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Minister Says People Should Work More Hours Or Get A “Better Paid Job” To Beat Cost Of Living Crisis
Minister Says People Should Work More Hours Or Get A “Better Paid Job” To Beat Cost Of Living Crisis
Social affairs
A government minister has said that people struggling with the cost of living crisis should work more hours in order to overcome financial difficulty.
Government Accused Of Endangering LGBT Lives With Conversion Therapy “Consent Loophole”
Social affairs
Government Accused Of Endangering LGBT Lives With Conversion Therapy “Consent Loophole”
Kwasi Kwarteng Says 'Bad Apples' To Blame For Sexism In Westminster
Political parties
Kwasi Kwarteng Says "Bad Apples" To Blame For Sexism In Westminster
Hundreds Of Civil Servants Drafted To Home Office In A Scramble To Clear Ukraine Refugee Visa Backlog
Foreign affairs
Hundreds Of Civil Servants Drafted To Home Office In A Scramble To Clear Ukraine Refugee Visa Backlog
Priti Patel Has Apologised For 'Frustrating' Delays To Ukraine Refugee Visa Scheme
Defence
Priti Patel Has Apologised For "Frustrating" Delays To Ukraine Refugee Visa Scheme
Tories Urged To Be “Mindful” Of Language Following Boris Johnson Trans Joke
Political parties
Tories Urged To Be “Mindful” Of Language Following Boris Johnson Trans Joke
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
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Rules preventing women inheriting hereditary peerages should be changed
Social affairs
By Harriett Baldwin MP
Rules preventing women inheriting hereditary peerages should be changed
Will replacing the Human Rights Act make it harder to access justice?
Social affairs
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Will replacing the Human Rights Act make it harder to access justice?
Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls
Communities
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls
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Ex-Iran Detainee Anoosheh Ashoori Is “Extremely” Angry With Boris Johnson
Ex-Iran Detainee Anoosheh Ashoori Is “Extremely” Angry With Boris Johnson
Foreign affairs
Michael Gove’s new restrictive powers over councils risks harming the levelling up agenda
Michael Gove’s new restrictive powers over councils risks harming the levelling up agenda
By Paul Dennett
Communities
Dominic Raab Admits “Mistakes Were Made” Over Partygate But Says Boris Johnson Has “Learned Lessons”
Dominic Raab Admits “Mistakes Were Made” Over Partygate But Says Boris Johnson Has “Learned Lessons”
Political parties
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Rules preventing women inheriting hereditary peerages should be changed
Social affairs
By Harriett Baldwin MP
Rules preventing women inheriting hereditary peerages should be changed
We are blessed to live in a new Elizabethan era; an era in which Her Majesty has long reigned over us and we celebrate her Platinum Jubilee with true devotion. In 2013, Royal Assent was given to the Succession to the Crown Act, ending the system of male heirs automatically inheriting the throne over female heirs.
The Secret Caseworker: 'My pay has not increased in line with my workload'
Social affairs
By The Secret Caseworker
The Secret Caseworker: "My pay has not increased in line with my workload"
As the first port of call for constituency matters somewhere in the south of England, the Secret Caseworker takes us through a typically gruelling day
Extra Time: How Tracey Crouch can save football
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: How Tracey Crouch can save football
The tripwires for Tracey Crouch’s excellent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance were the vain-glorious announcement of the “European Super League”, the collapse of Bury FC and near-insolvency of 45 other clubs, the pandemic and, of course, a Conservative manifesto commitment likely to figure in the Queen’s Speech.
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Air pollution is a problem we can solve - but the Government must show ambition in the Environment Act Partner content
Health
By Impact on Urban Health
Air pollution is a problem we can solve - but the Government must show ambition in the Environment Act
If the Government is serious about addressing health inequality, it must set ambitious targets for clean air.
The government needs to introduce new 'spiking' criminal offence to keep people safe
Home affairs
By Diana Johnson MP
The government needs to introduce new 'spiking' criminal offence to keep people safe
Last year, when reports emerged of a new and sinister form of spiking, where victims were being injected with unknown substances, there was understandable concern. The Home Affairs Select Committee recently held hearings on the issue and have published recommendations.
As a refugee myself, I welcome the government's Rwanda plan
Foreign affairs
By Lord Popat
As a refugee myself, I welcome the government's Rwanda plan
As one of the 28,000 Ugandan Asian refugees who fled to the United Kingdom 50 years ago from the brutal dictator Idi Amin, I am aware of the struggle faced by those fleeing persecution, and want to do what I can to help protect the rights of asylum seekers.
Why ‘Homes for Ukraine’ but banishment for everyone else?
Foreign affairs
By Bella Sankey, Detention Action
Why ‘Homes for Ukraine’ but banishment for everyone else?
Whatever your views about people crossing the Channel to seek asylum in the UK, we can agree that the 70 per cent of those people who are recognised as refugees have overcome enormous dangers to reach the UK.
The government is boosting take-up of Pension Credit – and our parliamentary colleagues can help us
Social affairs
By Guy Opperman MP
The government is boosting take-up of Pension Credit – and our parliamentary colleagues can help us
Claims for Pension Credit were up 30 per cent in 2021 compared with 2019. It provides a massive financial boost to vulnerable pensioners. As well as putting extra money directly in pensioners’ pockets, it also opens up access to other benefits, such as help with rent and council tax, heating bills, free NHS dental care and free TV licenses for the over-75s.
