Rebecca Long-Bailey's comments on abortion have highlighted anti-Catholic sentiment which should have no place in Labour's leadership race, say MPs Mike Kane and Conor McGinn.

Dods Monitoring's Andy Frain considers the likelihood of a second Scottish independence referendum.

The Government's additional £1bn spending commitment is not sufficient even to meet the current gap, it's clear our social care system needs urgent reform, writes Helen Hayes MP. 

Liam Fox is wrong to call for DfID to be merged with the Foreign Office, says former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell MP.

We must work together to transform our way of life by embracing a greener economy, dramatically curbing carbon emissions, investing in renewable energies and improving public transport, writes Wera Hobhouse MP. 

Staffing levels in health and social care settings should be mandated to ensure we have the right number of professionals, with the right skills, to provide safe and effective care, writes Baroness Watkins.

The Government’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is too little and too late, says Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Luke Pollard MP. 

There will be enormous challenges in delivering mobility and transport for the future. Regulatory, political, technological, environmental, and commercial factors will all be in play, along with questions of changing consumer and citizen behaviour, writes Stephen Rooney of the Association for Project Management (APM).

By extending the ladder of opportunity to those who currently lack it, and by nurturing our raw talents more generally, we can build the brightest of futures for us all, says Robert Halfon MP. 

If there is a blockage to Labour building a winning coalition, it is in the prejudices of those who cannot understand that Leave voters are a vitally important part of Labour’s past, present and future, writes Stephen Kinnock MP. 

There is no excuse for a lack of understanding about the effects of DWP policy decisions, the benefits freeze has contributed to increased homelessness, child poverty, reliance on food banks and general suffering, writes Baroness Lister. 

The new Governor of the Bank of England is regarded as a safe pair of hands – but the challenges he faces as we leave the EU will require a creative flair writes Maria Busca

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

In 2018, 5.3 million children under the age of five died, with undernutrition being a key cause of nearly half those deaths. By taking the lead to support nutrition sensitive interventions, we can end the blight once and for all, writes Lord Collins. 

Labour will only win again if it stops dwelling on the past and instead looks to the future, says Labour deputy leadership candidate Ian Murray MP.

Working as a frontline A&E doctor, the most important skill I’ve developed is the ability to listen, now is the time to listen to our voters and activists and understand how they want us to rebuild, writes Rosena Allin-Khan MP.

Dods Monitoring's Aaron Revel considers the key themes likely to play out as Labour seek a replacement for Jeremy Corbyn. 

Keir Starmer is the leadership contender best placed to win back the voters Labour failed to convince in 2019 and to retain the coalition of support that is so vital to winning back power, writes Anna McMorrin MP. 

Boris Johnson's convincing majority put an end to the parliamentary drama, but can he "Get Brexit Done" by the end of the year? Laura Hutchinson explores the possibilities ahead 

The Government must deliver real improvements to how services are funded rather than relying on tax avoidance schemes which barely paper over the cracks, writes Karin Smyth MP.

Our rail system is unnecessarily complex, unaccountable and expensive, the Tories must be honest about failing rail contracts and turn off the life support, bringing rail operations and infrastructure back under public control, writes Andy McDonald MP.

Ahead of the UN committee on the Rights of the Child inspection next year, we must improve child mental health services, services for children seeking asylum, child homelessness, and the treatment of children in trouble with the law, writes Baroness Massey. 

The scale of repair, maintenance and renewal in the NHS is huge, failure to keep buildings safe poses significant risk to NHS patients and staff, writes Baroness Thornton.

Taking advantage of historically low interest rates to enable a huge investment in renewables seems like a no brainer to many of us, says Baroness Jones.