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Streeting's plan might get the NHS off its knees, but it needs more to get fully back on its feet
Streeting's plan might get the NHS off its knees, but it needs more to get fully back on its feet
Health
By Andrew George MP
A year ago, the government inherited our NHS in its worst state ever. Patients needlessly dying in ambulance queues, widespread failure to provide adequate and timely access to GPs, diagnostics, treatment, mental health support and basic dentistry existed alongside a crisis in social care and pharmacy too. 
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
Culture
By Peter Prinsley
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
National security is a shared mission Partner content
Defence
By Lockheed Martin
National security is a shared mission
What voters want from housing Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
What voters want from housing
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Parliament
By Phil Brickell MP
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Health
By Gregory Stafford MP
Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
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Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
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Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning
Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning
Political parties
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: 'The Woman Is The Priority'
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: "The Woman Is The Priority"
Health
Defence Secretary 'Deeply Uncomfortable' With Super Injunction Over Afghan Data Leak
Defence Secretary "Deeply Uncomfortable" With Super Injunction Over Afghan Data Leak
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Many asylum seekers are living in shameful accommodation
Home affairs
By Tim Naor Hilton
Many asylum seekers are living in shameful accommodation
We all feel happier, healthier and more secure when we live in habitable and secure homes. Which is why it’s vital that people, including families and children, who have experienced trauma live under a roof where they feel safe and can begin to rebuild their lives. People such as refugees.
The UK must seize the opportunity of floating offshore wind in Wales
Energy
By Stephen Crabb MP
The UK must seize the opportunity of floating offshore wind in Wales
When you stand on the coast of South Wales and look to the south and west, you’re not just gazing at the horizon – you’re also looking at the future
We must step up regulation of water companies to clean up our rivers and seas
Environment
By Lord Hollick
We must step up regulation of water companies to clean up our rivers and seas
The public is rightly furious at the state of our waters. Water companies have been dumping raw sewage into our rivers and seas using storm overflows.
Where are they now? Dame Joan Ruddock
Parliament
By Sophie Church
Where are they now? Dame Joan Ruddock
When Joan Ruddock became Lewisham Deptford’s Labour MP in 1987, she says she was one of only 41 female members elected to Parliament.
We need a long-term plan to make our financial services world-leading once again
Economy
By Chris Hayward
We need a long-term plan to make our financial services world-leading once again
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse in recent weeks prompted unrest in the global banking sector. Such collapses show how quickly long-established financial institutions can be engulfed by crisis, and perhaps more importantly, the critical need for high regulatory standards.
'Fascinating': Patrick Kidd reviews 'Horace Farquhar – A Bad Man Befriended by Kings'
Books & culture
By Patrick Kidd
'Fascinating': Patrick Kidd reviews 'Horace Farquhar – A Bad Man Befriended by Kings'
Lord Lexden’s study of an extraordinary scoundrel is well-researched and elegantly written
Cash grants for struggling households can turn the tide on the growing use of food banks
Economy
By Wendy Chamberlain MP and Paul Maynard MP
Cash grants for struggling households can turn the tide on the growing use of food banks
As more and more people find themselves unable to afford the essentials, now is a critical time to assess the best ways to provide dignified support to people facing financial crisis.
Jeremy Hunt may be a safe pair of hands but Britain’s economic prospects remain bleak
Economy
By Lord O'Donnell
Jeremy Hunt may be a safe pair of hands but Britain’s economic prospects remain bleak
The backdrop to last week’s Budget was particularly difficult for the Chancellor. It is harder for him to deliver a falling debt to GDP ratio than for any of his successors since 2010, when the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was first set up.
Toxic Met Police should be broken up if immediate reform cannot address systemic failings
Home affairs
By Diane Abbott MP
Toxic Met Police should be broken up if immediate reform cannot address systemic failings
The problems with the Metropolitan Police as set out in the Casey Review are horrifying. It is unable to police itself; is failing women and children; has fundamentally withdrawn from neighbourhood policing and is still disfigured by racism, misogyny and homophobia.
