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Former Labour Activist Offers Housing Roadmap For Tories To Win Back Public Support
Former Labour Activist Offers Housing Roadmap For Tories To Win Back Public Support
Communities
Former Labour activist and prominent housing campaigner Chris Worrall has switched sides to support the Conservative Party, and tells Zoe Crowther that a Tory pro-growth agenda could create an "activist machine" to get the party back on track.
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
Political parties
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To 'Avoid Another Rupert Lowe'
Political parties
Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To "Avoid Another Rupert Lowe"
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Labour Donor Says He Is Open To Engaging With Reform UK About Gambling Taxes
Economy
Labour Donor Says He Is Open To Engaging With Reform UK About Gambling Taxes
Labour Party Divided Over Prime Minister's Palestinian State Recognition Plan
Foreign affairs
Labour Party Divided Over Prime Minister's Palestinian State Recognition Plan
Labour MPs Clash With National Security Adviser Over Palestinian State Recognition
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Clash With National Security Adviser Over Palestinian State Recognition
Opinion
The Professor Will See You Now: How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Foreign affairs
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Communities
By Nick Plumb
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Political parties
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
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Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To 'Avoid Another Rupert Lowe'
Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To "Avoid Another Rupert Lowe"
Political parties
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Reform Says Its New Justice Adviser’s View On Trans Prisoners Is Not Party Policy
Communities
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
How Reform Plans To Conquer London
Political parties
I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird
I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird
Technology
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Grey-Thompson Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Grey-Thompson
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Parliament
Green Party MP Shares List Of All Her Meetings And Urges Colleagues To Do The Same
Green Party MP Shares List Of All Her Meetings And Urges Colleagues To Do The Same
Parliament
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How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Political parties
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Tightly controlled candidate selections and a tough approach to taking away the whip from rebels early in the parliament were not enough to avert a major Labour rebellion on welfare cuts that ultimately forced a humiliating and costly climbdown from the government.
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
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Kemi Badenoch Hosts Pub Quiz To Boost Tory Morale
Political parties
Kemi Badenoch Hosts Pub Quiz To Boost Tory Morale
Kemi Badenoch held a pub quiz for Conservative MPs as the Tory leader looks to lift party morale.
Tory Lords Push To Stop Hereditary Peers Being Removed By Labour Reforms
Political parties
Tory Lords Push To Stop Hereditary Peers Being Removed By Labour Reforms
Senior Tories in the House of Lords are pushing for hereditary peers to avoid removal from the unelected chamber by being made life peers instead.
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Political parties
By Tim Leunig
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
The bond markets barely blinked at a spending review that included a substantial real-term increase for the NHS. That’s something the left should celebrate, argues Tim Leunig
The Rundown Podcast: Sarah Vine On Political Spouses
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: Sarah Vine On Political Spouses
What is life like not for politicians themselves, but for their spouses, and what does a life in the Westminster spotlight do to relationships? This week on The Rundown, host Alain Tolhurst goes to visit Sarah Vine - famously married to Michael Gove during his many years as a Conservative Cabinet minister - at her home in West London to discuss what the role of an MP’s wife is, and the often unfair way they are portrayed in the public eye.
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Political parties
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Tightly controlled candidate selections and a tough approach to taking away the whip from rebels early in the parliament were not enough to avert a major Labour rebellion on welfare cuts that ultimately forced a humiliating and costly climbdown from the government.
Keir Starmer Confirms Major Welfare Climbdown To Avert Labour Rebellion
Political parties
Keir Starmer Confirms Major Welfare Climbdown To Avert Labour Rebellion
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has offered significant concessions on his welfare reforms in a bid to avoid a major backbench Labour rebellion.
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Downing Street faces a race against time to erode a major Labour rebellion that threatens to inflict a humiliating defeat on its welfare reforms next week.
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
Political parties
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
Politicians making a meal of it. This week: Gordon Brown’s sushi
The Professor Will See You Now: The Costs Of Governing
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: The Costs Of Governing
Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: the costs of governing
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Labour must improve the NHS and persuade people that the cost of living has eased to have any prospect of retaining power at the next general election, leading political scientist Sir John Curtice has said.
