As this week we mark International Day of Disabled People, we are called to reflect on the theme: “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.”

Josh MacAlister wants children to spend less time on their phones and far fewer of them in residential care. The former teacher tells Tali Fraser his experience of working across party lines is helping build support. Photography by Elio Zhang

If MPs would not want their constituents to be governed by laws they cannot change, they should support my Private Members' Bill.

Following the successful second reading of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill in Parliament on November 29, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) emphasises the critical need to address puppy smuggling—a growing issue that poses significant risks to animal welfare, public health, and responsible pet ownership.

Three years ago, in PoliticsHome, CEO of Veterans Aid Professor Hugh Milroy warned about the legacy of distress the charity was dealing with due to drug-related outflow from HM Armed Forces. Two years later it was revealed that the discharge of large numbers of service personnel due to drug abuse was continuing unabated – approximately 4,000 between 2018 and 2022. In the wake of several distressing cases at Veterans Aid Prof Milroy is urging policymakers to revisit the wide-ranging consequences of 'zero tolerance' dismissals.

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay speaks to Sophie Church about why Labour should take ‘another look’ at its tax on farming, and the ‘ridiculous’ notion he is against net-zero