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Lord Nash: Tories Should Not Rule Out Reform Deal Before Next Election
Lord Nash: Tories Should Not Rule Out Reform Deal Before Next Election
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Conservative peer Lord Nash speaks to Matilda Martin about his successful bid to persuade the government to ban social media for children, plus why he thinks the Tories should not rule out an arrangement with Reform before the next general election
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are 'On A Journey' To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
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Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are "On A Journey" To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
Olivia Bailey On The Conversion Practices Bill: 'I'm Not Interested In Scaremongering'
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Olivia Bailey On The Conversion Practices Bill: "I'm Not Interested In Scaremongering"
No 'Carve-Out' For Parents In LGBT Conversion Practices Ban, Says Minister
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No "Carve-Out" For Parents In LGBT Conversion Practices Ban, Says Minister
'It Is Just Demoralising': Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
Education
"It Is Just Demoralising": Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
'The Consensus Is Being Challenged': Inside Reform's Plans To Scrap The Equality Act
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"The Consensus Is Being Challenged": Inside Reform's Plans To Scrap The Equality Act
Jacqui Smith: 'A Million Young People Not Earning Or Learning Is A Moral Outrage'
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Jacqui Smith: "A Million Young People Not Earning Or Learning Is A Moral Outrage"
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Purr Minister is back – as Battersea puts the emphasis on cat welfare Partner content
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By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Purr Minister is back – as Battersea puts the emphasis on cat welfare
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well Partner content
Social affairs
By Total Politics Impact
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well
No 10 North could change who runs Britain
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By Nick Harrison
No 10 North could change who runs Britain
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Wandsworth Council Planning Country's Largest Ever Council Tax Rise
Wandsworth Council Planning Country's Largest Ever Council Tax Rise
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Boney M In Talks To Play At Reform Conference
Boney M In Talks To Play At Reform Conference
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Cross-Party Group Of MPs Write To Press Regulator Over Jason Arday Coverage
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Write To Press Regulator Over Jason Arday Coverage
Culture
Chef Tom Kerridge Says Burnham Should Create Department For Hospitality
Chef Tom Kerridge Says Burnham Should Create Department For Hospitality
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Clacton and Makerfield show we are living in an era of high-stakes politics
Clacton and Makerfield show we are living in an era of high-stakes politics
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Lord Nash: Tories Should Not Rule Out Reform Deal Before Next Election
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Lord Nash: Tories Should Not Rule Out Reform Deal Before Next Election
Conservative peer Lord Nash speaks to Matilda Martin about his successful bid to persuade the government to ban social media for children, plus why he thinks the Tories should not rule out an arrangement with Reform before the next general election
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
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Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
Danny Kruger: 'If We Don’t Win, Or If We Win And Make A Mess Of It, I Fear For Our Country'
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Danny Kruger: 'If We Don’t Win, Or If We Win And Make A Mess Of It, I Fear For Our Country'
Ex-Tory MP Danny Kruger reveals to Sienna Rodgers his plans as Reform UK’s head of preparing for government, from election readiness to pronatalist ambition – and why he fears for Britain if his party makes ‘a mess of it’
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Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
Environment
By Torcuil Crichton MP
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
Just four years remain to meet the target of ending new HIV cases – it must not slip down the agenda
Health
By Baroness Barker
Just four years remain to meet the target of ending new HIV cases – it must not slip down the agenda
Being able to access appropriate, high-quality care shouldn't be a postcode lottery
Improve palliative care or introduce assisted dying? It's a false choice – let's do both
Health
By Michael Payne MP
Improve palliative care or introduce assisted dying? It's a false choice – let's do both
Few issues in politics demand more humility than assisted dying.
It will require a huge collective effort to make the PM's pledge to end rough sleeping a reality
Communities
By Lord Bird
It will require a huge collective effort to make the PM's pledge to end rough sleeping a reality
Andy Burnham is singing from the Big Issue hymn sheet – but it will require some clever problem solving to help pull-off his ambitious plan to end rough sleeping
Here’s how we problem solve, not point score
Social affairs
By James Frith MP
Here’s how we problem solve, not point score
Britain does not lack difficult problems. Nor do we lack good ideas. But too often we fail to build lasting public agreement around the biggest decisions we face.
We must increase support for the women who lose when England win
Social affairs
By Wera Hobhouse MP
We must increase support for the women who lose when England win
The World Cup has a remarkable ability to bring the nation together. Families, friends, neighbours and colleagues all unite behind the national team, anxiously watching the games.
