The shocks to the international system in the last year – and especially in the last few weeks – have put the long decline in levels of democracy in the world into glaringly sharp perspective.

Advances in biomedical technology are reshaping how human disease is studied and treated, providing credible alternatives to animal testing

No one disputes that the Palace of Westminster needs serious work. It faces fire risks, crumbling systems and decades of underinvestment.

Only Michael Gove served longer than me as a government minister in the last Conservative government, 2011 to 2024, and one of my last acts as trade minister was to deposit the UK’s ratification to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) free trade group in May 2024, just before Rishi’s Sunak’s ill-timed general election was called.

Healthcare is nearly always discussed as a cost upon society. A cost which we must pay for by extracting the hard-earned income of the people and businesses of Britain.

It’s LGBT History month, and as Stonewall brings together parliamentarians, business leaders and civil society in the House of Commons for its inaugural Proud Foundations event, it feels the right time to mark how far we’ve come and look to the challenges we still face.

This LGBT History Month comes at the same time as HeartUnions week — our opportunity to remember the solidarity shown between trade unions and civil rights groups in the fight for equality.

Imagine ministers were in possession of a memo, that contained solutions to a whole range of policy headaches. But they couldn’t read it.

Following Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Beijing trip, the question remains: was it worth it? By the measure of national security, moral leadership and strategic prudence, the answer is no.

Oesophageal cancer is difficult to diagnose and treat at the moment. But that could have been said for other cancers a couple of decades ago that have shown remarkable improvements.

A recent investigation by BBC Watchdog found that sellers on Amazon Marketplace have been listing products that could put young lives at risk.

By-elections can be a pain for campaigners. I have memories of taking my mum to a remote corner of the North West which was an hour away from any train station; it was cold and rainy, dogs howled and we didn’t win.

England is about to undergo a generational change in how government will operate.

There are two cartoons, seen when much younger, which I think of often.

Morgan Jones' account of the campaign for a second EU referendum carefully sets out how Britain and the remain world lost control – not in a single calamity but in instalments

As the international community turns its attention to Phase 2 of the Gaza process, there is once again a temptation to believe that stabilisation, reconstruction, and new administrative arrangements can substitute for politics.

The much anticipated Warm Homes Plan was finally revealed by the government last month.

Announcement that an expanded budget has delivered 8.4GW of new offshore wind projects has been met with delight from industry; now the supply chain must respond to ensure they are able to be built.

If you want to be entertained this winter, you could do worse than going to see the unsettling 'Marty Supreme'

Former Labour Party general secretary, foreign office minister, and chairman of the Football Association, David Triesman’s calm, courteous, and courageous approach earned him respect from across the House

That the current regime has lost any sense of moral authority over the vast majority of Iranians is clear

Nato neighbourhoods show us how we can deter Russian aggression in the future.

Skills in the nuclear sector have been high on the agenda across Westminster in recent weeks, with several successful events highlighting how future talent in nuclear is vital to the UK’s economic ambitions. During National Apprenticeship Week, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group is putting a spotlight on the value of early careers in unlocking talent and growth.

The Government is currently consulting on a further update to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as part of a fresh round of planning reforms, but an apparently innocuous tweak deep within the proposed new text could upend the Government’s ambitions for housebuilding and infrastructure.