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In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
Culture
By Peter Prinsley
The President of the USA and the supreme leader of Iran would have you believe two different things that can’t both be true: Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon has either been set back by decades, or it has only been set back by a few months.
National security is a shared mission Partner content
Defence
By Lockheed Martin
National security is a shared mission
What voters want from housing Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
What voters want from housing
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Parliament
By Phil Brickell MP
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Health
By Gregory Stafford MP
Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
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
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Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Political parties
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
'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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We can build more and faster
Economy
By Dan Tomlinson MP
We can build more and faster
Getting Britain to build again isn't just an economic duty, it's a moral one.
The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
Communities
By Alistair Strathern MP
The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
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.
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
This weekend, thousands will gather in London for Pride to celebrate LGBT+ progress. It's a moment of unity, honouring past struggles and affirming the right to live authentically. Pride is both a celebration and a political statement.
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?
As Labour marks a year in office, divisions over welfare policy and dire poll ratings mean the party is not in a celebratory mood.
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
Like many political anoraks, I have a wall at home of political memoires.
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Transport
By Lord Berkeley
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
In a flurry of hype 15 years ago, the then transport secretary, Lord Adonis, announced the go-ahead for building High Speed 2 (HS2), a new rail line linking London with the Midlands, the North West and Scotland.
Lord Lexden reviews 'The Spy and the Devil'
Books & culture
By Lord Lexden
Lord Lexden reviews 'The Spy and the Devil'
While Tim Willasey-Wilsey has ensured that an unsung hero finally gets the attention he deserves, this book however suffers from a surfeit of detail
Proof is belief: cutting energy bills the smart way Partner content
Energy
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Proof is belief: cutting energy bills the smart way
High energy bills remain a top concern on the UK’s doorsteps, with ever-growing pressure on electricity generation and costs. As the need for practical, long-term solutions grows more urgent, insulation remains one of the most effective measures available, which must not be overlooked, says Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director of the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA)
Our net-zero journey will be won, or lost, in our buildings Partner content
Energy
By Mitsubishi Electric
Our net-zero journey will be won, or lost, in our buildings
The UK is at a tipping point on the road to our legally binding net-zero targets, and buildings have a central role to play in helping to decarbonise society.
This government isn't dead yet
Political parties
By Theo Bertram
This government isn't dead yet
Strategy beats tactics.
Iran has been the loser in this conflict – but its isolated leader may still reject a deal
Defence
By Jack Straw
Iran has been the loser in this conflict – but its isolated leader may still reject a deal
It is the Iranian leadership's almost pathological hatred for Israel, rather than the possession of nuclear weapons per se, which has made it imperative that Iran should never possess such weapon systems
Sizewell C is doing infrastructure differently on the Suffolk coast Partner content
Energy
By Sizewell C
Sizewell C is doing infrastructure differently on the Suffolk coast
As it prepares to build a new post-16 college in its host town in Suffolk, Sizewell C is aiming to set new standards for delivering big energy projects in Britain. Julia Pyke, Joint Managing Director of Sizewell C, explains how the new 3.2GW nuclear power project on the Suffolk coast is doing infrastructure differently
Why demand flexibility is the future and why consumer engagement is critical Partner content
Energy
By Smart Energy GB
Why demand flexibility is the future and why consumer engagement is critical
The message is clear – demand flexibility has huge potential, but to support more homes and businesses to get flexible, consumer engagement will be critical. Freddy Parker, Advisor for Energy and Sustainability at Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), highlights how smart meters are giving people an edge
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Political parties
By Tim Leunig
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
The bond markets barely blinked at a spending review that included a substantial real-term increase for the NHS. That’s something the left should celebrate, argues Tim Leunig
Getting home retrofit right Partner content
Energy
By Energy Saving Trust
Getting home retrofit right
The UK government’s Warm Homes Plan aims to upgrade five million homes by 2030. Abigail Ward, Policy Manager at Energy Saving Trust, sets out five essential pillars that the plan must include to ensure it successfully delivers on its ambitions and achieves long-term success
FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation
Home affairs
By Dan Jarvis MP
FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation
As Security Minister, I see daily how foreign powers are evolving their tactics – using proxies instead of diplomats, and common criminals in place of professional spies.
'Written with deft and humour': Jo White reviews 'How Not to Be a Political Wife'
Books & culture
By Jo White MP
'Written with deft and humour': Jo White reviews 'How Not to Be a Political Wife'
There may be no official guides for spouses of newly elected MPs, but Sarah Vine’s witty memoir is a good place to start
My journey from the Commons to the Lords
Parliament
By Lord Cryer
My journey from the Commons to the Lords
The walk from one end of the Palace to the other has been full of surprises, reports Lord Cryer
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
Economy
By Sir Andrew Mitchell and Lloyd Hatton MPs
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
We cannot credibly aspire to be the anti-corruption capital of the world while the British Virgin Islands continues to avoid proper transparency.
For dads, mums, kids and the economy, Labour must back longer and better-paid paternity leave
Education
By Baroness Penn
For dads, mums, kids and the economy, Labour must back longer and better-paid paternity leave
The newly announced government review of parental leave is welcome – but we don’t need to wait 18 months to know what good leave for dads looks like. The evidence is already clear.
Offshore wind one year after the election Partner content
Energy
By Ørsted
Offshore wind one year after the election
In its manifesto, Labour pledged to make Britain a clean energy superpower. Despite ongoing challenges in the offshore wind sector, Richard Crossick, Head of Public Affairs at Ørsted UK, believes if we maintain focus on the policy reforms in process, the industry can deliver the secure energy supply and economic benefits the UK urgently needs
Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures Partner content
Home affairs
By Women's Aid
Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures
As the Victims and Courts Bill makes its way through parliament, Women’s Aid is urging the government to ensure long-awaited reforms to the family courts are included in the Bill
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
Health
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
We have been told it is the safest bill in the world. Does that make the bill safe?
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
Communities
By Chris Coghlan MP
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
Four days before the assisted dying vote, my Catholic priest wrote to say to me that if I voted for assisted dying I would be an obstinate public sinner and be denied Holy Communion.
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