https://www.politicshome.com/social-affairs/rssenhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/enjoy-show-russell-brand-got-awayMon, 09 Nov 2026 10:30:00 GMTThe House and PoliticsHome’s Editor-in-Chief, Alan White, was investigating allegations that Russell Brand was a rapist over a decade ago. He explains why it takes so long to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice. Alan Whitehttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/enjoy-show-russell-brand-got-awayhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/political-class-addicted-to-poll-but-ask-wrong-questionsThu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMTIt’s a scene many of you might recognise: a muggy Westminster morning, and the latest voting intention polls have just landed.Alfred Malmroshttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/political-class-addicted-to-poll-but-ask-wrong-questionshttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/huge-challenges-andy-burnham-between-now-christmasSun, 01 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMTThe Autumn Budget was generally seen as a relatively uneventful affair, but Andy Burnham's government faces a series of major decisions and challenges between now and Christmas.Zoe Crowtherhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/huge-challenges-andy-burnham-between-now-christmashttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/young-people-face-crisis-belonging-cant-treat-waySat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAsk a teenager where they go after school, and a growing number will struggle to answer.Mark Russellhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/young-people-face-crisis-belonging-cant-treat-way(David Bagnall/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/public-ownership-best-way-oversee-water-supplyThu, 22 Oct 2026 16:36:00 GMTTwo weeks ago, I took the nice scenic walk to Ardingly reservoir; setting off from the village, taking in the edge of the South of England showground, and proceeding along a leafy lane through a field full of baleful looking cows to the water.Genevieve Maitland-Hudsonhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/public-ownership-best-way-oversee-water-supplyDerwent aqueduct water pipes stretching across the dried up bed of Ladybower Reservoir Peak District National Parkhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/third-renters-unable-afford-food-new-data-showsTue, 20 Oct 2026 17:25:00 GMTNearly a third of private renters have been unable to afford food after running out, according to newly published data shared with PoliticsHome ahead of the Budget.Nadine Batchelor-Hunthttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/third-renters-unable-afford-food-new-data-showsNew research from the Trussell Trust shows a third of renters were unable to afford food in the last 12 months. (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/lucy-rigby-talent-ambition-making-finance-fairerTue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTLucy Rigby MP says she has always taken life seriously. Perhaps that helps explain a political career that seems to be moving at breakneck speed. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury sat down with Women in Westminster to talk about talent, ambition...Total Politics Impacthttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/lucy-rigby-talent-ambition-making-finance-fairerhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/racebased-attempts-define-full-english-dogs-breakfast-nobody-swallowMon, 05 Oct 2026 11:01:00 GMTIn the last few months, my social media feed has become increasingly full of people who sound a lot like the Death Eaters from Harry Potter, insisting that only ‘pure-bloods’ like themselves can be English.Lord Barwellhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/racebased-attempts-define-full-english-dogs-breakfast-nobody-swallowhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fourfold-increase-overseas-arrests-britons-drug-offences-last-three-years-alarm-usFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTTen years ago, the most common issues facing my constituents abroad were lost passports and travel disruption.Stephen Doughty MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fourfold-increase-overseas-arrests-britons-drug-offences-last-three-years-alarm-usSeized drugs in Thailand in 2026 (SOPA Images Limited/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/legal-row-lady-tarkina-snow-fire-landed-hebridean-doghouseThu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTGreat Bernera, commonly known as Bernera, is an island of about eight square miles with a population of just over 250.Lord Foulkes of Cumnockhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/legal-row-lady-tarkina-snow-fire-landed-hebridean-doghouseGreat Bernera, Scotland (credit: Matt Pennington / PennPix)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/need-get-welfare-system-back-track-and-review-triple-lockSat, 26 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMTAndy Burnham is right – a few decades ago, we took a wrong turn.David Smith MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/need-get-welfare-system-back-track-and-review-triple-lockFormer health secretary Alan Milburn (right) and Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden (centre) ahead of the launch of the Milburn review into Neets, December 2025https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/angus-macdonald-if-active-faith-likely-moral-compassSun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTEntrepreneur, papal knight and now Liberal Democrat backbencher Angus MacDonald tells Sienna Rodgers about his colourful life and why Westminster needs more business brainsSienna Rodgershttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/angus-macdonald-if-active-faith-likely-moral-compasshttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fresh-vote-assisted-dying-life-death-democracyMon, 07 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTI have spent much of my working life listening to the public, watching opinions change, loyalties shift and issues once considered settled become fiercely contested. Assisted dying is not one of those issues.Baroness Mattinsonhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fresh-vote-assisted-dying-life-death-democracyLabour MP Kim Leadbeater with Dignity in Dying campaigners in support of her assisted dying bill, October 2024 (PA Images / Alamy) https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/burnham-plans-win-crossparty-agreement-social-careMon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTAndy Burnham says he’s prepared to spend political capital on social care reform. Matilda Martin reveals details of how he plans to go about itMatilda Martinhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/burnham-plans-win-crossparty-agreement-social-carehttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/middlesbrough-greater-police-resources-real-opportunitiesTue, 01 Sep 2026 16:21:00 GMTMiddlesbrough is the second most deprived local authority in England – effective policing is only part of making communities saferAndy McDonald MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/middlesbrough-greater-police-resources-real-opportunities29 