Later life matters: The case for an Older People’s Commissioner for England Partner content
Health
By Centre for Ageing Better
Later life matters: The case for an Older People’s Commissioner for England
The State of Ageing 2022, a new comprehensive review of public data by the Centre for Ageing Better, shines a light on people’s worsening experiences of growing older in England and strengthens calls for an Older People’s Commissioner.
Rishi Sunak needs to step out of his ivory tower and see what real poverty in Britain looks like
Economy
By Baroness Boycott
Rishi Sunak needs to step out of his ivory tower and see what real poverty in Britain looks like
I wonder if Rishi Sunak has any real idea about what it is like to be poor. Does he think it means people are going to skip their holiday this year? Buy all their clothes at the charity shop? Maybe decide to give up going to the pub once a week?
Lord Norman Lamont: 'There is very little the Chancellor can do'
Economy
By John Johnston
Lord Norman Lamont: 'There is very little the Chancellor can do'
Lord Lamont knows better than most the challenges of navigating an economic crisis. With reports the government is being urged to appoint the ex-chancellor as part of a task force to tackle the current cost of living crunch, John Johnston gets the benefit of his experience
Partner content
Economy
By Betting And Gaming Council
Charities the big winners after the BGC MP Grand National charity bet
Charities up and down the country are in the money after bookies donated thousands to charities after MPs from around the country joined in the Grand National action by placing charity bets.
No-fault divorce is finally law – but there is more we can do
Social affairs
By Robert Buckland MP
No-fault divorce is finally law – but there is more we can do
It’s been a long time coming, but the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act, finally came into effect at 10am yesterday.
MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National
Over 40 MPs from both sides of the House have backed a BGC initiative by placing bets on the world’s greatest steeplechase, The Grand National, which runs on Saturday, to raise money for charity.
Spring 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published Partner content
Culture
By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Spring 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
The Association of Former Members of Parliament has published the latest edition of its official journal Order! Order!
We must break the cycle of short-termism and futureproof levelling up
Political parties
By Will Tanner
We must break the cycle of short-termism and futureproof levelling up
The biggest test of levelling up is whether it can survive a change in the political weather. The United Kingdom economy has been unbalancing for decades and will only be rebalanced by the concerted effort of successive governments.
Levelling Up Can Only Be Delivered If Broadband Is Accessible For All Rural Communities
Communities
By Neil Hudson MP
Levelling Up Can Only Be Delivered If Broadband Is Accessible For All Rural Communities
Poor broadband connectivity and mobile phone signal are still endemic in rural communities, and must be fixed if ministers want to deliver their levelling up agenda.
Strengthening communities with the power of theatre Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Strengthening communities with the power of theatre
Theatre is much more than just a means of entertainment. The value the arts can bring to a community is undeniable, and on World Theatre Day, it's time for us to celebrate that fact.
This World Theatre Day, let’s call on the government to support the arts
Communities
By Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
This World Theatre Day, let’s call on the government to support the arts
The pandemic was catastrophic for the Theatre - a sector which relies so particularly on personal interaction. My own stark realisation of what was about to happen was on the 16th of March 2020 when the doors to Tom Stoppard’s Leopastaldt were closed in my face as I arrived - lockdown had begun.
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.
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.
Home Office Accused Of Making It 'As Difficult As Possible' For Ukrainian Refugees To Secure Visas
Foreign affairs
Home Office Accused Of Making It "As Difficult As Possible" For Ukrainian Refugees To Secure Visas
Ministers have been accused of "pretending to care" about refugees after sponsors warned the Home Office are being too slow to process visa applications.
Money Saving Expert Warns Energy Price Rises Are A 'Fiscal Punch In The Face' For Households
Economy
Money Saving Expert Warns Energy Price Rises Are A "Fiscal Punch In The Face" For Households
Personal finance expert Martin Lewis has called for more "political will" to reduce household energy bills, warning that the current measures are "not enough".
Partner content
Economy
By Betting And Gaming Council
Regulated betting and gaming industry vows to back the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan with investment, jobs and tax revenues - but calls on the Government not to put this at risk in the Gambling Review.
Regulated betting and gaming industry vows to back the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan with investment, jobs and tax revenues - but calls on the Government not to put this at risk in the Gambling Review.
TRAILBLAZERS: More British-Chinese Should Begin Their Journey To Westminster
Communities
By Alan Mak MP
TRAILBLAZERS: More British-Chinese Should Begin Their Journey To Westminster
In May 2015 I completed a journey which nobody else had ever made. It began 20 years ago, and 200 miles away, in York. My parents had settled there after escaping communism in China.
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Dame Anne Begg
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Dame Anne Begg
Dame Anne Begg, Labour MP for Aberdeen South, 1997 - 2015
Access All Areas? Disabled parliamentarians say Westminster is locking people out of democracy
Social affairs
By Georgina Bailey
Access All Areas? Disabled parliamentarians say Westminster is locking people out of democracy
From the buildings of Parliament to outright discrimination, disabled parliamentarians and staffers face physical and societal barriers to accessing politics, resulting in chronic under-representation. Georgina Bailey reports
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