We must challenge the former EDL leader's poisonous views - as well as the underlying problems that fuel his support, says the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey MP.

The BPF launches the industry's vision for minimising marine litter and ensuring no plastic packaging reaches landfill by 2030, but argues that "a plastics tax wouldn’t just harm efforts to tackle plastic waste, it would cause significant damage to a great British industry".

Co-chairs of the newly established All-Party Parliamentary Group for Medicinal Cannabis call on Sajid Javid to continue to act swiftly on the issue of medicinal cannabis and allow whole plant cannabis oils to be available under prescription in the UK so long as they are manufactured to the well regarded Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standard.

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

Chair of the Justice Select Committee, Bob Neill MP, writes about the Justice Committee's recent report on the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. 

The distortion that most veterans are mentally damaged by their time in uniform is not only a myth but also potentially damaging to veterans, since it may discourage them from seeking help, says Chairman of the Defence Committee, Julian Lewis MP.

The offshore wind industry has been a major success story for the UK, due to falling costs achieved through research & development and large-scale deployment over the last decade. As an increasingly affordable source of low carbon energy, Andrew Scott, ETI Offshore Renewables Programme Manager looks at what other industries can learn from the offshore wind industry’s proven benefits of focused innovation for cost reduction. 

The London Global Disability Summit could mark the beginning of the end of the indifference surrounding the global disability crisis, says Kevin Watkins, Chief Executive, Save the Children.

The 'disproportionally high' demand for BAME organ donations coupled with the 'extremely low' supply has created a serious health crisis, writes Eleanor Smith MP. 

The Women and Equalities Committee has today released a new report that identifies five priorities for Government action that are the first steps towards ensuring that sexual harassment at work finally becomes a thing of the past.

To counter the cat and mouse game of individuals having to take companies to employment tribunals, employment law should be reformed so that it is companies who have to prove their workforce is self-employed, says Frank Field MP.

With the EFRA committee calling for an consultation to be held on the possibility of banning the import and sale of fur in the UK, Dods Monitoring's Alex Tiley examines the future of the industry. 

Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Energy, Alan Brown MP, writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on 'Taxpayer liability for safety at the Wylfa Nuclear power project'.

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

The UK is well-placed to galvanise global progress, ensuring that disability inclusion is throughout all development as the norm, not the exception to the rule, says Tim Wainwright, Chief Executive of WaterAid UK.

Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Alistair Carmichael calls on his Tory counterpart Julian Smith to explain himself to MPs over the pairing row that has engulfed the Tory party over the past week.

We are establishing trade policy that will benefit the whole of the UK, facilitating global trade and which we hope will have an overwhelmingly positive impact on prosperity in the UK and around the world, says the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox.

By allowing access to technology today, the NHS can create a better tomorrow for people with Type 1 diabetes, says George Howarth MP. 

Dods Monitoring's Connor Smart writes about future EU and UK data sharing arrangements after Brexit, ensuring that UK businesses can still have access to EU personal data, even if we leave without an agreement in place.

Guy Parker, Chief Executive, Advertising Standards Authority says when it comes to advertising online, politicians shouldn’t underestimate how much is already being done.

Baroness Sue Garden looks at how children and young people decide on a career, ahead of her question in the House of Lords today on increasing knowledge of work skills, careers and jobs amongst primary school children.

The clinical judgement of a registered medical practitioner, rather than the six month time limit, should define what is considered a "terminal illness", says Madeleine Moon MP.

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, former Army Officer Adam Holloway MP launches the report of the APPG: 'The UK’s Use of Armed Drones: Working with Partners'. 

Jewish Labour Movement chair Luciana Berger MP says supporting the IHRA definition in full is the very least Labour can do to start to repair the serious damage done to its relationship with British Jewry.