As the private rented sector continues to grow, we must adopt a strategic approach to improving standards, says Kevin Hollinrake MP.

Nationwide’s Paul Wootton says the ‘vital’ private rented sector must meet the needs of tenants and landlords alike. 

UKLPG calls on Government not to miss the opportunity to formulate robust policy that will support off-grid decarbonisation and showcases its new policy pathways document ‘Gas for Off-Grid Britain’, which demonstrates how Government policy objectives can be fulfilled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). 

The ‘Westminster bubble’ is broader, more welcoming and better than it is perceived to be, says Mims Davies MP, Chair of the APPG on Women in Parliament.

A Labour MP has said the housing market must be “seriously disrupted” to ensure thousands more homes are built in England each year.

Conservative MP Bob Blackman writes that securing an international inquiry into the 1988 massacre of thousands of political prisoners will win over the Iranian people.

At a UK Finance fringe event, shadow security minister Nick Thomas-Symonds and an expert panel discussed how the public and private sector can work together to protect UK businesses from cyber-attacks.

Shami Chakrabarti pledged to end the “denigration” of the judiciary by politicians if Labour wins power at the next general election.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling assesses recent developments around gambling, betting shops and fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs).

At a Labour fringe event, the shadow digital minister Liam Byrne was joined by shadow treasury minister Peter Dowd and a panel of experts to discuss 'the greatest policy challenge of our time' - legislating for the self-employed.

A Labour frontbencher called on Ofsted to measure how schools promote apprenticeships to their pupils to ensure the career path is given parity of esteem with studying at university.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams calls for a total transformation of the social security system to better serve the needs of disabled people in the UK.

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

Ministers must pay more attention to promoting apprenticeships in the services sector, a Labour frontbencher has said, as automation threatens to take away a number of jobs in other industries.

Speaking at a Labour party conference fringe event, senior figures from the construction industry encouraged the creation of single industry voice to help deal with challenges from Brexit. 

Shadow Secretary for Education Angela Rayner argued in favour of hard quotas for BME teachers in schools at a NASUWT fringe event at Labour Party Conference. 

Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey spoke at the Housing Fringe on the state of social housing in the UK today.

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Sabine Tyldesley, Political Consultant at Dods Monitoring sets out the impact of the German elections on the Brexit process.

Last night’s well attended Woodland Trust and Fabian Society fringe meeting, packed with parliamentarians and councillors, centred around one question: how to build support for environmental action in the UK?

Labour's Shadow Immigration Minister Afzal Khan writes: "Labour would seek a reciprocal arrangement for UK nationals in the EU, and rule out the possibility of ‘no deal’".

The election proved that voters are willing to pay more tax in order to fund the National Health Service, Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth has said.

The Chair of the APPG on Data Analytics, Daniel Zeichner MP writes that the UK's 10 Catapult centres need strong foundations and proper funding to ensure UK industry prospers.

With hundreds of fringe events taking place over party conference season, PoliticsHome picks out the ones not to be missed. Check out our agenda for Labour conference on Monday, 25 September.