There is an unfair attempt underway to discredit the Speaker. But the staff of the Commons will not sit by and allow a ‘witch hunt’ to go unchallenged, writes the Serjeant-at-Arms Kamal El-Hajji

Ministers must legislate to ensure that producers of packaging are held accountable for the collection, recycling, and disposal of their products, writes Anna McMorrin

The Freedom of Information Act is fundamental to our system of accountability. It’s vital we close this legal loophole and ensure it applies to the contractors who run our services, writes Andy Slaughter

The attack on our democracy revealed by the Cambridge Analytica scandal raises fundamental questions about our legal system’s failure to keep up, warns Lord Knight, ahead of Thursday's debate on the abuse of social media data 

The culture that has been allowed to seep into the fabric of many of our public institutions should shame us all. Putting it right will take more than warm words, writes Lord Bassam

It’s vital a long term and sustainable plan is put in place to deal with the root causes of serious violence – and set young people on a path free from crime, writes Baroness Manzoor

The courage and determination of the Grenfell community should be an inspiration to us all. I am committed to ensuring that they get justice – and that this is never allowed to happen again, writes James Brokenshire

After a year marked by the injustices of Windrush and Grenfell, David Lammy does not see the Prime Minister’s promised vision of One Nation – rather an administration lacking in humanity and guilty of incompetence. He tells Kevin Schofield why it’s time to call out the ‘pernicious’ attitudes which contributed to catastrophe

This tragedy forces us to reflect on the nature of our society and our ability to connect with people across the community, writes Kwasi Kwarteng

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious and fatal problem – but it's one that is almost entirely preventable. A change in law could consign this silent killer to history, writes Eddie Hughes 

Domestic electrical appliances cause more than five UK house fires every day. The government must get tough on manufacturers, retailers and unscrupulous sellers to help save lives, says Carolyn Harris

Lord McNally find’s Chris Rennard’s book an insightful description of life in the engine room of politics