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New Living Standards Labour Group Wants To Create Cost Of Living Policies With Cut Through
New Living Standards Labour Group Wants To Create Cost Of Living Policies With Cut Through
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Members of the new Living Standards Group of Labour MPs told PoliticsHome they will "bring some ideas from the outside" to help the government's bid to tackle the cost of living.
Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
Education
Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
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Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
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More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
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One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Labour's First Year In Power Seen As Worse Than Tory Predecessors
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Labour's First Year In Power Seen As Worse Than Tory Predecessors
Kemi Badenoch Hosts Pub Quiz To Boost Tory Morale
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Kemi Badenoch Hosts Pub Quiz To Boost Tory Morale
Opinion
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
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By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Keir Starmer still needs to answer one big question – what is he for?
Political parties
By Keiran Pedley
Keir Starmer still needs to answer one big question – what is he for?
Labour one year in: a great time to be unpopular
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By John Higginson
Labour one year in: a great time to be unpopular
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
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How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
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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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Trade Secretary Says Downing Street Staff With Partygate Fines Have Broken The Law
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Trade Secretary Says Downing Street Staff With Partygate Fines Have Broken The Law
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has conceded that Downing Street staff who receive a fixed penalty notice for breaching lockdown rules broke the law after a day of mixed messages from Number 10 on the matter.
Tories Urged To Be “Mindful” Of Language Following Boris Johnson Trans Joke
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Tories Urged To Be “Mindful” Of Language Following Boris Johnson Trans Joke
MPs have been urged to be considerate of the language they use around trans issues after Boris Johnson faced backlash for a “flippant” joke referencing trans identity.
UK Toughens Russia Sanctions And Pledges More Until 'Every Single' Troop Leaves Ukraine
Defence
UK Toughens Russia Sanctions And Pledges More Until "Every Single" Troop Leaves Ukraine
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has toughened sanctions on Russia further after Putin claimed economic measures amounted to "total war".
Downing Street Refuses To Say Whether Staff With Partygate Police Fines Broke The Law
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Downing Street Refuses To Say Whether Staff With Partygate Police Fines Broke The Law
Downing Street has refused to endorse Justice Secretary Dominic Raab's view that government staff who receive a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) from the Metropolitan Police over parties in Whitehall and Downing Street during lockdown broke the law.
Tory MP Jamie Wallis Has Come Out As Trans
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Tory MP Jamie Wallis Has Come Out As Trans
Jamie Wallis, the Tory MP for Bridgend, has praised the “incredible support” of their colleagues as they announce that they are trans.
Senior Tories Urge Johnson To Sack Officials Given Partygate Fixed Penalty Notices By Met
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Senior Tories Urge Johnson To Sack Officials Given Partygate Fixed Penalty Notices By Met
Senior Tory MPs want Boris Johnson to sack officials who are being issued Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for their involvement in parties held in Downing Street and Whitehall during lockdown.
Boris Johnson Does Not Believe He Misled The Commons Over Partygate And Will Not Correct The Record
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Boris Johnson Does Not Believe He Misled The Commons Over Partygate And Will Not Correct The Record
The Prime Minister does not believe he misled MPs when he told the Commons in December that “all guidance was followed completely" in Downing Street during lockdown, a No 10 spokesperson has confirmed.
Where Are They Now? Duncan Hames
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By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Duncan Hames
Duncan Hames, Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham (2010 - 2015)
Met Police Issue 20 Fixed Penalty Notices In First Wave Of Partygate Response
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Met Police Issue 20 Fixed Penalty Notices In First Wave Of Partygate Response
The Metropolitan Police has announced that it is issuing 20 Fixed Penalty Notices to people involved in parties held in Whitehall and Downing Street during lockdown, with more set to follow.
Labour MP Dawn Butler Announces She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
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Labour MP Dawn Butler Announces She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Labour MP Dawn Butler has announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2021, but insists she will make a “full recovery” as the cells were at a “very early stage”.
