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Police Accused Of 'Heavy Handed, Punitive' Handling Of Anti-Royal Protests After Queen's Death

Police Accused Of "Heavy Handed, Punitive" Handling Of Anti-Royal Protests After Queen's Death

12 Sep Political parties

Civil liberties groups have expressed concern over the treatment of republican protestors following a number of reports of police intervention into anti-royal demonstrations in the days following the Queen's death.

Here's What Happens To The Government Following The Death Of The Queen

08 Sep Social affairs

Here's What Happens To The Government Following The Death Of The Queen

Safeguarding Concerns Raised For Ukrainian Refugees After Delays To DBS Vetting Checks

30 Aug Communities

Safeguarding Concerns Raised For Ukrainian Refugees After Delays To DBS Vetting Checks

Pubs Facing Closure Say The “Horse Has Already Bolted” On Energy Cost Damage To Industry

24 Aug Social affairs

Pubs Facing Closure Say The “Horse Has Already Bolted” On Energy Cost Damage To Industry

Benefits Boost Needed To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis, Former Work And Pensions Secretary Says

23 Aug Economy

Benefits Boost Needed To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis, Former Work And Pensions Secretary Says

Monthly Homes For Ukraine Payments Could Be Doubled To Stop Refugees Becoming Homeless

17 Aug Communities

Monthly Homes For Ukraine Payments Could Be Doubled To Stop Refugees Becoming Homeless

Homes For Ukraine Scheme Faces A 'Crisis' As Quarter Of Hosts Plan To Quit

10 Aug Communities

Homes For Ukraine Scheme Faces A "Crisis" As Quarter Of Hosts Plan To Quit

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Equity must be a priority in the HIV Action Plan

04 Oct Health

Equity must be a priority in the HIV Action Plan

Fixing childcare is key to unlocking Britain’s labour market

04 Oct Social affairs

Fixing childcare is key to unlocking Britain’s labour market

Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray

24 Sep Economy

Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray

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Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray

24 Sep Economy

Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray

Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – starting with Clive Betts

Here's What Happens To The Government Following The Death Of The Queen

08 Sep Social affairs

Here's What Happens To The Government Following The Death Of The Queen

Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The UK will now enter a 10-day period of mourning in which Parliament and almost all government business will be paused.

Ukrainian Refugees In The UK Could Face Homelessness When Six Months With Hosts Ends

04 Aug Foreign affairs

Ukrainian Refugees In The UK Could Face Homelessness When Six Months With Hosts Ends

Exclusive: Local leaders have issued an urgent call to government to provide further support for Ukrainian refugees living in the UK as early arrivals near the end of the six month period in which their hosts were required to support them under the government's Homes for Ukraine scheme.

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Carers should have the right to one week unpaid leave to help them stay in work

14 Jun Social affairs

Carers should have the right to one week unpaid leave to help them stay in work

The Conservative Party Manifesto for the 2019 general election contained a pledge to introduce a right to one week’s unpaid leave for carers.

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14 Jun Culture

FIRST WAVE OF ALL IN CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED

Qualifying companies have provided evidence that they are championing All In’s work and have adopted the first six actions from its Action Plan

We only went to watch football: an eyewitness account of the Champions League final chaos

31 May Social affairs

We only went to watch football: an eyewitness account of the Champions League final chaos

What started as a Champions League final, a battle on the pitch for the most famous trophy in club football between two heavyweights, ended as a battle for truth. As the fans queued outside, the lies had already begun by the French authorities.

Betting and Gaming Industry unites to announce Safer Gambling Week 2022 and pledge to build on last year's record-breaking success

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26 May Social affairs

Betting and Gaming Industry unites to announce Safer Gambling Week 2022 and pledge to build on last year's record-breaking success

This year’s Safer Gambling Week event will run from 17th – 23rd October 2022 and will see the whole industry coming together in a concerted effort to further promote safer gambling messages, the tools available to customers to stay in control and the help and support available to those who champion higher standards.

It’s time the government step up to support kinship care

23 May Social affairs

It’s time the government step up to support kinship care

For too long we have been failing kinship carers. The thousands of grandparents, aunties, uncles, siblings and friends raising children when their parents are unable to – the “silent and unheard majority in the children’s social care system”.

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23 May Economy

Nearly two-thirds of punters warn that forcing limits on their betting will drive them to the black market

Latest polling by YouGov found nearly two thirds of punters (65%) believe there is a large or substantial risk that setting limits on the amount of money spent on betting would drive more people to the unsafe, unregulated black market online. Polling also found almost 56 per cent of punters thought the Government should not set limits on how much money they could bet.

Rules preventing women inheriting hereditary peerages should be changed

19 May Social affairs

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.

Minister Says People Should Work More Hours Or Get A “Better Paid Job” To Beat Cost Of Living Crisis

16 May Social affairs

Minister Says People Should Work More Hours Or Get A “Better Paid Job” To Beat Cost Of Living Crisis

A government minister has said that people struggling with the cost of living crisis should work more hours in order to overcome financial difficulty.

Will replacing the Human Rights Act make it harder to access justice?

13 May Social affairs

Will replacing the Human Rights Act make it harder to access justice?

The government is running a consultation on its proposals to revise the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights. Chaminda Jayanetti argues the plans do not take into account just how hard it is to access justice across the UK

Government Accused Of Endangering LGBT Lives With Conversion Therapy “Consent Loophole”

10 May Social affairs

Government Accused Of Endangering LGBT Lives With Conversion Therapy “Consent Loophole”

The government has reiterated a pledge to “ban” conversion therapy in today's Queen's speech, but a loophole creates an exception to the ban if it is believed that adults "consent" to the practice.

Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls

03 May Communities

Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls

Tenants on low incomes in private housing face rent shortfalls of hundreds of pounds a year after the government froze housing benefit for a second year running, amounting to a real-terms benefit cut in most of England as living costs soar.

Kwasi Kwarteng Says 'Bad Apples' To Blame For Sexism In Westminster

01 May Political parties

Kwasi Kwarteng Says "Bad Apples" To Blame For Sexism In Westminster

Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted that Parliament is a safe place for women as he denied there was a widespread culture of sexism.

The Secret Caseworker: 'My pay has not increased in line with my workload'

01 May Social affairs

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

29 Apr Culture

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.

Air pollution is a problem we can solve - but the Government must show ambition in the Environment Act

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28 Apr 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

26 Apr Home affairs

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

25 Apr Foreign affairs

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?

25 Apr Foreign affairs

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

21 Apr Social affairs

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

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20 Apr Health

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

17 Apr Economy

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?

Hundreds Of Civil Servants Drafted To Home Office In A Scramble To Clear Ukraine Refugee Visa Backlog

16 Apr Foreign affairs

Hundreds Of Civil Servants Drafted To Home Office In A Scramble To Clear Ukraine Refugee Visa Backlog

Hundreds of civil servants have been drafted to the Home Office from across government to help clear a backlog of Ukrainian refugee visa cases after criticism from UK sponsors that people’s lives were being put at risk by the delays.

Lord Norman Lamont: 'There is very little the Chancellor can do'

16 Apr Economy

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

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12 Apr Economy

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.

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