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A Tory MP Has Branded His Government's Decision On Trans Rights A 'Crushing Disappointment'
A Tory MP Has Branded His Government's Decision On Trans Rights A "Crushing Disappointment"
Health
A Tory MP has branded the government's decision to row back on plans to reform transgender rights "a crushing disappointment".
Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help
Boris Johnson warned his ‘levelling up’ agenda at risk as drive to close gap between rich and poor pupils stalls
Education
Boris Johnson warned his ‘levelling up’ agenda at risk as drive to close gap between rich and poor pupils stalls
Anger as bereaved NHS and care families stripped of benefits if they receive coronavirus payout
Health
Anger as bereaved NHS and care families stripped of benefits if they receive coronavirus payout
Support for Scottish independence hits 55% in new poll despite Boris Johnson's push to promote the Union
Political parties
Support for Scottish independence hits 55% in new poll despite Boris Johnson's push to promote the Union
Home Secretary Priti Patel urged to drop 'toxic' asylum policy after death of 16-year-old boy in English Channel
Home affairs
Home Secretary Priti Patel urged to drop 'toxic' asylum policy after death of 16-year-old boy in English Channel
John McDonnell says coronavirus ban on evictions should stay in place for a year
Coronavirus
John McDonnell says coronavirus ban on evictions should stay in place for a year
The House Live
The government needs to provide support for football clubs throughout the leagues to stop more going under
Communities
By Stephen Morgan MP
The government needs to provide support for football clubs throughout the leagues to stop more going under
We should learn from the historical value of our statues, rather than lose them to mob rule
Communities
By David Amess MP
We should learn from the historical value of our statues, rather than lose them to mob rule
We have a duty to the reach out the hand of humanity to the Rohingya
Foreign affairs
By Jeremy Corbyn MP
We have a duty to the reach out the hand of humanity to the Rohingya
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Labour Has Criticised Gavin Williamson For His 'Silence' On The University Covid Crisis
Labour Has Criticised Gavin Williamson For His "Silence" On The University Covid Crisis
Coronavirus
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Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help
A "tsunami" of working mums could be forced out of the labour market if ministers fail to prioritise parents in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, an MP who recently returned from maternity leave has warned.
Britain is facing a homelessness time bomb as ministers remove a host of coronavirus support schemes
Coronavirus
By Neil Coyle MP
Britain is facing a homelessness time bomb as ministers remove a host of coronavirus support schemes
A lethal combination of factors mean Britain is heading for the worst winter homelessness and rough sleeping crisis we’ve seen in decades.
Gavin Williamson urged to extend free school meals to protect thousands of migrant children from hunger
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson urged to extend free school meals to protect thousands of migrant children from hunger
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been urged to extend free school meals to protect thousands of migrant children at risk of hunger.
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Boris Johnson repeatedly made ‘incorrect’ child poverty claims, stats watchdog says
Political parties
Boris Johnson repeatedly made ‘incorrect’ child poverty claims, stats watchdog says
Boris Johnson made a string of “incorrect” claims about the level of child poverty under the Conservatives, according to the UK’s statistics watchdog.
Ministers urged to prioritise mental health as survey reveals 1.1m teens felt unhappy during lockdown
Coronavirus
Ministers urged to prioritise mental health as survey reveals 1.1m teens felt unhappy during lockdown
Labour has backed calls for “immediate mental health support” for young people after a survey revealed 1.1 million teens reported feeling unhappy with their lives during lockdown.
Coronavirus: Social care sector entered pandemic 'underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse', new report reveals
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Social care sector entered pandemic 'underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse', new report reveals
The social care sector was "underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse" before the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new report.
Coronavirus: Keir Starmer warns tourist towns are ‘falling through the cracks’ amid spike in unemployment
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Keir Starmer warns tourist towns are ‘falling through the cracks’ amid spike in unemployment
Britain’s tourist towns are “falling through the cracks” of the Government’s coronavirus economic support schemes, Keir Starmer has warned.
Boost free school meals to avert ‘slow-motion disaster’ of hunger and malnutrition, ministers urged
Coronavirus
Boost free school meals to avert ‘slow-motion disaster’ of hunger and malnutrition, ministers urged
The Government should dramatically increase the number of children eligible for free school meals to address the “slow-motion disaster of the British diet”, according to a major review.
DWP rejects own advisers’ call to up benefits to help two million through coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
DWP rejects own advisers’ call to up benefits to help two million through coronavirus pandemic
Ministers have rejected a call from their own social security advisers to up the benefits of two million people to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Older prisoners may be serving their time, but our jails aren't fit for the elderly
Social affairs
By Robert Neill MP
Older prisoners may be serving their time, but our jails aren't fit for the elderly
With an ageing prison population living in an outdated estate, more work must be done to keep elderly prisoners healthy and help them rehabilitate
Exclusive: Boris Johnson warned that calorie-counting obesity ‘scare tactics’ will harm recovery for eating disorder sufferers
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Boris Johnson warned that calorie-counting obesity ‘scare tactics’ will harm recovery for eating disorder sufferers
Boris Johnson’s “distressing” anti-obesity plan to make restaurants and takeaways display calories could set back recovery for people battling eating disorders, the Government has been warned.
