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The Health Bill must protect patients who depend on specialised services
The Health Bill must protect patients who depend on specialised services
Health
By Andy McDonald MP
The Health Bill returning to Parliament this week is far more than an organisational restructuring.
'A distinguished piece of work': Lord Blackwater reviews 'De Gaulle: Résistance'
Books & culture
By Lord Blackwater
"A distinguished piece of work": Lord Blackwater reviews 'De Gaulle: Résistance'
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Environment
By Carla Denyer MP
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Foreign affairs
By Lord Darroch
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
When Nigel Farage enters No 10, he will not fall into Whitehall's trap
Political parties
By Danny Kruger MP
When Nigel Farage enters No 10, he will not fall into Whitehall's trap
Energy security is national security Partner content
Energy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Energy security is national security
The Trade Triangle will only work if growth reaches every region
Economy
By Mike Reader MP
The Trade Triangle will only work if growth reaches every region
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Lee Anderson: Tory MPs Were Snobs About How I Speak
Lee Anderson: Tory MPs Were Snobs About How I Speak
Political parties
Nigel Farage Threatens To Flood House Of Lords With Reform Peers To Deliver Policies
Nigel Farage Threatens To Flood House Of Lords With Reform Peers To Deliver Policies
Political parties
We can stop foreign-based millionaires influencing our politics. Why don’t we?
We can stop foreign-based millionaires influencing our politics. Why don’t we?
By Emily Thornberry MP
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Standing Down As MP To Work In International Affairs
Keir Starmer Standing Down As MP To Work In International Affairs
Political parties
How Reform Is Preparing For A Snap Election
How Reform Is Preparing For A Snap Election
Political parties
Andy Burnham Offers Devolution Deals To All Regions
Andy Burnham Offers Devolution Deals To All Regions
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Outdated weddings laws to be overhauled under new reforms Partner content
Home affairs
By Law Commission
Outdated weddings laws to be overhauled under new reforms
The Law Commission of England and Wales has today outlined recommendations to reform weddings law, proposing a fairer system that gives couples more choice over where and how their wedding takes place.
Remembering Terrence “Terry” Higgins
Parliament
By Vanessa Clarke
Remembering Terrence “Terry” Higgins
He was one of the first to die of AIDS and his friends founded a charity in his name both to honour him and personalise the fight to end the stigma of the disease. Forty years on, Vanessa Clarke remembers her friend and fellow Hansard scribe Terrence “Terry” Higgins.
Thomas Pope: The next prime minister must make Boris Johnson’s ambitions for levelling up a reality
Economy
By Thomas Pope
Thomas Pope: The next prime minister must make Boris Johnson’s ambitions for levelling up a reality
The government’s flagship levelling up agenda has not featured prominently in the Conservative leadership contest so far. But the next prime minister will not be able to escape the political and policy reality that the United Kingdom’s longstanding regional gaps are at record highs.
Kevin Brennan: Government must do more to remove barriers facing musicians and crew touring the EU
Culture
By Lord Brennan of Canton
Kevin Brennan: Government must do more to remove barriers facing musicians and crew touring the EU
When it comes to music, the United Kingdom is simply the best. Our touring musicians and their crew fill venues large and small across the world. They helped generate £2.9 billion in UK exports pre-pandemic.
Baroness Jones: It's time we rethink Brexit and restore closer ties with the EU
Brexit
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Baroness Jones: It's time we rethink Brexit and restore closer ties with the EU
I’m fed up with the government’s Brexit mess. This government has made such a mess of Brexit that I think we have to start talking to the EU about options for restoring closer ties.
The Mountbatten diaries: a lesson in censorship and abuse of power
Culture
By Andrew Lownie
The Mountbatten diaries: a lesson in censorship and abuse of power
The personal papers of Earl Mountbatten and his wife Edwina have finally been published, leaving me none the wiser as to why they were withheld – and with sizeable legal costs
Adam Hawksbee: An electoral pitch based on passive economic policy is a path to defeat in 2024
Economy
By Adam Hawksbee
Adam Hawksbee: An electoral pitch based on passive economic policy is a path to defeat in 2024
The Conservative leadership contest has been notable not for what the candidates have said, but for what they haven't.
Lucy Allan: After decades of failure, the victims of child sexual exploitation in Telford are finally being heard
Home affairs
By Lucy Allan MP
Lucy Allan: After decades of failure, the victims of child sexual exploitation in Telford are finally being heard
In a turbulent and dislocated political environment, is easy to wonder why anyone would choose to be an MP. Then something happens that reminds you and so it was last week.
New platform to tackle plastic waste gets political seal of approval Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
New platform to tackle plastic waste gets political seal of approval
The University of Portsmouth’s Global Plastics Policy Centre online platform aims to equip policymakers and the public with the tools to prevent plastic pollution.
