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The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
Communities
By Alistair Strathern MP
How much would you expect to pay to have a lightbulb changed? £2? £20? What about £200? That’s what one of my constituents forked out as part of a service charge for routine maintenance.
Pride should be a celebration of inclusion — not a platform for exclusion
Social affairs
By Owen Meredith
Pride should be a celebration of inclusion — not a platform for exclusion
Keir Starmer still needs to answer one big question – what is he for?
Political parties
By Keiran Pedley
Keir Starmer still needs to answer one big question – what is he for?
Labour one year in: a great time to be unpopular
Political parties
By John Higginson
Labour one year in: a great time to be unpopular
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Transport
By Lord Berkeley
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Lord Lexden reviews 'The Spy and the Devil'
Books & culture
By Lord Lexden
Lord Lexden reviews 'The Spy and the Devil'
Proof is belief: cutting energy bills the smart way Partner content
Energy
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Proof is belief: cutting energy bills the smart way
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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
By Chris Coghlan MP
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UK must seize this opportunity to end animal testing
Home affairs
By David Amess MP
UK must seize this opportunity to end animal testing
The government must recognise the urgent need to use animal-free science and publish a clear and ambitious action plan to drive the phase-out of animal experiments.
Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize
Culture
By Noa Hoffman
Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize
An up-and-coming political film maker is among four senior winners of the prestigious Orwell Youth Prize.
Westminster Abbey Services of Thanksgiving
Obituaries
By Noa Hoffman
Westminster Abbey Services of Thanksgiving
Parliamentarians are invited to apply for tickets to three services of thanksgiving due to take place in Westminster Abbey.
Why supply chain engagement is crucial to meeting Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Atkins
Why supply chain engagement is crucial to meeting Net Zero
To overcome environmental challenges we need to put collaboration at the forefront of the supply chain.
Boris Johnson must put consumers at the heart of net zero or risk derailing 2050 target
Economy
By Dame Clare Moriarty
Boris Johnson must put consumers at the heart of net zero or risk derailing 2050 target
Right now, the process for adapting homes to make them energy efficient and low-carbon is too complicated.
Our Paralympic athletes show that anything is possible
Home affairs
By Therese Coffey MP
Our Paralympic athletes show that anything is possible
As well as support for elite disability sports, the government is improving the everyday lives of disabled people with our National Disability Strategy.
Westminster should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce news laws to prevent violence against shop workers
Home affairs
By Daniel Johnson MSP and Alex Norris MP
Westminster should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce news laws to prevent violence against shop workers
Shop workers are key workers, they are the silent heroes in our community, overlooked and underappreciated for too long. But they don’t just need our thanks, they need legislative action.
The Taliban want to silence women – we must amplify their voices
Foreign affairs
By Harriet Harman MP
The Taliban want to silence women – we must amplify their voices
The Taliban say they will allow girls to be educated, women to work and be in politics, but there is doubt as whether they can or will keep that promise. The very least we can do is ask these women what help and support they need.
The Horizon Post Office scandal continues to dog its many victims
Home affairs
By Lord Arbuthnot
The Horizon Post Office scandal continues to dog its many victims
You may have thought the Post Office Horizon scandal was over, and that it had been dealt with. It isn’t. It hasn’t been. The plight of the subpostmasters, wrongfully accused by the government-owned Post Office of stealing money when it was actually the new Horizon accounting system that was to blame, has horrified the country.
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport
Thanks to National Lottery players, £36 million a week goes to a wide range of good causes including supporting our elite athletes, many of who go on to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We must level-up to tackle the 'dream deficit' in women's sport
Environment
By Fay Jones MP
We must level-up to tackle the "dream deficit" in women's sport
As most of us emerged bleary eyed from 18 months of perpetual lockdowns, we saw astonishing success at the Tokyo Olympics. While many of us have struggled to keep up our exercise regime, British athletes were working hard (from home!) to achieve 65 medals and more success looks likely in the Paralympics.
Engaging with the public at a local level is key to gain trust in NHS data sharing
Health
By Daniel Zeichner MP
Engaging with the public at a local level is key to gain trust in NHS data sharing
Data sharing could deliver better health outcomes. However, as individuals are required to “opt out” rather than “opt in”, it's important that the public trusts their personal data is protected.
Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right Partner content
Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right
In the final debate in the House of Commons before the summer recess, the Minister heading the Government’s Review of Gambling, John Whittingdale, told MPs: “It is very important that we create a safe space where people are given protection if they are gambling online, but we do not want to drive them away from the regulated sector and into the black market. That is certainly something that we will bear in mind during our consideration of these things”.
The Blitz, a blaze and that terrible pong: parliamentary disasters of the past
History
By Daniel Brittain
The Blitz, a blaze and that terrible pong: parliamentary disasters of the past
Although Covid restrictions have thrown a sizable spanner in the constitutional works, perhaps today’s parliamentarians should think themselves lucky to have dodged a number of other historical hazards.
Councils must be given the funding they need to support Afghan refugees
Foreign affairs
By Jamie Stone MP
Councils must be given the funding they need to support Afghan refugees
We have a responsibility to provide asylum to anyone trying to escape Afghanistan, but local authorities will need more funding from the government to ensure that they don’t collapse under new pressures.
A more integrated and accountable NHS is crucial to tackle health inequalities
Health
By Edward Argar MP
A more integrated and accountable NHS is crucial to tackle health inequalities
The Health and Care Bill is arguably the most significant piece of healthcare legislation in almost a decade. And perhaps uniquely, it is overwhelmingly made up of measures the NHS itself asked for.
Time is running out – we must honour our promise to those Afghans who trusted us to save them
Foreign affairs
By Ash Alexander-Cooper
Time is running out – we must honour our promise to those Afghans who trusted us to save them
While the Taliban 2.0 PR machine is certainly slicker than the 1990s version, we must not be seduced by their rhetoric. Already in provinces where TV cameras are no longer rolling, girls have been married off to fighters and turned away from school.
Humanitarian aid will be vital to save and protect lives in Afghanistan
Foreign affairs
By Preet Kaur Gill MP
Humanitarian aid will be vital to save and protect lives in Afghanistan
After so many catastrophic failures of judgement, the Prime Minister cannot allow the Foreign Secretary to continue in his role and must now focus on using every tool that remains at his disposal to ensure no one is left behind.
Violent misogyny does not exist on the fringes – it’s a daily threat to women’s lives
Home affairs
By Tabitha Morton
Violent misogyny does not exist on the fringes – it’s a daily threat to women’s lives
Half-hearted legislation to subject gun license applicants to a social media check will remain ineffective unless misogynistic motivations behind the violence are acknowledged.
Tribute: Lord Cormack remembers Austin Mitchell
Obituaries
By Lord Cormack
Tribute: Lord Cormack remembers Austin Mitchell
I first met Austin Mitchell in 1977 when I was supporting the Conservative Party candidate for Great Grimsby in the by-election triggered by the death of Anthony Crosland.
Government must expand support for terminally ill people facing the scourge of fuel poverty
Energy
By Mark Jackson
Government must expand support for terminally ill people facing the scourge of fuel poverty
The energy price cap increase will hit terminally ill people, not just in their pockets, but by robbing them of time with their loved ones.
The Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme is welcome, but we must expand eligibility for family reunion
Foreign affairs
By Caroline Nokes MP
The Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme is welcome, but we must expand eligibility for family reunion
I very much hope this scheme really will be bespoke, fast and generous. The women of Afghanistan do not have the 6 years to get to safety, they probably don’t have 6 months.
We must work urgently to support the Afghans we have abandoned
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Helic
We must work urgently to support the Afghans we have abandoned
For the vast majority of Afghans, the Taliban conquest will be a cause for grief, pain, and suffering. We must do everything we can to mitigate the damage, with asylum, humanitarian aid, and every bit of diplomatic pressure we can muster.
Afghanistan will not see a peaceful transition of power – history will judge the West harshly for this failing
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood
Afghanistan will not see a peaceful transition of power – history will judge the West harshly for this failing
Afghanistan soldiers have melted away, the once busy streets now form a ghost town. Beauty salons closed, and their advertisements painted over signifying the erasure of a culture that offered female autonomy. There are no jeans or T-shirts being worn – traded for traditional dress.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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