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01 Mar 2023 Technology

Should MPs Be Worried About Using TikTok?

MPs’ use of TikTok to bolster their personal brands is on the rise, and it’s not just younger parliamentarians on it – Energy Security and Net Zero secretary Grant Shapps is as enthusiastic about posting on the short video app as millennial MPs he shares the green benches with.

28 Feb 2023 Parliament

New Code of Conduct for MPs will tighten loopholes and improve standards in Westminster for all

To read some of the press, you would think every single MP is an identikit crook, thief, and habitual liar. But politics is an honourable profession. It is based in public service and many colleagues have made phenomenal contributions to our national life, often way beyond the call of duty.

10 Jan 2023 Parliament

A House for everyone: a case for modernising Parliament

The social make-up of the House of Commons has shifted dramatically over the past 100 years and particularly over recent decades. While Parliament has become more diverse, much more needs to be done to ensure our MPs and their experiences truly represent the world outside of Westminster.

12 Dec 2022 Political parties

Public Want MPs' Behaviour Monitored By Independent Regulators

Exclusive: The public have a very poor impression of politicians’ behaviour and support the use of independent regulators to ensure political standards are maintained, according to a new survey.

08 Dec 2022 Political parties

Vince Cable Warns Quitting MPs People Won't Be “Rushing To Offer” Them Big Jobs

Former Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has said the cohort of MPs who do not plan to stand at the next election, including Matt Hancock and Dehenna Davison, should not assume they'll receive a lot of big job offers when they leave the Commons.

02 Dec 2022 Home affairs

All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election

With the next general election less than two years away, sitting MPs are having to decide whether they want to put themselves forward again to stand for another term.

28 Nov 2022 Parliament

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The misdeeds of past MPs

If it feels as if today’s politicians are constantly mired in scandal, a glance at the history books shows they are positively vanilla compared to the lurid characters who populated Parliament in the past. Paul Seaward reports

24 Nov 2022 Parliament

MPs must make policy decisions based on evidence

The demand for MPs to justify their voting choices is hardly new, but the pandemic further accelerated an already growing public demand for greater transparency of decision making in the House.

23 Nov 2022 Political parties

Keir Starmer Lays Into Tory Economics at PMQs, Christmas Rail Strikes, Another Tory MP To Quit

Keir Starmer has accused the government of "crashing" the economy after new OECD figures showed the UK was headed for a significant period in recession.

22 Nov 2022 Economy

Labour "Ready" To Work with Business, Rishi Sunak Uses Private GP, Tory MP To Stand Down

Labour leader Keir Starmer has told business leaders that his party is “ready” to work with them in his address at the CBI conference in Birmingham.

14 Nov 2022 Defence

Parli army: Sir Neil Thorne reflects on the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme

A scheme allowing MPs to experience life in the forces has been running for 34 years. As Parliament marks Remembrance Day, Sophie Church hears from founder, Sir Neil Thorne

20 Oct 2022 Parliament

House of Commons librarian interview: Restoration and Renewal, escape rooms and his virology training

New House of Commons librarian Grant Hill-Cawthorne is the youngest appointed to the role in 200 years. He tells Tali Fraser his vision for the Library’s future, its place in the Palace’s Restoration and Renewal programme, and how his medical training helped Parliament during Covid

How can anyone be against safer gambling?

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20 Oct 2022 Education

How can anyone be against safer gambling?

This week is Safer Gambling Week when we come together to promote better education and awareness, encourage even more people to use safer gambling tools like deposit limits and time-outs, and crucially when we signpost the advice, support and help that’s available to anyone who may be struggling. From betting shops to bingo clubs, casinos and online operators, and for the first-time betting operators in Ireland and across Europe too, it is an incredible show of unity to promote safe betting and gaming.

19 Oct 2022 Parliament

We need a system that gives all MPs the ability to admit their mistakes in Parliament

When a backbench MP says something wrong in the House of Commons they can't correct it.

Blackcurrant Affairs: Why rural MPs have been visiting growers of one of the nation’s favourite drinks

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07 Sep 2022 Communities

Blackcurrant Affairs: Why rural MPs have been visiting growers of one of the nation’s favourite drinks

Ribena is more than a much-loved blackcurrant drink. As MPs have been discovering this summer, there is a story behind the humble bottle of Ribena that is of enormous importance to Britain’s rural communities.

26 Aug 2022 Political parties

How Westminster Works: How To Become An MP

How Westminster Works is a new limited podcast series from PoliticsHome, that takes a deep dive into the history, quirks and peculiar practices of UK politics.

12 Aug 2022 Political parties

How Westminster Works: What Do MPs Actually Do For You?

How Westminster Works is a new limited podcast series from PoliticsHome, that takes a deep dive into the history, quirks and peculiar practices of UK politics.

13 May 2022 Parliament

Too Much, Too Young: Are MPs getting younger?

Not old enough; too inexperienced - that’s the frequent complaint about the current House of Commons. But are MPs actually getting younger? Professor Philip Cowley reports.

28 Apr 2022 Parliament

MPs accused of sexual misconduct should be banned from the parliamentary estate

It seems absurd that in 2022 we are asking if Parliament is a safe and welcoming place for women to work.

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12 Apr 2022 Economy

Charities the big winners after the BGC MP Grand National charity bet

Charities up and down the country are in the money after bookies donated thousands to charities after MPs from around the country joined in the Grand National action by placing charity bets.

29 Mar 2022 Political parties

Where Are They Now? Duncan Hames

Duncan Hames, Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham (2010 - 2015)

On Track – How the Railway Industry Association Fellowship Programme is Connecting MPs with rail businesses

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14 Feb 2022 Transport

On Track – How the Railway Industry Association Fellowship Programme is Connecting MPs with rail businesses

RIA’s Fellowship Programme is on a mission to help politicians understand the crucial role of rail suppliers to the UK.

09 Feb 2022 Parliament

There is something deeply wrong if we need stronger rules to compel MPs to act with integrity

Controversy over Boris Johnson’s remarks about Sir Keir Starmer’s record as Director of Public Prosecutions – repeatedly proven to be false – have highlighted the weaknesses in Parliament’s ability to force MPs and ministers to correct the record when they say something false.

04 Jan 2022 Obituaries

Tribute to Peter Pike by Tony Lloyd

If anyone ever deserved the overworked title “Mr such-and-such-a-place,” it was surely Mr Burnley, Peter Pike.