The public demands the best broadband. Here’s how Government can help. Partner content
Communities
By Openreach
The public demands the best broadband. Here’s how Government can help.
In the run up to the 2019 general election, broadband was a big battleground in the bid for votes.
A headline-grabbing policy to nationalise BT met with an equally ambitious plan to cover the country with “gigabit-capable” broadband. It's a major pillar in the Tory party’s levelling up strategy, which will see £5bn spent to reach homes and businesses in the most rural parts of the UK.
Andrea Leadsom: Why I am backing Penny Mordaunt
Political parties
By Andrea Leadsom MP
Andrea Leadsom: Why I am backing Penny Mordaunt
One of the reasons I so want Penny Mordaunt to prevail in this race is that I believe only an authentic, conviction Brexiteer can finally bring this country together.
Civil war: Inside the crumbling relationship between ministers and the civil service
Home affairs
By John Johnston
Civil war: Inside the crumbling relationship between ministers and the civil service
With relations between civil servants and ministers at breaking point, John Johnston reports on the mood in Whitehall, and the big choice facing the next prime minister on their first day in Downing Street.
Peter Kyle: Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would do untold damage to our global reputation
Brexit
By Peter Kyle MP
Peter Kyle: Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would do untold damage to our global reputation
The government is in chaos, if it can be said to be governing at all. Ministers are nowhere to be seen, either checked-out early ahead of September’s reshuffle or consumed with the leadership campaign. They’re failing in their duty to our country.
Karen Bradley: Sir Mo Farah’s bravery is a reminder of our global responsibility to victims of trafficking and modern slavery
Home affairs
By Karen Bradley MP
Karen Bradley: Sir Mo Farah’s bravery is a reminder of our global responsibility to victims of trafficking and modern slavery
It takes enormous courage for a survivor of human trafficking to talk about their experiences and I applaud Sir Mo Farah’s bravery.
Jaw-dropping entertainment: Lord Vaizey reviews 'Snakes and Ladders'
Books & culture
By Lord Vaizey
Jaw-dropping entertainment: Lord Vaizey reviews 'Snakes and Ladders'
An excellent if gentle memoir, Andrea Leadsom’s honesty and willingness to own her mistakes makes for a refreshing read
Baroness Sugg: Our next Conservative Prime Minister must be a leader for women and girls
Political parties
By Baroness Sugg
Baroness Sugg: Our next Conservative Prime Minister must be a leader for women and girls
When crises hit, vulnerable groups are disproportionately impacted. Over the past few years of Covid and economic stress, we’ve seen the effects on women and girls and how gender equality has been rolled back by a generation around the world.
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
Education
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
There are children starting school who “don’t know how to eat, don’t know how to sit still… some even still in nappies, they don’t know how to respond to their own name, even”.
Lucy Powell interview: 'The Tories were found to be on the wrong side of modern Britain'
Culture
By Sienna Rodgers
Lucy Powell interview: 'The Tories were found to be on the wrong side of modern Britain'
Amid a Tory leadership race and a great British summer of sport, shadow digital, culture, media and sport secretary Lucy Powell talks to Sienna Rodgers about politics and play
The House Magazine and Openreach Announce Political Journalism Fellowship
Education
By House Magazine
The House Magazine and Openreach Announce Political Journalism Fellowship
The House magazine, in partnership with broadband provider Openreach, will be running a paid political journalism fellowship this Summer.
The Russian roulette of the Ukrainian war
Foreign affairs
By Said Batrouni
The Russian roulette of the Ukrainian war
The date 24 February 2022 will live in Ukranian memories for a long time. That day I woke at 4.30am, hearing the thunder of explosions in the distance. It was still dark outside but the morning sky was lit with mysterious flashes. Kyiv was being bombarded; the lights of the bombs reflected violently on the windows of the houses, leaving people in total panic.
We must empower parents by giving them the tools to help their children
Education
By Katherine Birbalasingh
We must empower parents by giving them the tools to help their children
Just after I was appointed, I asked my students to tell me what social mobility meant to them.
Lords Diary: Lord Moynihan
Culture
By Lord Moynihan
Lords Diary: Lord Moynihan
The House of Lords has a long history of influence over United Kingdom sport and recreation policy. It was here in the summer of 1905 that Lord Desborough convened the first meeting of the British Olympic Association, which became influential in forming the rules and regulations of sport worldwide.
Parliament hosts Commonwealth Games exhibition
Parliament
By Sienna Rodgers
Parliament hosts Commonwealth Games exhibition
In the latest issue of the magazine, we offer parliamentary news from a Commonwealth Games exhibition in Portcullis House to the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2022...
King of Chaos: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's tenure and departure
Political parties
By Robert Hutton
King of Chaos: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's tenure and departure
“The Prime Minister said: ‘I am more frightened of you having the power to stop the chaos than I am of the chaos. The chaos means everyone will look to me as the man in charge.’” – Dominic Cummings, May 26, 2021
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