August 2026: Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion players observe a minutes silence in memory of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough | Image by: PA Images / Alamyhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/rundown-podcast-samantha-niblett-summer-sexThu, 27 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMTThe Labour MP behind the campaign to make 2026 the “summer of sex” said she wants to talk about the subject so much in Parliament that it becomes “boring”.Alain Tolhursthttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/rundown-podcast-samantha-niblett-summer-sexhttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/purr-minister-back-battersea-puts-emphasis-cat-welfareTue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTVoting is now open to find Westminster’s top cat as Battersea brings back their ‘Purr Minister’ competition for 2026Battersea Dogs & Cats Homehttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/purr-minister-back-battersea-puts-emphasis-cat-welfarehttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/dame-prue-leith-living-dying-wellMon, 03 Aug 2026 09:05:00 GMTDame Prue Leith is a writer, broadcaster, entrepreneur and campaigner who has become one of the most recognisable faces on British television. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Dame Prue to talk about both living and dying ...Total Politics Impacthttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/dame-prue-leith-living-dying-well©Alamy.Cheese Scientisthttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/no-10-north-could-change-who-runs-britainSun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTPrivately educated Londoners still dominate decision-making. We now have a chance to reverse that trend.Nick Harrisonhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/no-10-north-could-change-who-runs-britainhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/mountain-rescueFri, 31 Jul 2026 12:36:00 GMTOne rescue from the Lake District captures why volunteer search and rescue matters. A group of girls had just finished their GCSEs and set off on what should have been a three or four-day journey across the fells. As they reached the top end of Enner...Torcuil Crichton MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/mountain-rescueA stretcher box below Great Gable, Alamyhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/baroness-barker-hiv-2030-targetThu, 30 Jul 2026 13:05:00 GMTBeing able to access appropriate, high-quality care shouldn't be a postcode lotteryBaroness Barkerhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/baroness-barker-hiv-2030-targetAlamyhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/improve-palliative-care-introduce-assisted-dying-false-choice-letsThu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMTFew issues in politics demand more humility than assisted dying.Michael Payne MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/improve-palliative-care-introduce-assisted-dying-false-choice-letsSupporters of the assisted dying bill demonstrate in Parliament Square, April 2026 (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/pledge-end-rough-sleeping-lord-birdFri, 24 Jul 2026 13:50:00 GMTAndy Burnham is singing from the Big Issue hymn sheet – but it will require some clever problem solving to help pull-off his ambitious plan to end rough sleepingLord Birdhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/pledge-end-rough-sleeping-lord-birdImage by: PA Images / Alamyhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-mp-says-colleagues-coming-round-summer-sex-campaignThu, 23 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMTLabour's Samantha Niblett said she believes some of her MP colleagues are starting to come round to her campaign for lifelong sex education, which sparked fierce debate across Westminster earlier this year.Zoe Crowtherhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-mp-says-colleagues-coming-round-summer-sex-campaignLabour MP Samantha Niblett shocked Westminster with her candid interview with PoliticsHome to launch her campaign for lifelong sex education (PoliticsHome)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/here-is-how-we-problem-solve-not-point-scoreMon, 20 Jul 2026 10:12:00 GMTBritain does not lack difficult problems. Nor do we lack good ideas. But too often we fail to build lasting public agreement around the biggest decisions we face.James Frith MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/here-is-how-we-problem-solve-not-point-scorehttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/lord-nash-wed-daft-work-reformWed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTConservative peer Lord Nash speaks to Matilda Martin about his successful bid to persuade the government to ban social media for children, plus why he thinks the Tories should not rule out an arrangement with Reform before the next general electionMatilda Martinhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/lord-nash-wed-daft-work-reformhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/olivia-bailey-conversion-practices-bill-not-interested-scaremongeringMon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTLegislation to ban abusive conversion practices has reached Parliament eight years after it was first promised. Noah Vickers quizzes equalities minister Olivia Bailey on how it will workNoah Vickershttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/olivia-bailey-conversion-practices-bill-not-interested-scaremongeringOlivia Bailey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities (Credit: UK Parliament)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/increase-support-women-lose-england-winFri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMTThe World Cup has a remarkable ability to bring the nation together. Families, friends, neighbours and colleagues all unite behind the national team, anxiously watching the games.Wera Hobhouse MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/increase-support-women-lose-england-win(Ievgen Chabanov/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/right-toworkis-right-rebuild-ending-exclusion-ofmodernslavery-survivorsFri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTGrowth, according to the government, is Britain’s defining ambition. Work must pay, ministers insist, the benefits system must be fairer; labour laws must be enforced. Through these principles, the government hopes to restore prosperity and social co...Emily Deathhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/right-toworkis-right-rebuild-ending-exclusion-ofmodernslavery-survivors(Cristian Storto / Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no-carve-out-parents-lgbt-conversion-practices-ban-minister-confirmsWed, 08 Jul 2026 16:10:00 GMTParents who are found guilty of “abusively” trying to change their child’s sexuality or gender identity could be jailed under new legislation, a minister has confirmed.Noah Vickershttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no-carve-out-parents-lgbt-conversion-practices-ban-minister-confirmsOlivia Bailey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities (Credit: House of Commons)