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Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding

Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding

22 Jul Communities

The London Mayor has ordered a full review of the affordable homes scheme after PoliticsHome identified multiple properties with cladding and fire safety problems.

Priti Patel Accused Of 'Dog Whistle' Politics After Failing To Condemn Booing Of England Players

12 Jul Political parties

Priti Patel Accused Of "Dog Whistle" Politics After Failing To Condemn Booing Of England Players

Matt Hancock Defends Delays Over Plans For New Social Care Strategy

22 Jun Health

Matt Hancock Defends Delays Over Plans For New Social Care Strategy

MPs And Scientists Warn Government Inaction On Dementia Could Set Research Back By A Decade

16 Jun Health

MPs And Scientists Warn Government Inaction On Dementia Could Set Research Back By A Decade

People With Dementia Are Falling Victim To 'Predatory Marriage' Because Of A Loophole In The Law

09 Jun Health

People With Dementia Are Falling Victim To "Predatory Marriage" Because Of A Loophole In The Law

Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits

05 Jun Health

Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits

A Timeline Of Pivotal LGBTQ+ Political Moments In The UK

02 Jun Health

A Timeline Of Pivotal LGBTQ+ Political Moments In The UK

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Installing buffer zones around abortion clinics would be a direct threat to civil liberties

29 Jul Social affairs

Installing buffer zones around abortion clinics would be a direct threat to civil liberties

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

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29 Jul Environment

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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22 Jul Education

From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit

21 Jul Environment

For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit

“The Earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1. What relevance might an ancient Hebrew poem, written millennia ago, have to the climate crisis?

Chi Onwurah MP: 'There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet'

15 Jul Coronavirus

Chi Onwurah MP: "There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet"

As one of the few MPs with a background in science and engineering, Chi Onwurah has plenty of ideas for how the government could build back better and save the planet. She tells Radhika Sanghani greater urgency is needed to drive change.

Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it

13 Jul Communities

Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it

I’m away from Parliament for a while. I am busy refreshing my Constituency operations; taking up causes I perhaps let slide whilst I was a Minister that really got me going in Politics; fighting for the poor and delivering real tangible change for the people who voted for me in Plymouth.

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Lords Diary: Baroness Hunt on Pride month and challenging notions of faith and sexuality

14 Jun Social affairs

Lords Diary: Baroness Hunt on Pride month and challenging notions of faith and sexuality

I’ve started tentatively coming back to my office in Millbank. I was introduced to the House in October 2019, so what with prorogation, a general election and a global pandemic, I’ve not quite managed to be here as much as I’d like.

Political Pain: Should Charities Be Allowed to Campaign?

13 Jun Communities

Political Pain: Should Charities Be Allowed to Campaign?

With increasing debate over whether charities should take political positions, is it possible to separate charitable works from campaigning?

Baroness Barran Interview: The former domestic abuse campaigner turned Conservative charities minister

12 Jun Communities

Baroness Barran Interview: The former domestic abuse campaigner turned Conservative charities minister

Civil society and loneliness minister Baroness Barran had nearly two decades of experience in the charity sector before joining the Lords. She talks to Georgina Bailey about how that has shaped her approach in government, whether wild swimming could solve loneliness, and plans to scrape the barnacles off the sector’s boat

Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?

12 Jun Communities

Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?

Pride Month looks different in the pandemic, whether it’s seen as a protest, a celebration or both. But what does Pride mean to some of the UK’s out LGBT+ parliamentarians? Luke Pollard, Baroness Barker, David Mundell and Hannah Bardell share their reflections

We must learn lessons from Covid-19 - and work together to tackle all epidemics

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10 Jun Health

We must learn lessons from Covid-19 - and work together to tackle all epidemics

Covid-19 has demonstrated that health crises do not pop up overnight, and they do not respect borders. If we are to truly improve health security, we cannot abandon a collective global approach

Hello Westminster! An Arts Roundtable Chat

09 Jun Culture

Hello Westminster! An Arts Roundtable Chat

Even before stepping into the political spotlight, many parliamentarians were used to taking centre stage. From DJs and dancers to singers and musicians, The House brings together some of Westminster’s former performers for a revealing roundtable on buttock-clenching, jet-setting and losing their shirts.

