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Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Health
By Gregory Stafford MP
As someone who spent most of my career in the NHS and wider healthcare system before entering Parliament, I have seen first-hand the extraordinary potential of early diagnosis and personalised treatment.
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Parliament
By Phil Brickell MP
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Sowing the seeds for growth Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Sowing the seeds for growth
I do not support Palestine Action – but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt
Social affairs
By Lord Hain
I do not support Palestine Action – but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Communities
By Nick Plumb
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Disabled people must be placed at the heart of employability reforms
Social affairs
By Richard Baker MP
Disabled people must be placed at the heart of employability reforms
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
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The BEIS committee chair needs fresh, real-world experience and a collaborative approach
Coronavirus
By Darren Jones MP
The BEIS committee chair needs fresh, real-world experience and a collaborative approach
This week, we are running articles from the MPs vying to be the new chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. Darren Jones says he would never use the chair for political gain, and "ensure every committee member, regardless of party, is empowered to lead."
We must connect the most vulnerable in our communities with a telephone ‘happy hour’
Coronavirus
By Jamie Stone MP
We must connect the most vulnerable in our communities with a telephone ‘happy hour’
Loneliness is a crisis which can no longer be kept in the shadows. In these extraordinarily gloomy times, a free call ‘happy hour’ for the over-75s would be a light to see them out of the dark.
We need to celebrate the contribution British-Chinese people make to our country
Communities
By Alan Mak MP
We need to celebrate the contribution British-Chinese people make to our country
We’ve launched The Blossom Awards to recognise the British-Chinese community’s amazing successes in the UK
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Coronavirus
By Lord McConnell and Theo Clarke MP
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Covid-19 is a global crisis, the case for global cooperation and coordination in both a response and exit strategy has never been stronger
As Covid-19 grips the country, we need a well chaired BEIS committee to scrutinise government
Coronavirus
By Angela Eagle MP
As Covid-19 grips the country, we need a well chaired BEIS committee to scrutinise government
This week, we are running articles from the MPs vying to be the new chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. Angela Eagle says she is "hugely experienced in relevant complex economic briefs working as a treasury minister and shadowing BEIS in Opposition."
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs Partner content
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
APM launches new ‘Projecting the Future Paper’ on the future of work and skills Partner content
Economy
By Association for Project Management
APM launches new ‘Projecting the Future Paper’ on the future of work and skills
Project practitioners urged to join the conversation about future challenges and opportunities around work and skills.
As the coronavirus crisis continues, we need a BEIS chair and committee that backs Britain’s businesses
Coronavirus
By Stella Creasy MP
As the coronavirus crisis continues, we need a BEIS chair and committee that backs Britain’s businesses
This week, we will be running articles from the MPs vying to be the new chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. Stella Creasy says she has the experience to ensure the BEIS committee can be the constructive forum our constituents and representatives need.
Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone
Health
By Darren Jones MP
Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s groundbreaking e-handbook for legislators is seeking to tackle the scourge of modern slavery. All of us, within Parliament and without, can do more to raise awareness of modern slavery.
We need reforms to make gambling safer during the coronavirus lockdown and beyond Partner content
Coronavirus
By Gambling With Lives
We need reforms to make gambling safer during the coronavirus lockdown and beyond
Gambling with Lives are calling for the introduction of effective policies to make gambling safer through the coronavirus crisis and beyond.
MPs should be able to use the extra £10,000 for office support to help our communities cope with coronavirus
Coronavirus
By Justin Madders MP
MPs should be able to use the extra £10,000 for office support to help our communities cope with coronavirus
The Coronavirus crisis has seen a cessation of politics as usual with Parliament being closed down and all politicians showing previously unheard of restraint by working in a constructive and non partisan way as we see a national effort to overcome the epidemic.
How can the Commons meet during coronavirus?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
How can the Commons meet during coronavirus?
As preparations for a virtual Parliament get underway, what are the options for socially-distanced parliamentary scrutiny?
NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt
Coronavirus
By Sarah Owen MP
NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt
I and 80 other MPs wrote to the Health Secretary, calling on him to cancel the student debt incurred by thousands of student nurses who are now at the frontline of this fight against covid-19.
Digital reform of parliamentary procedure can make our democracy more inclusive
Coronavirus
By Wendy Chamberlain MP
Digital reform of parliamentary procedure can make our democracy more inclusive
Although these are clearly exceptional circumstances, we should be ensuring that measures taken now can provide sustainable resilience for the future.
Could the delay of COP26 impact climate ambitions?
Coronavirus
By Dods Monitoring
Could the delay of COP26 impact climate ambitions?
Dods Monitoring's Alex Goodwin explores the potential implication for domestic and international climate policy and how the Government can still lead on green measures worldwide, despite the delay to COP26.
Providing a critical service to keep you safe, warm and connected during Covid-19 Partner content
Coronavirus
By Cadent
Providing a critical service to keep you safe, warm and connected during Covid-19
Cadent are providing a critical service during Covid-19: Keeping you safe, warm and connected.
MPs must not allow government behind closed doors to continue
Coronavirus
By Harriet Harman MP
MPs must not allow government behind closed doors to continue
Select Committee chairs should act now and establish a Liaison Committee – whether Parliament is sitting or not
I hope the election of Keir Starmer will bring infighting and factionalism in the Labour party to an end
Coronavirus
By Andrew Gwynne MP
I hope the election of Keir Starmer will bring infighting and factionalism in the Labour party to an end
Keir Starmer's election campaign showed he could bring together people from right across the party. I believe he has the vision to lead the country once this crisis is over.
The Government must reduce the growth dependency of our economy
Coronavirus
By Baroness Bennett
The Government must reduce the growth dependency of our economy
Decades of economic growth have delivered us a deeply unequal, unstable, insecure society and increased carbon emissions when we need to be slashing them.
We must do more to police the spread of fake news and disinformation about Covid-19
Coronavirus
By Damian Collins MP
We must do more to police the spread of fake news and disinformation about Covid-19
In response to this problem, I have launched a new service called Infotagion, enabling people to check information they see that doesn’t look right.
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs Partner content
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
Delaying COP26 was the right decision – but delay must not mean dither
Coronavirus
By Luke Pollard MP
Delaying COP26 was the right decision – but delay must not mean dither
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the lack of global leadership. We need a vision for climate action in a post-virus world.
We need united leadership, the prime minister must follow Wales’ lead
Coronavirus
By Anna McMorrin MP
We need united leadership, the prime minister must follow Wales’ lead
The prime minister should follow the lead shown by devolved administrations and extend an olive branch.
This coronavirus pandemic must shape our thinking and action over the climate crisis
Coronavirus
By Caroline Lucas MP
This coronavirus pandemic must shape our thinking and action over the climate crisis
The delay to COP26 gives us a chance to change course and show what climate leadership means in the wake of a pandemic and global economic crisis.
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