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Speaker urges tolerance amid Rose Duffield transgender row
Political parties
By Noa Hoffman
Speaker urges tolerance amid Rose Duffield transgender row
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has urged the public to exercise “tolerance” towards elected Members with whose views they disagree.
Maiden Voyages: Austin Mitchell
Parliament
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Austin Mitchell
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note.
Green For Go?
Political parties
By Torcuil Crichton, Westminster Editor, Daily Record
Green For Go?
The entry of the Greens into government in Scotland means independence is firmly back on the agenda – but how did devolution become a vehicle for nationalism? And what happens now? Torcuil Crichton reports.
Partner content
Culture
By Betting And Gaming Council
BGC welcomes new Secretary of State for DCMS - and says it’s vital the Government continues its ‘evidence-led’ approach to the Gambling Review
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Nadine Dorries on becoming the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Beloved Commons Staff Member Memorialised In New Tea Room Plaque
Obituaries
By Noa Hoffman
Beloved Commons Staff Member Memorialised In New Tea Room Plaque
The life of one of Parliament’s “best-loved” former staff members has been commemorated in a new plaque now hanging at the entrance to the Members’ Tea Room.
Culture
By Advertising Association
Advertising Association comment on the appointment of Nadine Dorries MP as Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Dominic Raab Has Been Appointed Justice Secretary, Lord Chancellor And Deputy Prime Minister
Foreign affairs
Dominic Raab Has Been Appointed Justice Secretary, Lord Chancellor And Deputy Prime Minister
Dominic Raab has been moved from his role heading up the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and will instead hold down the posts of Justice Secretary, Lord Chancellor And Deputy Prime Minister.
Staffers Demand Equal Pay For Similar Work
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Staffers Demand Equal Pay For Similar Work
Trade union representatives acting on behalf of MP case workers have secured a meeting with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) to discuss their demand for a pay rise.
No.10 Is Asking MPs How Their Constituents Are Feeling About Tax Hikes Ahead Of Health And Social Care Votes
Health
No.10 Is Asking MPs How Their Constituents Are Feeling About Tax Hikes Ahead Of Health And Social Care Votes
No.10 has been canvassing Tory MPs for their constituents' views on the National Insurance hike and pensions triple lock break after a poll on Friday revealed a five point drop in the party’s favourability.
Poor health conditions existed long before COVID - why I’m introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
Coronavirus
By Simon Fell MP
Poor health conditions existed long before COVID - why I’m introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
I vividly remember sitting in the Commons when the Prime Minister announced the terms of reference for the inquiry into the COVID19 pandemic.
What we can learn from the hybrid Parliament
Coronavirus
By Alice Lilly
What we can learn from the hybrid Parliament
The 2019-21 session looked as though it would be a return to business as usual. A government was elected with a large majority, and was able to finally push through a Brexit deal and begin to focus on other matters. But then the pandemic hit, and the session ended up being anything but ordinary.
Care Minister Says Money Raised From Social Care Levy Will Not Pay For Wage Increases
Social affairs
Care Minister Says Money Raised From Social Care Levy Will Not Pay For Wage Increases
Care minister Helen Whately has confirmed that funds raised from the government’s new health and social care levy will not be put towards a pay raise for staff in the sector.
Less Than A Third Of The Public Think The Tories Are A Low Tax Party
Economy
By Kate Proctor
Less Than A Third Of The Public Think The Tories Are A Low Tax Party
Just one in three members of the public think the Conservatives are currently a party of low tax, revealing the potential scale of the battle ahead to regain their fiscal reputation.
Stella Creasy Says Lack Of MP Maternity Cover Forced Her To Work From Her Hospital Bed
Parliament
Stella Creasy Says Lack Of MP Maternity Cover Forced Her To Work From Her Hospital Bed
Exclusive: Labour MP Stella Creasy said parliament should be “ashamed of itself” for failing to offer full maternity cover for MPs, meaning she has been forced to work in the two weeks since her son was born.
Peers Call For Lords Appointments Watchdog To Be Given Statutory Status
Parliament
Peers Call For Lords Appointments Watchdog To Be Given Statutory Status
Cross party and independent peers have issued calls for the House of Lords’ appointments watchdog to be granted statutory status.
MPs Pressure Government To Overhaul Pets In Rental Homes Law After 1-in-5 Landlords Ban Animals
Communities
MPs Pressure Government To Overhaul Pets In Rental Homes Law After 1-in-5 Landlords Ban Animals
Exclusive: More than 30 MPs representing all major parties have signed a letter urging housing secretary Robert Jenrick to amend legislation to enable more tenants to live with pets.
Telecommunications Company Endorsed By Oliver Dowden Donates More Than £40,000 To Tory Northern Research Group MPs
Political parties
Telecommunications Company Endorsed By Oliver Dowden Donates More Than £40,000 To Tory Northern Research Group MPs
Exclusive: A telecommunications business endorsed by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has now donated more than £40,000 to Conservative MPs exclusively belonging to the Northern Research Group (NRG).
Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize
Books & culture
By Noa Hoffman
Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize
An up-and-coming political film maker is among four senior winners of the prestigious Orwell Youth Prize.
Westminster Abbey Services of Thanksgiving
Obituaries
By Noa Hoffman
Westminster Abbey Services of Thanksgiving
Parliamentarians are invited to apply for tickets to three services of thanksgiving due to take place in Westminster Abbey.
Afghanistan will not see a peaceful transition of power – history will judge the West harshly for this failing
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood MP
Afghanistan will not see a peaceful transition of power – history will judge the West harshly for this failing
Afghanistan soldiers have melted away, the once busy streets now form a ghost town. Beauty salons closed, and their advertisements painted over signifying the erasure of a culture that offered female autonomy. There are no jeans or T-shirts being worn – traded for traditional dress.