Cabinet Ministers Use 'Flattery And Begging' In Bid To Dissuade Labour Welfare Rebels
Political parties
Cabinet Ministers Use "Flattery And Begging" In Bid To Dissuade Labour Welfare Rebels
Members of Keir Starmer's Cabinet have been directly calling and messaging rebellious Labour MPs in an attempt to convince them to vote for the welfare bill next week, while MPs describe the whips' attempt to persuade them as "half-arsed".
The Rundown Podcast: Greens At A Crossroads
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: Greens At A Crossroads
This week the podcast takes a look at perhaps the forgotten winners of last year’s general election, as despite unprecedented success in winning 1.8m votes and quadrupling their number of MPs to four, the Green Party finds itself at something of a crossroads.
Nigel Farage Hopes The Iranian Regime Is “Wiped Out'
Foreign affairs
Nigel Farage Hopes The Iranian Regime Is “Wiped Out"
Nigel Farage hopes the Iranian regime is “wiped out” in its conflict with Israel. 
Whips Urge Labour Rebels To Abstain On Welfare Bill
Economy
Whips Urge Labour Rebels To Abstain On Welfare Bill
Government whips are urging unhappy Labour MPs to abstain on the Welfare Bill as Downing Street struggles to abate a backbench rebellion, PoliticsHome understands.
Green Party Accused Of Keeping “Unlawful” Gender Rules For Leadership Contest
Communities
Green Party Accused Of Keeping “Unlawful” Gender Rules For Leadership Contest
There is a legal row over whether the Green Party's leadership contest rules are compliant with the recent Supreme Court gender ruling, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott: “I See Smartphones As The Equivalent Of Giving Children Cigarettes'
Education
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott: “I See Smartphones As The Equivalent Of Giving Children Cigarettes"
Mobile phones as bad as cigarettes? Laura Trott tells Matilda Martin ministers need to help parents and children kick the habit – and councils aren’t doing enough to get truants back to school. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
Tory Donors Urged To Boost Kemi Badenoch’s Social Media Presence
Political parties
Tory Donors Urged To Boost Kemi Badenoch’s Social Media Presence
The Conservative Party co-chairman has asked donors to put money into boosting Kemi Badenoch’s social media presence.
'Everything Has To Be On The Table' When It Comes To Student Finances, Says Shadow Chancellor
Education
"Everything Has To Be On The Table" When It Comes To Student Finances, Says Shadow Chancellor
The Conservatives have said that "everything has to be on the table" when it comes to the question of university finance reform.
The Rundown Podcast: Can This Government Deliver?
Political parties
The Rundown Podcast: Can This Government Deliver?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used this week's Spending Review to set out how and where Labour will allocate money for the rest of this Parliament, but on The Rundown we're asking whether they have a plan for how they’re actually going to deliver on their priorities, and succeed in completing Keir Starmer’s missions for government?
Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Political parties
Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Liberal Democrat figures believe Conservative MPs could be tempted to defect as the Tories prepare for a stark internal divide over the European Convention on Human Rights.
Conservatism is driving Teesside’s revival – and it can do the same across Britain
Economy
By Ben Houchen
Conservatism is driving Teesside’s revival – and it can do the same across Britain
Not long ago, if you had stood on the edge of the old steelworks site in Redcar, the view would have told you everything you needed to know about how this part of the country had been treated.
Stonewall Founder And Former Labour Peer Says Blue Labour Has No Influence Whatsoever On The Party
Political parties
Stonewall Founder And Former Labour Peer Says Blue Labour Has No Influence Whatsoever On The Party
LGBTQ+ activist and Stonewall co-founder Lord Michael Cashman has said Blue Labour has “no influence in the party whatsoever” and that their strategy to win back Red Wall seats by embracing social conservatism was “dishonest”.
The professor will see you now: Do elections need some 'pot luck'?
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The professor will see you now: Do elections need some 'pot luck'?
Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: should parties use sortition to choose candidates?
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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