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As Deputy Leader, I am committing not only to retaining and galvanising our 500,000 plus members - but to grow our membership to hit one million members
The NHS has a staffing crisis – while the skills of refugee doctors go to waste. Let’s give them the chance to contribute, writes Baroness Finlay
Peace between Israel and Palestine can only be achieved through direct talks and compromise on both sides, writes Lord Collins
The current House of Commons is the most ethnically diverse ever. But a new poll has revealed that more than six in ten BAME MPs have experienced racism on the Parliamentary estate -– while more than half have experienced racism from fellow MPs. Anahita Hossein-Pour hears from BAME parliamentarians past and present about progress made on equality, and who should speak up for ethnic minorities
A self-described ‘independent thinker’, Huw Merriman believes he is not cut out for government. The new chair of the Transport Committee talks to Georgina Bailey about decarbonisation, levelling up fairly, and sticking his neck out
A forthcoming almighty constitutional row, questionable reshuffles and defending the judiciary, the more things change, the more they stay the same for Lord Falconer.
Five days in self-isolation following a coronavirus scare gave Alex Sobel plenty of time to take stock of the new reality in British politics.
Alain Tolhurst takes a sideways look at life in Westminster. This week, awkward times at the Brits, expensive sofas and MPs' holiday reading.
A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood champions a new role for the supermarket in the fight to tackle obesity.
Giving public sector workers access to their pension pots before they retire would boost the economy and ensure the UK's long-term economic health
After 14 years at LGBT charity Stonewall, Ruth Hunt has joined the House of Lords. She talks to Marie Le Conte about the progress made on LGBT rights, and why – at a time when 'experts' are being denigrated – we should be thankful for the upper chamber
Mike Amesbury MP talks to Georgina Bailey about his PMB for affordable school uniforms
The Engineering a Better World podcast series from The House magazine and the IET is back for series two! New host Jonn Elledge discusses with parliamentarians and industry experts how technology and engineering can provide policy solutions to our changing world.
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