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Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team
Political parties
Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team
Former minister Yvette Cooper has made a comeback to Labour's frontbench as shadow Home Secretary after party leader Keir Starmer carried out a significant reshuffle to his top team.
Spotlight on Standards
Political parties
By Lord Empey
Spotlight on Standards
The last few weeks have seen acres of newsprint and hours of television devoted to MPs having second jobs and wealthy businesspeople allegedly “buying” their peerages. Social media has been full of negative comment as well, after the botched attempt to change the standards mechanism in the Commons.
Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview
Anthony Mangnall is spoken of with enthusiasm among senior Conservatives, as one of the most promising MPs of the 2019 intake. But, he tells Georgina Bailey, just don't call him a 'rising star'.
Battling For Body Image
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Battling For Body Image
For the generation growing up in the age of social media, pressure to look, feel and live a certain way can be crippling. As social networks bombard young people with unrealistic expectations of beauty, health and happiness, the vulnerable are looking to Parliament for action. Noa Hoffman reports
Generation Next: The Alex Davies-Jones Interview
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Generation Next: The Alex Davies-Jones Interview
One in five MPs in the House of Commons is currently under the age of 40, bringing a fresh perspective and dynamism to the staid green benches. The House spoke to one young politician tipped to go all the way in her party. Labour's Alex Davies-Jones talks to Noa Hoffman about joining Parliament, culture in the UK and life as a mother in Westminster. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Pastimes - David Linden
Parliament
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes - David Linden
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, David Linden extols the joys of Lego.
Boris Johnson cannot be trusted to keep corruption out of politics
Parliament
By Afzal Khan MP
Boris Johnson cannot be trusted to keep corruption out of politics
Seeing a Conservative government knee deep in scandal is nothing new. It feels like we are re-living the 1990s with Tory corruption dominating the headlines, Tory MPs protecting their mates, and an absence of an independent and rigorous standards process.
Where Are They Now? Former Change UK MP Anna Soubry
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Change UK MP Anna Soubry
Anna Soubry, Conservative MP for Broxtowe 2010 – February 2019, The Independent Group/Change UK February – December 2019
Boris Johnson Has Said Cyber Flashing Should Be Made Illegal
Political parties
Boris Johnson Has Said Cyber Flashing Should Be Made Illegal
Boris Johnson has told a parliamentary committee that cyber flashing – the practice of sending unsolicited sexual images - should be made illegal in the UK.
Conservative MPs Are Having A New Year 'Away Day' To Plot Policy And Strategy
Political parties
Conservative MPs Are Having A New Year "Away Day" To Plot Policy And Strategy
All Conservative MPs have been asked by CCHQ to attend a “residential parliamentary party away session” in the new year, to “meet and share ideas” on policy, strategy and campaign best practice.
From Casework to Covid: Celebrating 75 years of the House of Commons Library Research Service
Coronavirus
By Lef Apostolakis
From Casework to Covid: Celebrating 75 years of the House of Commons Library Research Service
For three-quarters of a century, the House of Commons Library Research Service has been the go-to resource for MPs and parliamentary staff seeking answers. Lef Apostolakis delves into its past, present… and future
MPs Vote To Reverse Conservative Plans To Reform Parliament's Standards Committee
Political parties
MPs Vote To Reverse Conservative Plans To Reform Parliament's Standards Committee
MPs have voted to rescind Conservative plans to reform parliament's watchdog and delay approving a report on the former parliamentarian Owen Paterson, who was found guilty of breaching lobbying rules.
There should be far more rigorous financial rules for MPs
Parliament
By Alistair Carmichael MP
There should be far more rigorous financial rules for MPs
Last year I fought to ensure that MPs for rural and island communities would be able to participate remotely in Parliament during the height of the pandemic. I did so to ensure that our communities got the same representation as anywhere else, regardless of geography or personal circumstances.
