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The 14-day limit on human embryo research risks the UK losing its lead
The 14-day limit on human embryo research risks the UK losing its lead
Health
By Danielle Hamm
The government has committed to modernising the regulatory system so it can keep pace with emerging technologies, and the UK can fully unlock the benefits of innovation.
Careless talk: how not to discuss homelessness
Social affairs
By Greg Hurst
Careless talk: how not to discuss homelessness
Strategy that endures: delivering a modern UK industrial strategy for the long term Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Strategy that endures: delivering a modern UK industrial strategy for the long term
Local Council Reorganisation: A Genuine Opportunity – If We Get the Details Right Partner content
Home affairs
By WSP
Local Council Reorganisation: A Genuine Opportunity – If We Get the Details Right
Tribute to Lord Tebbit by Lord Dobbs: 'Skinhead turned Saviour; Bruiser turned Carer'
Obituaries
By Lord Dobbs
Tribute to Lord Tebbit by Lord Dobbs: 'Skinhead turned Saviour; Bruiser turned Carer'
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Brexit
By Naomi Smith
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
Culture
By Tonia Antoniazzi MP
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
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One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Political parties
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
Political parties
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
By Robert Hutton
Political parties
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Calls to abandon net zero to tackle the energy crisis are short sighted
Energy
By Mark Menzies MP
Calls to abandon net zero to tackle the energy crisis are short sighted
These are worrying times. As we emerge from the pandemic, global energy costs have spiralled, a situation exacerbated by sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
We must go further to root out dirty money in the UK for good
Economy
By Margaret Hodge MP
We must go further to root out dirty money in the UK for good
Last week, I sat in the House of Commons and listened as President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine described the horrors faced by his people at the hands of Putin’s war machine.
The Winter Games that proved our love for Team GB and ParalympicsGB hasn’t cooled Partner content
Communities
The Winter Games that proved our love for Team GB and ParalympicsGB hasn’t cooled
The Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games did more than unite the country behind British athletes; they showed that with the right funding, sport can plot a path to a more diverse, inclusive future for the country as a whole, and MPs agree.
Pastimes: Reformer Pilates with Tulip Siddiq
Parliament
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Reformer Pilates with Tulip Siddiq
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Tulip Siddiq introduces Ros to Pilates
Captain Dmytro Donskoi: 'We're ready to die for our freedom'
Foreign affairs
By Adam Payne
Captain Dmytro Donskoi: "We're ready to die for our freedom"
On the day The House sat down with Captain Dmytro Donskoi in the Ukrainian embassy in west London, a Russian missile exploded just half a mile from his apartment in Kyiv.
The government has its limits when it comes to spurring innovation Partner content
Economy
By Plexal
The government has its limits when it comes to spurring innovation
Plexal and IBM have found a new way for the private sector to meet the government’s aims of spending more with SMEs and building sovereign technology capability.
Health and Safety Executive Investigating Asbestos Release in Parliament
Parliament
By Georgina Bailey
Health and Safety Executive Investigating Asbestos Release in Parliament
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is now investigating the asbestos release in Parliament which it has emerged could have affected as many as 117 members of staff.
Menopause: Career-pause for women?
Health
By Marilyn Wright
Menopause: Career-pause for women?
A lack of support to help manage menopause symptoms in the workplace is ruining women’s careers, with many feeling forced to forego promotion or even leave their jobs. But the narrative is shifting. Employers are realising doing nothing could be damaging not just for the women affected but for business too, as Marilyn Wright reports
Reducing excess salt in our food would be a much-needed triumph for UK public health
Health
By Graham MacGregor CBE
Reducing excess salt in our food would be a much-needed triumph for UK public health
Earlier this year, evidence emerged from South Africa that mandatory salt targets resulted in a huge fall in salt intake, even amongst the most deprived groups.
The UK’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis has not been good enough - our visa scheme must change
Home affairs
By Diana Johnson MP
The UK’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis has not been good enough - our visa scheme must change
It is now over two weeks since Vladimir Putin’s Russia illegally invaded Ukraine on 24 February. In that time around two million people have been displaced.
