Twenty-one years ago, I was a long way away from the green leather benches and procedure of the Commons chamber – instead, as a Veterinary Surgeon, I was surrounded by the destruction of the Foot and Mouth Crisis.

Lord Kinnock may not have made it to No 10, but he remains a totemic presence in Labour. He shares with Sienna Rodgers his analysis of leaders past and present – and what the party must do to secure a successful future

Over the course of the last few weeks, we have once again seen news headlines about sexual harassment and other sexist behaviour in Parliament.

Last week, a young woman was arrested at her flat the day after stewarding a peaceful protest against the policies of our government.

Is Oxford University’s 1980s generation of public schoolboys responsible for all Britain’s ills? While this highly readable book contains an occasional kernel of truth, Simon Kuper has nonetheless produced a one-dimensional portrait

On Friday 6 May, BSNA were delighted to welcome Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP to visit her local Commercial Compounding facility in Thetford, Norfolk, and to join with Mount Vernon Cancer Centre to welcome local MP David Simmonds on a tour of the hospital’s pharmacy unit.

Robotic solutions are proving to be game changers when it comes to the UK's Net Zero and levelling up ambitions.

Undermining encryption means the Online Safety Bill in its current form is not fit for purpose.

“Why do you think the British public has fallen out of love with the Civil Service?”

The Northern Ireland Protocol is a source of deep concern amongst many in Northern Ireland’s unionist community.

History was made when Sinn Féin won the most seats in a Stormont election for the first time – but with the Northern Ireland Assembly facing stasis and uncertainty, could it now repeat itself? Chaminda Jayanetti reports.

Prorogation means a quieter week but includes a breakfast with Nicholas Coleridge who is heavily involved in the planning of the Platinum Jubilee and then a board committee meeting of the British Library.

MPs are among thousands of Britons offering accommodation to those fleeing war in Ukraine. But providing sanctuary means more than sprucing up the spare room. Three parliamentarians tell Sienna Rodgers about the challenges and rewards of opening their homes to refugees.

It’s been a wonderful few weeks in SW1, with the sun shining, blossoms blooming and the dawn of a new parliamentary session bringing Mrs C some much needed Spring cheer. With the Queen’s Speech confirming 38 new opportunities for SW1 to descend into a sewer of snitching and sniping, Mrs C is plucked, primed and ready to plunge into a fresh parliamentary year of mayhem and madness. To kick things off, here’s what has piqued my interest this week.

Not old enough; too inexperienced - that’s the frequent complaint about the current House of Commons. But are MPs actually getting younger? Professor Philip Cowley reports.

The government is running a consultation on its proposals to revise the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights. Chaminda Jayanetti argues the plans do not take into account just how hard it is to access justice across the UK

The Home Office is rarely out of the headlines, with perceived failings enraging campaigners and providing constant material for opponents and journalists. The question remains: is it fit for purpose? Georgina Bailey investigates

As the frontline charity Veterans Aid publishes its latest Impact Report, CEO Dr Hugh Milroy reflects on how provision of support for veterans changed over lockdown and calls for a new approach to dealing with the age-old problem of homelessness in post-pandemic Britain.

With household bills soaring, those hit the hardest are families living in the leakiest homes. Green mortgages could combat the UK’s leaky homes and bring down household bills in the long-run.

Google “Home Office” and “failings,” and a long list will emerge of failures of every description: staff allegedly not caring; new IT systems delayed and inadequate; the Home Office castigated by senior judges for failures to disclose documents.

Today, we are launching a landmark investigation into how we tackle the growing – and incredibly concerning – need for food banks across the UK.

Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, 2005 - 2015

It should not become the norm for customers to be left in the dark about mid-contract price rises. With the cost-of-living crisis, it’s time that Ofcom intervenes so that people can have certainty when it comes to their bills.

Voters always worry about crime, and politicians always want to offer them reassurance. That usually means talking about police numbers, and often about “bobbies on the beat”. But such conversations fail to take account of the fact the nature of crime has changed.