Mothers Fleeing Ukraine With Children Are Asked For Father's Consent In 'Nightmare' Home Office Visa Process
Communities
Mothers Fleeing Ukraine With Children Are Asked For Father's Consent In "Nightmare" Home Office Visa Process
UK sponsors of Ukrainian refugees have criticised the Home Office over lengthy delays and a "ludicrous" online visa application process that has left people stranded in Ukraine as they wait for updates.
Education Secretary Pledges To Do 'Everything In My Power' To Keep Schools Open As Covid Cases Rise
Coronavirus
Education Secretary Pledges To Do "Everything In My Power" To Keep Schools Open As Covid Cases Rise
Nadhim Zahawi has said it was a "mistake" to close schools in response to Covid because of the impact on children's education and mental health.
Transport Secretary Calls For 'Brazen' P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Economy
Transport Secretary Calls For "Brazen" P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has urged the P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite to consider his position as the scandal over the sacking of 800 workers continues to grow.
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have 'Negligible Impact' On Most Vulnerable
Economy
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have "Negligible Impact" On Most Vulnerable
The warning comes as the UK's fiscal watchdog said standards of living are still set to plummet despite Rishi Sunak's latest measures.
Spring Statement: What The Measures Announced By Rishi Sunak Will Mean For Your Household Finances
Economy
Spring Statement: What The Measures Announced By Rishi Sunak Will Mean For Your Household Finances
The Chancellor's Spring set piece came as the UK's fiscal watchdog warned living standards were set to fall at the fastest rate on record.
Tories Want To 'Draw A Line' Under Partygate As Police Expand Investigation
Foreign affairs
Tories Want To "Draw A Line" Under Partygate As Police Expand Investigation
Small business minister Paul Scully has said he hopes the Met Police will reach a "speedy resolution" to the Downing Street investigation, so that the government can focus instead on the Ukraine conflict.
Metropolitan Police Have Begun Interviewing Downing Street Partygate Witnesses
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Metropolitan Police Have Begun Interviewing Downing Street Partygate Witnesses
Detectives have started interviewing "key witnesses" as part of the Metropolitan Police's investigation into Downing Street parties held during lockdown.
Government's Hope To House Refugees In Sanctioned Oligarch Mansions Faces Legal Delays
Defence
Government's Hope To House Refugees In Sanctioned Oligarch Mansions Faces Legal Delays
Michael Gove's plan to seize mansions in the UK owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs and use them to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees is facing legal delays.
Labour's Commitment To Nato Must Never Be Allowed To Be Questioned Again
Foreign affairs
By Lord Wood, Tony Lloyd and Siobhain McDonagh
Labour's Commitment To Nato Must Never Be Allowed To Be Questioned Again
Labour's commitment to Nato must be for the very long haul in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Former Maritime Minister Calls For 'Criminal Sanctions' Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Economy
Former Maritime Minister Calls For "Criminal Sanctions" Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Nus Ghani, the Conservative former maritime minister has called for the "full weight of the law" to be used against ferry operator P&O after they sacked 800 staff last week.
The new Conservative Friends of Ukraine group is a way for parliamentarians and allies to stand with those under Russian attack
Defence
By John Whittingdale MP
The new Conservative Friends of Ukraine group is a way for parliamentarians and allies to stand with those under Russian attack
No-one who heard President Volodymyr Zelensky’s historic address to Parliament last week could fail to have been moved by his words.
Sajid Javid Says It's 'Not Possible' To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Says It's "Not Possible" To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically
The Health Secretary has insisted the government's "defence" against Covid is working but said the UK would not be able to implement a "zero Covid" approach due to the emergence of a more infectious form of the Omicron variant.
Are homeowners more conservative? Partner content
Economy
By University of Essex
Are homeowners more conservative?
Traditionally, we think people who own property vote for parties on the right, but new research says otherwise,
Levelling Up Leader Is Not A Fan Of The Term 'Red Wall'
Economy
Levelling Up Leader Is Not A Fan Of The Term "Red Wall"
The author of the levelling-up white paper has questioned the usefulness of the term 'red wall' as he believes it "does not fit" the full picture of inequality across the country.
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