Access All Areas? Disabled parliamentarians say Westminster is locking people out of democracy
Social affairs
By Georgina Bailey
Access All Areas? Disabled parliamentarians say Westminster is locking people out of democracy
From the buildings of Parliament to outright discrimination, disabled parliamentarians and staffers face physical and societal barriers to accessing politics, resulting in chronic under-representation. Georgina Bailey reports
We need new rules to tackle the sleaze and rule-breaking that has become endemic of this government
Political parties
By Wendy Chamberlain MP
We need new rules to tackle the sleaze and rule-breaking that has become endemic of this government
If there is one thing the past two years has shown us, it’s that you cannot trust Boris Johnson. Under his watch we’ve seen cronyism and rule breaking of the worst kind, at all levels of government.
No recourse – no hope?
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
No recourse – no hope?
Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are affected by a Home Office policy denying them access to welfare. Most Black or from minority ethnic backgrounds; many have British-born children; and most are living below the poverty line.
TRAILBLAZER: Westminster can be challenging for disabled parliamentarians – but the real problems exist away from the House
Social affairs
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
TRAILBLAZER: Westminster can be challenging for disabled parliamentarians – but the real problems exist away from the House
I joined the House of Lords in March 2010 and counted myself lucky that I was introduced just before the general election mostly because I had a decent period of time to find my way around the building.
Greenwashing must be stopped to protect consumer investment in renewables Partner content
Energy
By Choose
Greenwashing must be stopped to protect consumer investment in renewables
The energy crisis is revealing a loss of consumer confidence in green tariffs.
The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco Partner content
Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco
After more than a year of waiting for the outcome of the Gambling Review, and with the Government changing its ministers more times than Watford change football managers, it strikes me that the debate has boiled down to this: should betting be treated like tobacco, which is inherently and universally damaging to all, or should it be treated more like alcohol, something millions of people do and where the vast majority are able to enjoy it responsibly, but where sadly a small minority can have a problem and, in the most extreme and terrible cases, it can be an addiction?
The UK's immigration system is not fit to respond to the Ukrainian refugee crisis
Home affairs
By Andrew Mitchell MP
The UK's immigration system is not fit to respond to the Ukrainian refugee crisis
“Whoever rescues a single soul is credited as though they had saved the whole world”. This maxim, from the Jewish Talmud, is often quoted in tribute to Britain’s help for refugees during the Second World War.
Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts
Transport
By Dan Jarvis MP
Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts
The 1980s were the bleakest of years for South Yorkshire, as our region was plunged into a spiral of decline and deindustrialisation in the aftermath of the Miners’ Strike. The year the strike ended, the Tory Government put in motion another seismic change.
TRAILBLAZER: Baroness Hayman on women in Parliament and fun with Obama
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
TRAILBLAZER: Baroness Hayman on women in Parliament and fun with Obama
From fun with Barack Obama, to today’s fight for a greener, cleaner planet, there’s more to Baroness Hayman than a decades-old controversy about breastfeeding.
War in Ukraine is exacerbating gender inequalities – women and girls must be at the forefront of our international development strategy
Foreign affairs
By Caroline Nokes MP
War in Ukraine is exacerbating gender inequalities – women and girls must be at the forefront of our international development strategy
Crises exacerbate age, gender, and disability inequalities, with women and girls being disproportionately impacted by poverty, conflict, and climate change.
TRAILBLAZER: It is ordinary people who drive change – and there is more celebration of equality to come
Culture
By Lord Smith of Finsbury
TRAILBLAZER: It is ordinary people who drive change – and there is more celebration of equality to come
It was 38 years ago when I stood on a stage in Rugby as a newly elected MP and began my speech by saying: 'My name’s Chris Smith. I’m the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury. And I’m gay.'
MPs call on the Government to keep Britain connected Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
MPs call on the Government to keep Britain connected
A strengthened Electronic Communications Code is vital to drive forward UK connectivity and levelling up.
Spoken language support for children is crucial to tackle educational inequality
Education
By Andy Carter MP
Spoken language support for children is crucial to tackle educational inequality
The pandemic has shone a spotlight on the educational inequalities children face depending on where they live and the circumstances in which they grow up.
TRAILBLAZER: Sarah Owen on racism on the doorstep and being a role model
Communities
By John Johnston
TRAILBLAZER: Sarah Owen on racism on the doorstep and being a role model
Sarah Owen reveals why she’s determined to overturn negative attitudes and encourage the next generation of east and south-east Asian politicos into Parliament.
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