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Keir Starmer Removes Labour Whip From 7 MPs Who Rebelled Over Two Child Benefit Cap
Keir Starmer Removes Labour Whip From 7 MPs Who Rebelled Over Two Child Benefit Cap
Social affairs
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has removed the Labour whip from seven MPs who defied him to vote for an opposition amendment calling for the two child benefit cap to be scrapped.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Communities
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On 'Lanyards And Toilet Tsars'
Social affairs
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On "Lanyards And Toilet Tsars"
Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
Political parties
Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians
Social affairs
People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
Social affairs
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
The House Live
Scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap
Social affairs
By Emma Lewell-Buck MP
Scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap
Boxing and coxing - the Katherine Grainger interview
Social affairs
By Tom Scotson
Boxing and coxing - the Katherine Grainger interview
Axe the two-child benefit cap
Social affairs
By Sir Peter Wanless
Axe the two-child benefit cap
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Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'
Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'
By Sienna Rodgers
Culture
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
Political parties
Investing in Green Energy Ports Partner content
Investing in Green Energy Ports
By Forth Ports
Environment
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz: ‘It's lovely being popular again’
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz: ‘It's lovely being popular again’
Mike Katz, the influential chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the affiliate society's renewed popularity within the party and its journey from campaign strike in 2019 to 'full throttle' in this general election
Women's Issues Have Seen A 'Sea Change' In Parliamentary Attention
Political parties
Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention
MPs and campaigners have declared there has been a parliamentary “sea change” on women's issues, as a range of topics primarily affecting women are taking an ever more prominent place in politics.
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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.
Boris Johnson says he takes ‘full responsibility’ after coronavirus care home comments — as Keir Starmer claims lack of apology ‘rubs salt in the wounds’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says he takes ‘full responsibility’ after coronavirus care home comments — as Keir Starmer claims lack of apology ‘rubs salt in the wounds’
Boris Johnson has said he takes “full responsibility” for deaths in the country’s care homes amid an angry backlash to his claim that providers “didn’t really follow the procedures“.
Governments of all colours have blocked justice for victims of the Primodos scandal — today’s review must be a turning point
Social affairs
By Yasmin Qureshi MP
Governments of all colours have blocked justice for victims of the Primodos scandal — today’s review must be a turning point
Five decades on from the first warnings about a hormone-based pregnancy drug that inflicted suffering and misery on women and their children, the Cumberlege review shows that an apology is long overdue
Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘shameful’ attempt to blame care homes over coronavirus response
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘shameful’ attempt to blame care homes over coronavirus response
Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of a “shameful” attempt to blame care home operators for the high death toll among residents and staff.
Homelessness and lack of stable housing is landing more released prisoners back in jail, watchdog warns ministers
Communities
Homelessness and lack of stable housing is landing more released prisoners back in jail, watchdog warns ministers
Widespread homelessness and a lack of stable housing is pushing released prisoners to reoffend and end up back behind bars, a new report has warned.
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Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
ONS figures reveal consistent fall in care home Covid-19 deaths
Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that deaths in care homes due to Covid-19 are consistently falling.
‘Rough sex’ defence set to be banned after MPs back bid to change ‘chilling’ law
Home affairs
‘Rough sex’ defence set to be banned after MPs back bid to change ‘chilling’ law
MPs have backed legislation that will outlaw the “chilling“ use of “rough sex” that campaigners say has allowed killers to escape punishment.
Rishi Sunak urged to pump £200bn into the economy and hand everyone a £500 voucher in wake of ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak urged to pump £200bn into the economy and hand everyone a £500 voucher in wake of ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus crisis
Rishi Sunak is being urged to match the “unprecedented” coronavirus pandemic with a £200bn recovery package which would include £500 high street vouchers for everybody.
Boris Johnson accused of ‘travesty of leadership’ after he criticises care home response to coronavirus
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson accused of ‘travesty of leadership’ after he criticises care home response to coronavirus
Boris Johnson has been accused of making a “travesty of leadership” after he questioned the response of care homes to the coronavirus pandemic.
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