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Children are facing a ‘double hit’ from pandemic

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Children are facing a ‘double hit’ from pandemic

29 Nov Coronavirus

Children are experiencing a 'double hit' from the pandemic, as school disruption affects learning and impacts mental health, according to new research.

Government Accused Of 'Lack Of Confidence' In Priti Patel With Small Boats Task Force

24 Nov Communities

Government Accused Of "Lack Of Confidence" In Priti Patel With Small Boats Task Force

MPs Want A Crackdown On 'Extreme Porn' Fearing It Is Too Violent And Mainstream

19 Nov Social affairs

MPs Want A Crackdown On "Extreme Porn" Fearing It Is Too Violent And Mainstream

Government Warns It Will Step In If English Cricket Fails To Tackle Racism

16 Nov Social affairs

Government Warns It Will Step In If English Cricket Fails To Tackle Racism

Azeem Rafiq Tells MPs His Treatment At Yorkshire Was “Inhuman” And Racism Is Institutional In Cricket

16 Nov Social affairs

Azeem Rafiq Tells MPs His Treatment At Yorkshire Was “Inhuman” And Racism Is Institutional In Cricket

All The Key Announcements From Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget

27 Oct Economy

All The Key Announcements From Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget

Facebook Whistleblower Warns MPs Political Unrest Organised On Social Media Is Just The 'Opening Chapter'

25 Oct Social affairs

Facebook Whistleblower Warns MPs Political Unrest Organised On Social Media Is Just The "Opening Chapter"

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We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters

25 Nov Coronavirus

We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters

Diagnostic discovery and preparing for the next pandemic

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24 Nov Coronavirus

Diagnostic discovery and preparing for the next pandemic

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

22 Nov Economy

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

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We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters

25 Nov Coronavirus

We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters

It’s axiomatic that the Covid pandemic has brought pain and fear, heartache and loss. It’s meant unexpected challenges for all kinds of people in all kinds of spheres. Prominent among those who have dealt with the worst of Covid’s effects, alongside hospital and care workers, has been the funeral and bereavement sector.

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

22 Nov Economy

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

From Myspace to the Metaverse, our online space has changed dramatically over the last two decades – and now legislation is having to play catch up. Georgina Bailey reports on whether the much-heralded Online Safety Bill can bring about the changes needed.

Ed Miliband: 'We need to be truth-tellers in Glasgow'

31 Oct Energy

Ed Miliband: "We need to be truth-tellers in Glasgow"

COP26 matters more than any other climate summit, and it will all come down to maths and ambition.

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Boris Johnson Announces 1.25% National Insurance Rise To Fix “Catastrophic” Social Care Costs

07 Sep Social affairs

Boris Johnson Announces 1.25% National Insurance Rise To Fix “Catastrophic” Social Care Costs

The prime minister has finally unveiled his plans to overhaul the UK’s social care system with a new tax of 1.25% to raise an extra £36billion over the next three years.

Labour Calls For 'Those With The Broadest Shoulders” To Foot Social Care Bill

06 Sep Social affairs

Labour Calls For "Those With The Broadest Shoulders” To Foot Social Care Bill

Shadow social care minister Liz Kendall has criticised government proposals to reform social care as “not a plan but a tax rise” and suggested the cost should be shared with wealthier taxpayers.

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02 Sep Communities

BGC Chairman Brigid Simmonds Comments on Appointment of New Gambling Commission Chair

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02 Sep Environment

NOAH endorses new report to support pets in rented accommodation

NOAH is delighted to welcome and endorse the new Heads for Tails! report published today by Co-Founder of AdvoCATS, Jen Berazi. The report, endorsed by more than 30 charities, landlord groups, housing associations and more, outlines key policy recommendations that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) could take forward to make it easier for tenants to rent with pets in the UK.

The BGC’s drive to promote safer gambling has produced tangible results, but we are determined to go further

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27 Aug Education

The BGC’s drive to promote safer gambling has produced tangible results, but we are determined to go further

When the Betting and Gaming Council was established towards the end of 2019, we were clear that, as well as representing the regulated industry, we were a standards body with a clear mission to promote safer gambling.

LGBTQ+ People In Afghanistan Must Be Evacuated And Resettled In UK, Government Told

21 Aug Communities

LGBTQ+ People In Afghanistan Must Be Evacuated And Resettled In UK, Government Told

Pressure is growing on the government to do more to protect LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan at immediate risk of torture and death under the Taliban regime.

Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right

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21 Aug Health

Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right

In the final debate in the House of Commons before the summer recess, the Minister heading the Government’s Review of Gambling, John Whittingdale, told MPs: “It is very important that we create a safe space where people are given protection if they are gambling online, but we do not want to drive them away from the regulated sector and into the black market. That is certainly something that we will bear in mind during our consideration of these things”.

Rising Energy Costs Will 'Hasten The Death' Of Terminally Ill People, Government Warned

19 Aug Health

Rising Energy Costs Will "Hasten The Death" Of Terminally Ill People, Government Warned

Leading hospice charity Marie Curie has warned a rise in energy costs will push terminally ill people into fuel poverty during the winter months.

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16 Aug Environment

Joint RCVS, BVA and BVNA statement on Afghan veterinarians

A joint statement from RCVS President Kate Richards, BVA President James Russell and BVNA President Jo Oakden on Afghan veterinarians

Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education

04 Aug Communities

Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education

At the Global Education Summit on 29 July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that investing into education was “the single best investment we can make in the future of humanity.”

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?

Addressing climate change is the biggest issue of our lifetimes. Since the first industrial revolution over 200 years ago, economic growth and the advances that have flowed from it have been almost entirely driven by fossil fuels.

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

If ever passed, a law introducing buffer zones would set a dangerous and unjust precedent for restrictions on other opinions that may challenge the perceived status quo at any given time.

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27 Jul Education

UK ADSPEND TO GROW 18.2% THIS YEAR AS RECOVERY GATHERS PACE

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

22 Jul Communities

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

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

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

As a new generation of athletes prepare to take to the sporting stage in Tokyo, backed by sustained support from the Government and the National Lottery’, Westminster is looking ahead to the Games with high hopes that Team GB will again provide extraordinary moments to unite and inspire the nation

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?

World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic

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15 Jul Coronavirus

World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic

This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?

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.

The government’s culture war and war on woke is fuelling racism in Britain

14 Jul Social affairs

The government’s culture war and war on woke is fuelling racism in Britain

The government’s hypocrisy when it comes to England footballers taking the knee is astounding. Being non-racist is not enough, society will only change for the better if we all become anti-racists and call out racism.

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.

Lords Diary: Viscount Ridley

13 Jul Political parties

Lords Diary: Viscount Ridley

Last week saw only my fourth visit to the Lords from the north-east since the pandemic began.

IPSA clashes with Stella Creasy MP over maternity cover

12 Jul Political parties

IPSA clashes with Stella Creasy MP over maternity cover

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) been criticised for rejecting Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy’s request for a locum to cover her maternity leave.

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

The Home Secretary has been accused by former Tory minister Sayeeda Warsi of fueling "culture wars" in the wake of racist abuse aimed at England players.

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07 Jul Economy

Number of TV betting ads during Euros falls by almost half compared to last World Cup

The number of TV betting adverts shown on ITV during the European Championships has reduced by almost half compared to the World Cup in 2018, new figures have revealed.

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