We need to strengthen accountability for MPs who abuse their staff
Parliament
By Jenny Symmons
We need to strengthen accountability for MPs who abuse their staff
Parliament can be a fantastic, thrilling, dynamic place to work. When Gemma White QC’s report on Bullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary Staff came out in 2019, I was comfortably naïve to the significant problems with bullying and harassment she found. Through my involvement in the GMB Branch for Members’ Staff in the two years since, it’s fair to say my bubble has been burst.
The Commons standards system must be reformed to ensure confidence of Members – and the public
Parliament
By Dr Hannah White
The Commons standards system must be reformed to ensure confidence of Members – and the public
The Owen Paterson affair has created the opportunity to reform the Commons Standards system, but, unfortunately, in the most unpropitious of circumstances.
Exclusive: The Secret Restoration Of The Big Ben Clock In The Lake District
History
By Kate Proctor
Exclusive: The Secret Restoration Of The Big Ben Clock In The Lake District
A tiny Lake District village kept one of Britain’s most precious national symbols safe and sound for three years, hidden from view in a converted cow shed. Now the Big Ben clock has made its return to Westminster, Kate Proctor meets the restoration team that gave the 162-year-old timepiece a new lease of life and are taking us a step closer to hearing the famous chimes once again.
How the Home Office became a top performer for upholding parliamentary scrutiny Partner content
Home affairs
By Fivium
How the Home Office became a top performer for upholding parliamentary scrutiny
The Home Office has undergone a recent transformation that has seen it turn around its Parliamentary Questions (PQs) performance with a regular on-time response rate of 90-100%.
Lords Diary: Lord Clement Jones
Economy
By Lord Clement-Jones
Lords Diary: Lord Clement Jones
Down the corridor in the Commons, early November was dominated by No 10’s Owen Paterson U-turn and in Glasgow by events at COP26 – but for me it was an opportunity to raise a number of issues relevant to innovation and the development of technology and the future of our creative industries. It started with the great news that Queen Mary University of London, whose council I chair, after many trials and tribulations, has agreed a property deal next to our Whitechapel campus with the Department of Health and Social Care. It paves the way for the development, with Barts Life Sciences, of a major research centre within a new UK Whitechapel Life Sciences Cluster.
People Overwhelmingly Believe MPs' Second Job Earnings Should Be Capped
Parliament
People Overwhelmingly Believe MPs' Second Job Earnings Should Be Capped
Exclusive: More than two thirds of people believe there should be a limit to how much money an MP can earn in their second jobs outside of parliament, new polling has revealed.
AI-pocalypse Now
Culture
By Noa Hoffman
AI-pocalypse Now
The late Stephen Hawking warned “creating effective AI could be the biggest event in the
history of our civilisation. Or the worst.” As the artificial intelligence revolution gathers
pace, government must plot a safe and successful digital pathway for the UK. Noa Hoffman reports.
Medically Vulnerable MP Accuses Geoffrey Cox Of 'Disgraceful' Abuse Of Proxy Voting System
Home affairs
Medically Vulnerable MP Accuses Geoffrey Cox Of "Disgraceful" Abuse Of Proxy Voting System
Former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has been criticised by Labour's shadow disabilities minister for abusing a system designed for vulnerable MPs shielding from Covid-19 when he voted by-proxy from the Caribbean while working on a lucrative legal contract.
MPs And Local Tories Are Divided Over Geoffrey Cox's Caribbean Job Scandal
Parliament
MPs And Local Tories Are Divided Over Geoffrey Cox's Caribbean Job Scandal
Anger is mounting in Parliament over Conservative MP Geoffrey Cox's second job which saw him undertake lucrative legal work in the Caribbean during lockdown, but his local association have thrown their full support behind him.
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Mary Creagh
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh, Labour MP for Wakefield 2005 - 2019
Boris Johnson Refuses To Apologise For His Handling Of The Paterson Lobbying Scandal
Political parties
Boris Johnson Refuses To Apologise For His Handling Of The Paterson Lobbying Scandal
Boris Johnson has turned down an opportunity to apologise for his party’s botched attempt to reform parliament’s standards watchdog.