For survivors of modern slavery, the right to work is the right to rebuild
Social affairs
By Emily Death
For survivors of modern slavery, the right to work is the right to rebuild
Growth, according to the government, is Britain’s defining ambition. Work must pay, ministers insist, the benefits system must be fairer; labour laws must be enforced. Through these principles, the government hopes to restore prosperity and social cohesion under its Get Britain Working agenda. 
The government must protect our democracy from serious information incidents
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By Phoebe Arnold and George Havenand
The government must protect our democracy from serious information incidents
When a major public incident occurs, attention understandably turns to what is happening on the streets.
'The Ministry Of Detail': The Quibble Campaigners Focused On Life's Little Frustrations
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"The Ministry Of Detail": The Quibble Campaigners Focused On Life's Little Frustrations
Most political campaigns try to bring about major change. Now, two political insiders are trying to make life better by focusing on the small things. Ben Gartside investigates
Labour MP Wants Tech-Facilitated Violence Against Women Defined In Law
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Labour MP Wants Tech-Facilitated Violence Against Women Defined In Law
Labour MP Jess Asato has called on the government to create a legal definition of technology-facilitated violence against women and girls, arguing that stronger protections are needed to tackle the growing threat of AI-generated abuse.
Jo Cox: If we reduce her death to an isolated act, we learn nothing
Social affairs
By Kim Leadbeater
Jo Cox: If we reduce her death to an isolated act, we learn nothing
Kim Leadbeater MP delivered the 2026 Jo Cox memorial lecture at Pembroke College, Oxford, on 8 June, in which she reflected on her sister’s legacy 10 years after her murder in 2016. Excerpts from her lecture have been shared with The House magazine
Carole Gould: why victims are still being failed by the justice system Partner content
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By Total Politics Impact
Carole Gould: why victims are still being failed by the justice system
Following her daughter’s murder, Carole Gould OBE found herself navigating a criminal justice system that seemed to care more about the needs of perpetrators than victims. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Gould to learn why she believes violence against women is still not taken seriously enough by the courts
Parliament failed to take a decision on assisted dying – we should talk about why
Social affairs
By Hannah White
Parliament failed to take a decision on assisted dying – we should talk about why
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill prompted heated debate – on the ethical principles around assisted dying, on the practicalities of the policy, and on the sufficiency of safeguards included in the bill.
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Education
By Dr Rebecca Montacute and Erica Holt-White
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Culture
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Launched with fanfare but sinking without trace, the Soft Power Council appears to be an object lesson in how the UK fails to leverage its cultural, sporting and educational assets, reports Ben Gartside
Rachel Reeves Announces Cost Of Living Package For Households
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Rachel Reeves Announces Cost Of Living Package For Households
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a package of measures to alleviate the cost of living for households as the war in Iran threatens to place more pressure on household budgets.
The Professor Will See You Now: The Mo Salah effect
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By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: The Mo Salah effect
Lessons in political science. This week: The Mo Salah effect
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Esther Webber Partner content
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By Total Politics Impact
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Esther Webber
Esther Webber’s journalism is about making power comprehensible – digging into how decisions are made and explaining them clearly to people who are not in the room. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Webber to learn more about the intersection between our national politics and the wider world
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By League Against Cruel Sports
Campaigners in Westminster call time on hunting with dogs
Animal welfare campaigners held a rally outside parliament today to call on the government to tackle the brutal blood sport of fox hunting and end hunting with dogs.
Cut pensions to fund defence? That'd be electorally unwise and socially irresponsible
Economy
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
Cut pensions to fund defence? That'd be electorally unwise and socially irresponsible
The call from a handful of Labour ministers, peers and backbenchers to fund higher defence spending via welfare cuts ignores the purpose of our social security system.
Our rural communities are being hollowed out by the existential threat of depopulation
Communities
By Angus MacDonald MP
Our rural communities are being hollowed out by the existential threat of depopulation
Britain, like every developed country, has a problem: an ageing population and declining birth rate.
Families In Greatest Need Of Social Housing Wait Years In Some Areas, Data Reveals
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Families In Greatest Need Of Social Housing Wait Years In Some Areas, Data Reveals
A data investigation by The House has revealed that those with the greatest needs are being forced to wait years for social housing, leaving families in a miserable limbo. Chaminda Jayanetti reports
Sensible reforms to FOI are possible – but any overhaul must achieve more, not less, open government
Social affairs
By Ben Worthy
Sensible reforms to FOI are possible – but any overhaul must achieve more, not less, open government
Two recent newspaper stories signalled that we are entering one of those periods when the government of the day starts to blame Freedom of Information (FOI) for at least some of its troubles.
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Health
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Labour MP Samantha Niblett has launched a campaign to make 2026 the “summer of sex”, as she pushes for more open, inclusive lifelong sex education.
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