Labour and Lib Dems urge DWP to overhaul funeral help as student forced into debt to pay for dad’s burial
Coronavirus
Labour and Lib Dems urge DWP to overhaul funeral help as student forced into debt to pay for dad’s burial
The Department for Work and Pensions is facing calls to ramp up the help it provides to people who have lost loved ones after a student was pushed into debt to pay for her father’s burial.
Martha Lane Fox interview: Why chairing the new Lords Covid-19 Committee was a 'no-brainer'
Coronavirus
By Sebastian Whale
Martha Lane Fox interview: Why chairing the new Lords Covid-19 Committee was a 'no-brainer'
Martha Lane Fox had been searching for a way of contributing to the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. In the shape of the new Covid-19 Committee in the House of Lords, she has found her outlet. The tech entrepreneur speaks to Sebastian Whale
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Coronavirus
By Baroness Eaton
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Councils should be given greater powers and flexibility to support new green skills and jobs across the country
MPs demand fake news watchdog to tackle ‘virulent’ spread of coronavirus misinformation
Coronavirus
MPs demand fake news watchdog to tackle ‘virulent’ spread of coronavirus misinformation
A group of influential MPs have urged ministers to appoint a new regulator to tackle the “infodemic'”of fake news created by during the coronavirus pandemic.
Boris Johnson promises ban on 'gay conversion therapy'
Health
Boris Johnson promises ban on 'gay conversion therapy'
Boris Johnson has pledged to implement a ban on "abhorrent" practices aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation.
David Lammy: ‘Britain seems now prepared to get into a place where it wants to talk about structural racism’
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
David Lammy: ‘Britain seems now prepared to get into a place where it wants to talk about structural racism’
David Lammy’s promotion to the shadow cabinet and the global explosion of Black Lives Matter has put him firmly in the spotlight as one of the most recognisable figures in British politics. The Tottenham MP and his friends and colleagues talk to Georgina Bailey about two decades in Parliament and how he finally feels he has found his ‘mojo’
At this time of national crisis, we need the Department for Work and Pensions to be supportive not punitive
Social affairs
By Seema Malhotra MP
At this time of national crisis, we need the Department for Work and Pensions to be supportive not punitive
The DWP has been ruled to be acting incompatibly with human rights legislation. The government must learn from this case – and work to build an improved system which supports people into employment
Women in the beauty sector have been abandoned throughout Covid-19
Economy
By Marsha de Cordova MP
Women in the beauty sector have been abandoned throughout Covid-19
The Government must explain why it has imposed restrictions on the beauty industry but not in other male dominated sectors, disproportionately risking the livelihoods of women and BAME women in particular.
PM unveils 'talented and diverse' line-up for race commission in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
Social affairs
PM unveils 'talented and diverse' line-up for race commission in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
Boris Johnson has unveiled the "talented and diverse" line-up behind the new race commission launched in the wake of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
Julian Lewis defends security watchdog coup and slams Boris Johnson for ‘improper request’ to install Chris Grayling instead
Social affairs
Julian Lewis defends security watchdog coup and slams Boris Johnson for ‘improper request’ to install Chris Grayling instead
Dr Julian Lewis has defended his decision to launch a coup to become the chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee and criticised Boris Johnson after he had the Tory whip removed.
Boris Johnson prepares coronavirus back-to-work push as figures reveal 650,000 fewer in jobs
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson prepares coronavirus back-to-work push as figures reveal 650,000 fewer in jobs
Almost 650,000 people have lost their jobs during the coronavirus crisis, official figures suggest, as Boris Johnson prepares to urge the country to return to their workplaces.
Ministers should be fixing Universal Credit, not glossing over its huge problems
Coronavirus
By Neil Coyle MP
Ministers should be fixing Universal Credit, not glossing over its huge problems
Instead of listening to the people affected and the organisations supporting them the DWP seems intent on propping up the system’s five-week delay
Government u-turn on Huawei to cost £2bn and delay 5G rollout by 3 years as firm banned from UK by 2027
Economy
Government u-turn on Huawei to cost £2bn and delay 5G rollout by 3 years as firm banned from UK by 2027
The Government has u-turned on Huawei's involvement in the UK's 5G network in a decision which will cost up to £2billion and delay its rollout by as long as three years.
Exclusive: Government urged to boost help for carers as figures reveal 35,000 of its own staff look after dependents
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Government urged to boost help for carers as figures reveal 35,000 of its own staff look after dependents
The Government has been urged to step up the financial help offered to carers after figures revealed more than 35,000 of its own workers look after dependents.
True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation
Political parties
By Tulip Siddiq MP
True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation
From Labour's NEC to the Tories' 1922 Committee, we need more diversity in the internal positions which shape the world of politics
Universal Credit claims could cost Government as much as the benefits it replaced, new report finds
Coronavirus
Universal Credit claims could cost Government as much as the benefits it replaced, new report finds
Universal Credit may end up costing the government as much to distribute as the benefits system it replaced, a new report has found.
EventsAll
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
2020
Central London
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
2020
Central London
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference
2020
Central London
The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference
NHS Parliamentary Awards
2021
House of Commons
NHS Parliamentary Awards