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Spotlight on Standards

Spotlight on Standards

29 Nov Political parties

The last few weeks have seen acres of newsprint and hours of television devoted to MPs having second jobs and wealthy businesspeople allegedly “buying” their peerages. Social media has been full of negative comment as well, after the botched attempt to change the standards mechanism in the Commons.

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29 Nov

How MPs Could Be Hit By Proposed Changes To Parliament’s Code Of Conduct

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29 Nov

Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team

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29 Nov

All Adults To Be Offered Covid-19 Booster After Three-Month Gap To Tackle Omicron

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29 Nov

Boris Johnson Would Be Forced To Declare Cost Of Spain Holiday Under New MP Rules

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29 Nov

Angela Rayner Speech Derailed By Surprise Reshuffle Of Labour Shadow Cabinet

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29 Nov

Health Minister Is "Not Anticipating" Tighter Covid Rules In The Run-up To Christmas

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New Covid-19 Variant Is Of 'Huge International Concern', Sajid Javid Warns

New Covid-19 Variant Is Of "Huge International Concern", Sajid Javid Warns

26 Nov Coronavirus

Rules On Babies In Parliament To Be Reviewed After Stella Creasy Was Reprimanded

Rules On Babies In Parliament To Be Reviewed After Stella Creasy Was Reprimanded

24 Nov Political parties

Boris Johnson Gets “Muted” Reception At 1922 Committee But Swerves Rebellion Over Second Jobs Proposals

Boris Johnson Gets “Muted” Reception At 1922 Committee But Swerves Rebellion Over Second Jobs Proposals

17 Nov Political parties

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Government must match rhetoric on skills with action to tackle persistent youth unemployment

26 Nov Education

Government must match rhetoric on skills with action to tackle persistent youth unemployment

Youth unemployment has been a persistent and longstanding problem in the UK. The most recent figures suggest nearly half a million young people are looking for work, with the overall 16-24 rate standing at nearly 12 per cent.

Delivering humanitarian aid is key to stop refugees arriving on our shores

25 Nov Home affairs

Delivering humanitarian aid is key to stop refugees arriving on our shores

As we discuss who is to blame for the worst tragedy of its kind in Channel history, which killed 27 people as their boats sunk, it is worth noting that they were from Iraqi Kurd and Afghan nationalities.

We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters

25 Nov Coronavirus

We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters

It’s axiomatic that the Covid pandemic has brought pain and fear, heartache and loss. It’s meant unexpected challenges for all kinds of people in all kinds of spheres. Prominent among those who have dealt with the worst of Covid’s effects, alongside hospital and care workers, has been the funeral and bereavement sector.

Parliament has declared China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide – when will our government?

25 Nov Foreign affairs

Parliament has declared China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide – when will our government?

In refusing to recognise historic genocides – such as that against the Armenians, or in the face of contemporary ones, such as the Yazidi Genocide – the Foreign Office has clung to the argument that only a court can determine what is and what is not a genocide.

We need significant and sustained investment in treatment services to tackle alcohol addiction

25 Nov Health

We need significant and sustained investment in treatment services to tackle alcohol addiction

Alcohol touches every part of our society. Its use is normalised in almost every aspect of our lives, whether you’re socialising or relaxing, celebrating or mourning, at home or on holiday. And alcohol dominates our public spaces, whether you’re out in your town or city centre, at the theatre or a music concert.

The growing appetite for alternative proteins

24 Nov Environment

The growing appetite for alternative proteins

From green hydrogen to clean steel, much of the talk at the Glasgow COP was around innovation in energy, and bringing exciting new technologies into the mainstream. This progress is commendable, but it does not complete the net-zero puzzle.

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