Communities
Labour accuse Rishi Sunak of £1.3bn ‘secret giveaway’ to landlords and second home owners
The House Live
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs Member content
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation
Political parties
By Tulip Siddiq MP
True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation
Millions may be missing from the electoral register, we need urgent reform
Political parties
By Lord Shutt
Millions may be missing from the electoral register, we need urgent reform
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Government launches major ‘new start’ Brexit campaign as businesses say they’re still not ready for end of transition period
Government launches major ‘new start’ Brexit campaign as businesses say they’re still not ready for end of transition period
Brexit
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
Coronavirus
For a green recovery, let’s build back better – in wood Member content
For a green recovery, let’s build back better – in wood
By Wood for Good
Coronavirus
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Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson
Maybe it was the scale of the election defeat, the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, or just a good old-fashioned comradely desire for unity after years of vicious Labour in-fighting.
Victory for campaigners as MPs will not debate bullying and harassment sanctions
Political parties
By Sebastian Whale
Victory for campaigners as MPs will not debate bullying and harassment sanctions
MPs will not debate the most serious sanctions against a member determined by an independent panel after a widespread backlash to the plans by parliamentary staff and unions.
No car-crash interviews, bad sandwiches or warm wine: what political insiders really think about the cancellation of party conference
Coronavirus
No car-crash interviews, bad sandwiches or warm wine: what political insiders really think about the cancellation of party conference
September is a big month in the Westminster calendar. Each autumn sees politicos in their droves pack their weekend bags, don their lanyards and stock up on Lemsip in a bid to stave off the dreaded conference cold.
Political Parties news
Lib Dem leadership race: Sir Ed Davey and Layla Moran on ballot as nominations close
Political parties
Lib Dem leadership race: Sir Ed Davey and Layla Moran on ballot as nominations close
Nominations for the Lib Dem leadership race have closed, with Sir Ed Davey and Layla Moran on the ballot.
Boris Johnson greenlights £250,000 payment to outgoing Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill
Political parties
Boris Johnson greenlights £250,000 payment to outgoing Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill
Sir Mark Sedwill is in line for a payout of nearly £250,000 after agreeing to step down as Cabinet Secretary early, a letter from Boris Johnson reveals.
Boris Johnson should ‘put it right’ and apologise for care home comments after backlash, says senior Tory MP
Political parties
Boris Johnson should ‘put it right’ and apologise for care home comments after backlash, says senior Tory MP
Boris Johnson should say sorry for appearing to criticise care home workers over their response to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior Conservative MP has said.
Commons watchdog orders Conservative Lord Goldsmith to repay almost £9,000 after breaking expenses rules
Political parties
Commons watchdog orders Conservative Lord Goldsmith to repay almost £9,000 after breaking expenses rules
The Commons standards watchdog has ordered former Tory MP Lord Goldmsith to repay almost £9,000 after he was found to have breached expenses rules.
Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘shameful’ attempt to blame care homes over coronavirus response
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘shameful’ attempt to blame care homes over coronavirus response
Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of a “shameful” attempt to blame care home operators for the high death toll among residents and staff.
Young people should be automatically registered to vote in bid tackle threat to election 'integrity', peers demand
Communities
Young people should be automatically registered to vote in bid tackle threat to election 'integrity', peers demand
Young people should be automatically registered to vote in an effort to protect the "integrity" of elections, a cross-party group of peers are demanding.
Tory MP Mark Francois tells head of the army to overhaul defence or Dominic Cummings will ‘sort you out’
Defence
Tory MP Mark Francois tells head of the army to overhaul defence or Dominic Cummings will ‘sort you out’
Tory MP Mark Francois has warned the UK's most senior army general that Dominic Cummings will “sort you out his own way” if the Ministry of Defence is not reformed.
Tories cancel party conference due to coronavirus pandemic and replace it with virtual version
Coronavirus
Tories cancel party conference due to coronavirus pandemic and replace it with virtual version
The Conservatives have followed other political parties in moving their annual conferences online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Keir Starmer hits out at 'political move' to televise Downing Street press briefings
Political parties
Keir Starmer hits out at 'political move' to televise Downing Street press briefings
Keir Starmer has branded plans to start televising the Downing Street press briefings as an "obviously political move".
Former Labour MP Laura Pidcock ordered to pay back thousands by Commons watchdog over ‘party-political’ letters
Political parties
Former Labour MP Laura Pidcock ordered to pay back thousands by Commons watchdog over ‘party-political’ letters
The Commons standards watchdog has ordered former Labour MP Laura Pidcock to pay back thousands of pounds over a party-political mail campaign.
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed apologises ‘unreservedly’ for ‘puppet master’ tweet about Jewish Tory donor
Political parties
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed apologises ‘unreservedly’ for ‘puppet master’ tweet about Jewish Tory donor
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed has apologised “unreservedly” for a tweet describing a Jewish Conservative donor as a “puppet master”.