Government must act quickly to keep energy suppliers in the UK
Energy
By Rebecca Groundwater
Government must act quickly to keep energy suppliers in the UK
In the Chancellor’s autumn statement, the government announced changes to the Energy Profits Levy (EPL), disregarding industry warnings
The UK is at a crucial turning point for its energy security
Energy
By Lord Callanan
The UK is at a crucial turning point for its energy security
Countries around the world have been impacted by Russia’s illegal invasion on Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin’s weaponisation of energy disrupting global power suppliers and causing record high gas prices.
Tackling inequalities to achieve cervical cancer elimination Partner content
Health
By MSD
Tackling inequalities to achieve cervical cancer elimination
Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited has funded and had editorial control over this article
We need to prepare young people for the jobs of tomorrow
Economy
By Lord Johnson of Marylebone
We need to prepare young people for the jobs of tomorrow
Recent reviews suggest that the secondary curriculum is not preparing our young people effectively for the jobs of tomorrow. Change is necessary.
South Sudan is a nation in turmoil
Foreign affairs
By Earl of Sandwich
South Sudan is a nation in turmoil
Alongside the horrors of war around the anniversary in Ukraine, one remarkable African event stood out in early February: the ecumenical visit to Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
It’s time to step up the regulation of fish farms in the UK
Environment
By Lord Trees
It’s time to step up the regulation of fish farms in the UK
Ensuring farmed animals experience minimal pain and suffering at the time of death is a key principle behind our laws and regulations on animal slaughter.
'Eternal lessons on dictatorship': John McDonnell reviews 'Vodka with Stalin'
Books & culture
By John McDonnell MP
'Eternal lessons on dictatorship': John McDonnell reviews 'Vodka with Stalin'
A heartrending account of one man’s attempt to save his former lover from Stalin’s purges
One year on, has Essex begun to be levelled up? Partner content
Communities
By Essex County Council
One year on, has Essex begun to be levelled up?
On International Women’s Day, it was fitting that one of the most inspiring contributions at a reception to mark a year of progress in our work to level up Essex, came from an ordinary woman who had made an extraordinary contribution to her community.
First of a kind waste-to-DME facility in the UK: Providing solutions for off-grid decarbonisation Partner content
Energy
By Dimeta
First of a kind waste-to-DME facility in the UK: Providing solutions for off-grid decarbonisation
Dimeta recently announced that a first-of-a-kind £150m Renewable & Recycled Carbon DME production plant will be built in Teesside, as the first of up to six plants the company is establishing across Europe and North America.

Sophia Haywood, Head of Advocacy and Communications, explains the decision for investing in the UK first, why a level playing field for renewable fuels is critical, and giving off-grid energy the transition to Net Zero it deserves.
Hear from frontline clinicians on how to tackle the crisis facing emergency care Partner content
Health
By Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Hear from frontline clinicians on how to tackle the crisis facing emergency care
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) is holding an Emergency Care Crisis Summit on Tuesday 28th March, 15.30-17.00 in the Attlee Room, House of Lords. The event will aim to build political support to tackle the crisis facing our emergency care system.
'You either eat reasonably well or you freeze to death': Inside the UK energy crisis
Energy
By Sophie Church
"You either eat reasonably well or you freeze to death": Inside the UK energy crisis
Energy bills have risen to a level that has forced 6.7 million households into fuel poverty. As bills seem set to remain high for the foreseeable future, Sophie Church explores how we reached this crisis point, and what government is doing to help

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Lords Diary: Baroness Worthington
Environment
By Baroness Worthington
Lords Diary: Baroness Worthington
Perhaps it’s human nature to only value something properly when you know it is coming to an end but as I approach a leave of absence from the Lords, I realise how much I am going to miss it
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery
Following the release of Department for Transport figures showing passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, Darren Caplan, sets out why we need to expand the capacity of the UK rail network.
Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
Greg Jackson has been working 14 days straight but he is not complaining. “This is what no one tells you about trying to launch an international company,” he jokes, “but I don’t mind by the way, I love my job.”
Time to give the lion its roar – better statecraft means Britain can punch above its weight again
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood
Time to give the lion its roar – better statecraft means Britain can punch above its weight again
In 2017, as a foreign office minister, I proposed 3 Commando Brigade should protect the key port of Hudaydah in Yemen under a UN mandate, allowing its huge port cranes to offload vital aid for the millions caught up in the civil war.
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