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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.
Closing the loop: how circular economy can secure our water future Partner content
Economy
By WSP
Closing the loop: how circular economy can secure our water future
Cash ISAs: A cornerstone of responsible saving, not a barrier to investment Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Cash ISAs: A cornerstone of responsible saving, not a barrier to investment
We can build more and faster
Economy
By Dan Tomlinson MP
We can build more and faster
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
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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
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
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
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
Communities
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A 'fascinating' history of the political press pack: Baroness Wheatcroft reviews Carole Walker's Lobby Life
Books & culture
By Baroness Wheatcroft
A 'fascinating' history of the political press pack: Baroness Wheatcroft reviews Carole Walker's Lobby Life
Carole Walker has produced an engaging account – but fails to convey the sheer fun of being part of the extraordinary circus that is political journalism
We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine
Addressing the rise in non-communicable disease, lifestyle choices and health inequalities is imperative.
It would be a dereliction of duty not to ask what went wrong in Afghanistan
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood
It would be a dereliction of duty not to ask what went wrong in Afghanistan
Winning in Afghanistan was always going to be difficult but avoidable errors made it impossible. We should have the political courage to now hold an inquiry.
The Health and Care Bill is a government power grab that opens the doors to privatisation
Health
By Justin Madders MP
The Health and Care Bill is a government power grab that opens the doors to privatisation
Every second the NHS spends on this top down reorganisation is a second less spent on bringing down waiting lists and improving care.
The government’s culture war and war on woke is fuelling racism in Britain
Social affairs
By Dawn Butler MP
The government’s culture war and war on woke is fuelling racism in Britain
The government’s hypocrisy when it comes to England footballers taking the knee is astounding. Being non-racist is not enough, society will only change for the better if we all become anti-racists and call out racism.
EVEL was never an adequate solution to democratic inequality in the UK
Political parties
By Alistair Carmichael MP
EVEL was never an adequate solution to democratic inequality in the UK
EVEL was a divisive and counterproductive step and its repeal is welcome. Unless we defeat the roots of the problems in our democracy, however, the EVEL in our politics will always come back to haunt us.
Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it
Communities
By Johnny Mercer
Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it
I’m away from Parliament for a while. I am busy refreshing my Constituency operations; taking up causes I perhaps let slide whilst I was a Minister that really got me going in Politics; fighting for the poor and delivering real tangible change for the people who voted for me in Plymouth.
'We learn nothing new, gain no insights, plumb no hidden depths': Alan Johnson reviews Keir Starmer: The Unauthorised Biography
Books & culture
By Alan Johnson
'We learn nothing new, gain no insights, plumb no hidden depths': Alan Johnson reviews Keir Starmer: The Unauthorised Biography
Keir Starmer is a rarity: a working class boy who made it to the top of his profession. The question is, with such great material, how could Nigel Cawthorne have produced such a terrible book?
Lord Roy Kennedy - A Family Affair
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
Lord Roy Kennedy - A Family Affair
The new Labour chief whip Lord Kennedy speaks to Georgina Bailey about his family connections to Parliament, housing, and Lords reform.
Small business ‘climate leaders’ can help drive Britain’s net-zero future
Environment
By Andrew Griffith MP
Small business ‘climate leaders’ can help drive Britain’s net-zero future
From entrepreneurial family firms to the very largest household names, businesses have a critical role to play in cutting their carbon emissions to deliver the global action on climate change that we know is urgently needed.
Government turned its back on the international community by cutting foreign aid – today MPs must reverse that
Foreign affairs
By Dr Adrian James
Government turned its back on the international community by cutting foreign aid – today MPs must reverse that
Our ambition to improve the mental health of people in low-income countries will be undermined by the government unless they reverse the decision to renege on their promise to spend 0.7% on international aid.
Incentivise Our Homeowners to Upgrade Homes or Miss Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Incentivise Our Homeowners to Upgrade Homes or Miss Net Zero
British homeowners hold the key to decarbonising our homes. We must motivate them to take action now.
Outdated institutions should be banned from detaining autistic people and people with learning disabilities
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
Outdated institutions should be banned from detaining autistic people and people with learning disabilities
The government has failed to invest in high quality community services which would support people to leave hospital and it has done nothing to stop the flow of people into inpatient units from the community.
Lords Diary: Viscount Ridley
Political parties
By Viscount Ridley
Lords Diary: Viscount Ridley
Last week saw only my fourth visit to the Lords from the north-east since the pandemic began.
Maiden Voyages: Boris Johnson
History
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Boris Johnson
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note.
IPSA clashes with Stella Creasy MP over maternity cover
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
IPSA clashes with Stella Creasy MP over maternity cover
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) been criticised for rejecting Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy’s request for a locum to cover her maternity leave.
Why net zero needs nuclear to ensure a smooth road to 2050 Partner content
Environment
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Why net zero needs nuclear to ensure a smooth road to 2050
Without nuclear there is a risk that the UK’s net zero ambitions could be out of reach. The time for action is now.
Scrapping the triple lock this year would be a mistake – we need a long-term review of pension support
Economy
By Baroness Altmann
Scrapping the triple lock this year would be a mistake – we need a long-term review of pension support
The complexity of pensioner support has hidden the shortcomings of the triple lock being an imperfect policy.
Four actions in four months till COP will help ensure Britain makes the most of the opportunity Partner content
Environment
By EDF
Four actions in four months till COP will help ensure Britain makes the most of the opportunity
COP26 is different - there is the chance for the UK to lead the way on securing long lasting change.
Cutting the Universal Credit uplift will create hardship for families both in and out of work
Economy
By Stephen Crabb MP
Cutting the Universal Credit uplift will create hardship for families both in and out of work
Let's reduce the welfare bill by supporting people to progress and improve their lives, not by cutting support that should be there when it’s needed most.
NHS Parliamentary Awards: the most competitive year yet
Coronavirus
By Sir Simon Stevens
NHS Parliamentary Awards: the most competitive year yet
To state the obvious, this has been a year like no other for the National Health Service, so the judges of the NHS Parliamentary Awards have faced an even tougher job.
Not Zero: Inside the Tory Party Split on Decarbonisation
Environment
By Rosamund Urwin
Not Zero: Inside the Tory Party Split on Decarbonisation
Boris Johnson’s enthusiasm for attaining net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is not shared by all in his party. So can this relatively recent convert to the green agenda persuade Conservatives the price tag is worth it? Rosamund Urwin report
Kwasi Kwarteng MP: 'People should look at history with a bit more humility'
Culture
By Georgina Bailey
Kwasi Kwarteng MP: "People should look at history with a bit more humility"
Kwasi Kwarteng is a man on a mission, overseeing arguably the most important period in the UK’s route to net-zero. The BEIS secretary and keen historian talks to Georgina Bailey about the free-market case for decarbonisation – and why he won’t be drawn into the culture wars
Xinjiang blood money has no place in the UK
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
Xinjiang blood money has no place in the UK
It is time to make the perpetrators of the atrocities in Xinjiang see real consequences for what they do. A blanket ban on all cotton from the Xinjiang region is the obvious first step.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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