Boris Johnson reportedly set for major U-turn over Huawei role in UK 5G network
Defence
Boris Johnson reportedly set for major U-turn over Huawei role in UK 5G network
Boris Johnson is reportedly set to make a major U-turn over the use of Huawei technology in the UK's 5G network.
This is a moment to be ambitious, to believe in Britain and to bounce back stronger
Coronavirus
By Boris Johnson MP
This is a moment to be ambitious, to believe in Britain and to bounce back stronger
We must combine the energy, drive and collective willpower that protected our NHS and saved lives – not just to fix the issues most brutally illuminated by Covid, but to address the problems that we have failed to tackle for decades
'Conservatism is going back to the future': inside the Tory battle to regenerate in the wake of coronavirus
Economy
By Sebastian Whale
'Conservatism is going back to the future': inside the Tory battle to regenerate in the wake of coronavirus
Boris Johnson’s evocation of Roosevelt’s ‘new deal’ to announce the coronavirus economic recovery package was a successful piece of salesmanship. But does it signal a wider shift in the Conservative party? Sebastian Whale reports
Analysis: Why Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister is facing her own Dominic Cummings moment over the lockdown funeral of Bobby Storey
Coronavirus
By Andrew McQuillan
Analysis: Why Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister is facing her own Dominic Cummings moment over the lockdown funeral of Bobby Storey
Michelle O’Neill’s controversial attendance at a packed funeral for an IRA stalwart has sent Northern Irish politics into a tailspin once more. Andrew McQuillian explores the row — and its parallels with the furore over Dominic Cummings’ own lockdown trip
Analysis: Why Boris Johnson’s move to put the daily Lobby briefings on TV might backfire on him
Political parties
Analysis: Why Boris Johnson’s move to put the daily Lobby briefings on TV might backfire on him
The move by Downing Street to put the daily briefings with political journalists on television is part of a wider pattern to try and disrupt the Lobby system, bypass what they see as partisan hacks, and speak directly to voters. But it is a highly risky move.
Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford accuse Boris Johnson of ‘utterly shambolic’ plan to lift travel quarantine
Coronavirus
Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford accuse Boris Johnson of ‘utterly shambolic’ plan to lift travel quarantine
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have slammed the UK’s government’s “shambolic” plan to ease a 14-day quarantine for people arriving here from overseas.
Boris Johnson refuses to condemn dad Stanley over lockdown trip to Greece to 'Covid-proof rental property'
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson refuses to condemn dad Stanley over lockdown trip to Greece to 'Covid-proof rental property'
Boris Johnson has refused to condemn his father Stanley for making a lockdown trip to Greece.
Boris Johnson to introduce White House-style daily televised media briefings saying 'people want direct engagement'
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson to introduce White House-style daily televised media briefings saying 'people want direct engagement'
Boris Johnson is planning to introduce daily televised press briefings as part of a major overhaul of the Government’s communications set-up.
Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Nicola Sturgeon to Donald Trump amid row over Scottish border quarantine
Political parties
Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Nicola Sturgeon to Donald Trump amid row over Scottish border quarantine
Jacob Rees-Mogg has compared Nicola Sturgeon to Donald Trump amid a bitter row between the UK and Scottish governments over coronavirus.
'Parliament is falling apart faster than it can be fixed' - what next for the Restoration and Renewal?
Political parties
By Sarah Johnson
'Parliament is falling apart faster than it can be fixed' - what next for the Restoration and Renewal?
Make no mistake, the Restoration and Renewal of Parliament is urgent. But first, we need to agree on the direction we want to take
Boris Johnson denies ‘lost week’ in imposing Leicester lockdown amid PMQs clash with Keir Starmer
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson denies ‘lost week’ in imposing Leicester lockdown amid PMQs clash with Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson has rejected claims from Labour’s Keir Starmer that the Government oversaw a “lost week” in locking down Leicester after a surge in coronavirus cases.
Summer 2020 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
Political parties
By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Summer 2020 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
The Association of Former Members of Parliament has published the latest edition of its official journal Order! Order!
Keir Starmer warns councils facing £10bn funding ‘black hole’ amid coronavirus pandemic
Communities
Keir Starmer warns councils facing £10bn funding ‘black hole’ amid coronavirus pandemic
Councils are facing a £10bn funding “black hole” amid the coronavirus crisis, Keir Starmer is set to warn.
EventsAll
Tackling Homelessness and Rough Sleeping: Developing a Local, Diverse and Multi-Agency Approach
2020
Central London
Tackling Homelessness and Rough Sleeping: Developing a Local, Diverse and Multi-Agency Approach
Social Mobility and the Pupil Premium: Tackling the Attainment Gap
2020
Central London
Social Mobility and the Pupil Premium: Tackling the Attainment Gap
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
2020
Central London
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
2020
Central London
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes