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Top Stories: Cash Boost For Energy Security, Labour Pledge Council Tax Freeze
Energy
Top Stories: Cash Boost For Energy Security, Labour Pledge Council Tax Freeze
The government is set to announce its “powering up Britain” strategy, with a particular focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
We must empower more young people to enter politics
Parliament
By Dan Carden MP
We must empower more young people to enter politics
This generation of young people will inherit the greatest challenges facing our common humanity – poverty, inequality, conflict, climate and ecological breakdown.
The Parliament Choir to hit the high note at the Vatican Partner content
Culture
By Parliament Choir
The Parliament Choir to hit the high note at the Vatican
This article is kindly sponsored by the High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Parliamentary processes are not tough enough to hold politicians to account
Parliament
By Debbie Abrahams MP
Parliamentary processes are not tough enough to hold politicians to account
As if we needed it, last week delivered a powerful reminder of why our politics requires a deep clean.
Private Members' Bills: The flawed and occasionally successful route to change
Parliament
By Benedict Cooper
Private Members' Bills: The flawed and occasionally successful route to change
Most Private Members’ Bills fail, and those that succeed take months or even years of dogged negotiation and campaigning against the odds. Yet MPs’ names fill the ballot bowl to get the chance to table a bill each session, and some go to extraordinary, unorthodox lengths to see their legislation through to royal assent. Benedict Cooper takes a closer look at one of the most eccentric aspects of the parliamentary process
Parliament is leading the way in building a workplace culture that prioritises mental health
Health
By Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Parliament is leading the way in building a workplace culture that prioritises mental health
Parliament is more than a place of work; it is a community that represents the nation. That is why I put the health and wellbeing of its Members, staff and journalists top of the agenda when I became Speaker, to ensure the parliamentary community could be a leader on mental health.
Our strengthened Code of Conduct will help build public trust in Parliament
Parliament
By Penny Mordaunt MP
Our strengthened Code of Conduct will help build public trust in Parliament
Today, the new Code of Conduct which governs MPs’ behaviour comes into force. The reforms we have made to it will strengthen and clarify rules on lobbying and shield Parliament from undue external influence.  
New Code of Conduct for MPs will tighten loopholes and improve standards in Westminster for all
Parliament
By Chris Bryant MP
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.
Parliament needs more effective procedures for scrutiny of Statutory Instruments
Parliament
By Baroness Taylor
Parliament needs more effective procedures for scrutiny of Statutory Instruments
How many MPs have sat through a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) and thought it a complete waste of time? How often have MPs been press-ganged by their whips into debating an issue in which they have no constituency or political interest and no expertise?
Lords reform is needed but an elected second chamber must not threaten the primacy of the Commons
Parliament
By Lord Morris
Lords reform is needed but an elected second chamber must not threaten the primacy of the Commons
The Gordon Brown Commission for Constitutional Reform has done sterling work.
The treatment of mothers in public life needs to change
Parliament
By Theo Clarke MP
The treatment of mothers in public life needs to change
Next month I return to Parliament from six months’ maternity leave following the birth of my beautiful daughter in summer recess last year.
Maiden Voyages: Parliament’s newest MPs
Political parties
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Parliament’s newest MPs
Parliament’s two newest MPs wasted little time over finding their voice, each making their maiden speech in January, having been elected in December.
Inter-Parliamentary Union forges connections with foreign parliaments
Foreign affairs
By Karen Bradley MP
Inter-Parliamentary Union forges connections with foreign parliaments
As the newly elected British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) chair, I look forward to being able to provide as many opportunities as possible for United Kingdom MPs and peers to engage with their counterparts worldwide.
We need to put the ministerial code on a statutory footing to repair distrust in politics
Parliament
By Debbie Abrahams MP
We need to put the ministerial code on a statutory footing to repair distrust in politics
Most MPs seek election because they want to help improve the lives of their constituents. But our job is made so much harder when a minority break or bend the rules we are meant to uphold.
Welcome to Thorney Island, a London landmark you may never have known existed
History
By Sophie Church
Welcome to Thorney Island, a London landmark you may never have known existed
Many are surprised to learn that Westminster sits on an ancient island in the Thames. Sophie Church hears from a Thorney Island Society member about the area’s unique history
Government Proposes 'Blue Light' Minimum Services In New Anti-Strike Law
Parliament
Government Proposes "Blue Light" Minimum Services In New Anti-Strike Law
Business secretary Grant Shapps has introduced a controversial new bill in Parliament to limit the effectiveness of strike action.
A House for everyone: a case for modernising Parliament
Parliament
By Alex Shepherd
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.
Westminster Is Addicted To Twitter, But Can It Live Without It?
Political parties
Westminster Is Addicted To Twitter, But Can It Live Without It?
When the political upheaval of partygate, the fall of two prime ministers and the appointment of a third, a porn-watching MP and numerous misconduct allegations tore through Westminster this year, there were few in Whitehall who weren’t refreshing their Twitter feeds every few seconds for their latest fix of the drama.
Trapped By The Bird App
Technology
By Ryan Broderick
Trapped By The Bird App
If Twitter dies, the way British politics currently works might die with it, argues Ryan Broderick, who has reported on the impacts of social media on societies around the globe.
Lords reform is needed but an elected second chamber would invite unnecessary conflict
Parliament
By Lord Norton of Louth
Lords reform is needed but an elected second chamber would invite unnecessary conflict
The House of Lords fulfils a valuable role but it suffers from being much misunderstood. I have been asked, “Why are we unique in having an undemocratic second chamber?” But we are not unique in having an appointed chamber.
The shocking truth about air pollution on the parliamentary estate
Environment
By Barry Sheerman MP
The shocking truth about air pollution on the parliamentary estate
In the past, Parliament has passed ground-breaking acts that transformed air quality in this country; from public health legislation passed in the 19th century which regulated smoke from coal in industrial towns and cities, to the 1956 “Great Smog” Clean Air Act and, in recent memory, the 2021 Environment Act, with its binding targets on air quality.
Maiden Voyages: Pre-Christmas debuts
Parliament
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Pre-Christmas debuts
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note.
'An unregulated merry-go-round': How some taking new roles after working in public service are causing controversy
Economy
By Andrew Kersley
"An unregulated merry-go-round": How some taking new roles after working in public service are causing controversy
In a recent issue of The House, the head of the appointments body Lord Pickles called for reform of rules for those seeking work after leaving public office. Now Andrew Kersley reveals the full extent of the revolving door between senior regulators and the private sector.
Bats And Ballots - The History Of Parliamentary Cricket
History
By Patrick Kidd
Bats And Ballots - The History Of Parliamentary Cricket
The Lords and Commons cricket team has been a parliamentary fixture since the Victorian era. Patrick Kidd traces some of its hilarious history.