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07 Jun Health

Liberal Judaism, Modern Church join new Religious Alliance for Dignity in Dying

The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery

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04 Jun Environment

The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery

Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

04 Jun Coronavirus

Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

In the first in a new series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with a Parliamentarian to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. First up, kickboxer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way

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03 Jun Education

If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way

Amanda Parker founded Inc Arts with the goal of championing inclusive change across the creative industries – here she tells us about her vision of a future that collaborates, rather than calls out.

We must support, not cut, working class access to arts and culture

03 Jun Education

We must support, not cut, working class access to arts and culture

Art takes many forms in life, shaping how we learn and how we feel. Art is essential. But we have a long way to go to make sure that art can be accessible for all.

Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs

02 Jun Education

Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs

Children with disabilities are encouraged and enabled to participate in sport. That same drive must be applied to helping them reach their full musical potential

Lords Diary: Baroness Grender

01 Jun Communities

Lords Diary: Baroness Grender

My week started with a peppercorn. No, really, stick with me on this one; a debate on a new Conservative bill to ditch ground rents.

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01 Jun Communities

Top charities the odds-on favourites to benefit after betting firms agree to donate profits from flagship race

Some of the UK’s top charities are in line for a major cash boost after the country’s biggest betting operators agreed to donate all of their profits from a flagship horse race.

East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys

30 May Education

East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys

The pop star is planning to publish a young adult fiction novel after hearing about a lack of books aimed at young boys.

Fully Paralysed Terminally Ill Patients Still Face 'Inhumane' Benefits Process Almost Two Years After Promised Review

29 May Health

Fully Paralysed Terminally Ill Patients Still Face "Inhumane" Benefits Process Almost Two Years After Promised Review

Excl: Ministers are facing demands to urgently publish a review of the "barbaric" benefits programme first announced by the government in summer 2019.

From Girl Power to campaigner – why I made a film highlighting the trauma of domestic abuse

28 May Social affairs

From Girl Power to campaigner – why I made a film highlighting the trauma of domestic abuse

Why would a woman who had lived through a 10-year abusive relationship want to relive that trauma for a YouTube video?

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26 May Culture

Betting And Gaming Council Statement – Response To The 'Peers For Gambling Reform' Report

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25 May Health

Assisted Dying: Private Member’s Bill First Reading due in Lords

Sets in motion first debate on prospective legislation for more than five years

Tory Islamophobia Report Criticised For Failing To Look At The Root Cause Of Party’s Problem

25 May Political parties

Tory Islamophobia Report Criticised For Failing To Look At The Root Cause Of Party’s Problem

The Muslim Council of Britain have criticised a long-awaited probe into alleged discrimination within the Conservatives for “falling short of acknowledging the root causes” of Islamophobia in the party.

Hiring ex-offenders is good for society – and good for business too

25 May Economy

Hiring ex-offenders is good for society – and good for business too

In 2002, I was invited to visit a prison in the north-west. Given that it was my first time visiting a prison, it’s fair to say I didn’t really know what to expect.

The rape conviction review should concentrate as much on prevention as prosecution

24 May Home affairs

The rape conviction review should concentrate as much on prevention as prosecution

Campaigners fear a long-delayed government review to address the persistently low level of rape convictions will focus too much on prosecutions and not enough on prevention. Laura Hutchinson reports

We need a Right To Food enshrined in law

24 May Social affairs

We need a Right To Food enshrined in law

If parents have a statutory duty to put children in school then surely the government of the day must have a legal duty to ensure they are fed so every single child can fulfill their potential.

Splitting headache: Wales must guard against nationalist rhetoric

24 May Communities

Splitting headache: Wales must guard against nationalist rhetoric

Constitutional wrangling is far from the top of voters’ priority lists, but the future of the union is under threat. With renewed calls for Scottish independence ringing in our ears, Wales must be alive to the danger of a nationalism taking root that seeks out differences to underpin division

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