Construction market demand for mineral products was higher in 2017Q1 compared with the previous quarter, providing some evidence of continued impetus in construction activity at the start of the year.

Baroness Jones argues that the broad definition of domestic extremism is resulting in politicians, journalists, and social justice campaigners coming under pointless police surveillance.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) 2nd Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report for 2015, detailing payments to Government agencies and data from oil, gas, mining and quarrying companies.

Dods Monitoring Political Consultant Sabine Tyldesley examines the impact of Brexit on the UK’s future role in European security and law enforcement cooperation.

Like most of Westminster, Bernard Jenkin was left stunned by the announcement of a snap election. He talks to Agnes Chambre about the ‘fiction’ of the Fixed Term Parliament Act and the risks of foreign interference in UK polls

Reservists supported in serving their country.

Writing after the Westminster attack, James Cleverly remembers his friend and former comrade, killed ‘doing his duty’ and protecting Members of Parliament.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has brought together leading experts to discuss cybersecurity risks to coincide with its spring update to the Risk Outlook.

Andrew Murrison MP argues that there should be better acknowledgement at home and abroad of the UK's role as Europe's premier defence and security provider.

To the casual observer, it is as if nothing ever happened.

Former Minister for International Security Srategy, Dr Andrew Murrison MP, criticises Amber Rudd's proposals for Whatsapp to provide backdoors to encrypted messaging services in the wake of the Westminster terror attack.

The news that a police officer lost their life today, defending the safety of others, has left both colleagues and the public numb.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed measures announced in the Government’s Spring Budget on 8th March, including the freeze on the Aggregates Levy indexation for 2017-2018 and proposals for a new set of controls on energy policy costs to replace the Levy Control Framework, alongside other plans to encourage investment, promote trade, and secure the availability of skills.

Few policy areas have caused more problems for Labour in recent years than defence. But as the party’s fourth shadow defence secretary under Jeremy Corbyn, Nia Griffith is fighting to turn around the public’s perception. She talks to Sam Macrory about Nato, Trident and why Labour must have a real debate about interventionism 

Schools and businesses should imbed 'citizenAid' initiative which better prepares the public for terror incidents, argues Lord Jordan.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps 'unquestionably' fits the United States' criteria of a foreign terror organisation, argues Bob Blackman MP.

Facilitated by the CBI Minerals Group and the Mineral Products Association, the UK mineral extraction industry have launched a consultation which seeks stakeholder views on a proposed UK Minerals Strategy.

Ahead of a House of Commons debate on the National Shipbuilding Strategy tomorrow (Wednesday 8 February 2017), GMB says Westminster and Holyrood must ‘pull-together’ with trade unions to help UK yards secure contracts for three, 40,000 tonnes Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels.

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, Lucy Allan MP says that teachers are being forced by the Prevent programme to monitor and scrutinise what children are saying, with suspicion and mistrust.

Probing questions need to be asked about the future of UK helicopter production when MPs debate the industry tomorrow (Tuesday 24 January).

GMB has today (Friday 6 January) called for clarity over the future status of the Royal Navy aircraft carriers following speculation that the MOD is considering mothballing one of the two vessels to help plug a £500 million budget shortfall.

Partnership is 'first' to tackle rough sleeping.

Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott MP writes that 'UK legislation relating to the powers of the state over citizens have been struck down by the European Court' and she agrees to work with the Government on a 'major legislative rethink'.