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Conservative Party Chairman Amanda Milling pays tribute to Prince Philip
Conservative Party Chairman Amanda Milling pays tribute to Prince Philip
Home affairs
By Amanda Milling MP
This week our Queen lost her husband, a family lost their father, grandfather and great-grandfather and our country lost a loyal and dedicated public servant.

This sad news has rocked our nation and I offer my deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family.
'The true courtesy of princes is not just their punctuality, but their engagement'
Social affairs
By Alistair Burt
'The true courtesy of princes is not just their punctuality, but their engagement'
Tribute to Prince Philip by Lord Robertson
Social affairs
By Lord Robertson
Tribute to Prince Philip by Lord Robertson
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle pays tribute to Prince Philip
Social affairs
By Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle pays tribute to Prince Philip
The Integrated Review offers a hint into the UK’s future priorities
Brexit
By Nabil Rastani
The Integrated Review offers a hint into the UK’s future priorities
Women in Northern Ireland still need help to access safe abortion
Coronavirus
By Dr Laura McLaughlin
Women in Northern Ireland still need help to access safe abortion
The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish the wrong people
Home affairs
By Lord Dubs
The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish the wrong people
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The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish the wrong people
The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish the wrong people
By Lord Dubs
Home affairs
Tribute to Prince Philip by Lord Robertson
Tribute to Prince Philip by Lord Robertson
By Lord Robertson
Social affairs
Women in Northern Ireland still need help to access safe abortion
Women in Northern Ireland still need help to access safe abortion
By Dr Laura McLaughlin
Coronavirus
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Handcuffing children is beyond archaic, it has to stop
Home affairs
By Steve McCabe MP
Handcuffing children is beyond archaic, it has to stop
Government must lay out a plan for students and end a year of neglect
Education
By Paul Blomfield MP
Government must lay out a plan for students and end a year of neglect
John Major Says He Agreed With Prince Philip That There Are “Too Many” MPs
Political parties
John Major Says He Agreed With Prince Philip That There Are “Too Many” MPs
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of 'Casual Indifference' After A Week Of Violence
Brexit
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of "Casual Indifference" After A Week Of Violence
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As the threat changes so must we. The Integrated Review will ensure our Armed Forces are fit for the future
Defence
By Baroness Goldie
As the threat changes so must we. The Integrated Review will ensure our Armed Forces are fit for the future
By transforming defence we will guarantee that resilience remains our watchword in the years ahead
Smart motorways: essential infrastructure or needlessly dangerous?
Transport
By Georgina Bailey and Kate Proctor
Smart motorways: essential infrastructure or needlessly dangerous?
Campaigners are calling for smart motorways to be scrapped. They argue that converting the hard shoulder into a normal traffic lane has led to multiple deaths. But Highways England insists they are safe and it’s just a case of improving public awareness. Georgina Bailey and Kate Proctor report
The pandemic has exacerbated the horrors of period poverty; the free period products scheme must be made mandatory
Social affairs
By Amika George
The pandemic has exacerbated the horrors of period poverty; the free period products scheme must be made mandatory
By making the Free Periods scheme mandatory, we can ensure that period poverty is consigned to history and no child will ever be touched by its injustice.
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In for a Penny: the new paymaster general on dyslexia, defence and making a difference
Economy
By Rosa Prince
In for a Penny: the new paymaster general on dyslexia, defence and making a difference
As Penny Mordaunt settles into her new role helping to plot Britain’s future relations with the EU, she talks to Rosa Prince about the experiences that have shaped her political career.
We must encourage the aspirations of Muslim women and girls whilst targeting the Islamophobic narratives that seek to undermine them
Communities
By Zara Mohammed
We must encourage the aspirations of Muslim women and girls whilst targeting the Islamophobic narratives that seek to undermine them
In January, British Muslim communities chose to challenge a number of assumptions by electing me as the first female, first Scot and youngest secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, the country’s largest umbrella body of mosques, Islamic associations, and charities.
Women with no recourse to public funds are being locked out of domestic violence support and trapped in abuse
Social affairs
By Sandhya Sharma
Women with no recourse to public funds are being locked out of domestic violence support and trapped in abuse
"I feel like we are invisible, we don’t matter,” Shani told me at a weekly zoom meeting of migrant women.
Is the government doing enough to support women during the pandemic?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Is the government doing enough to support women during the pandemic?
Not only have women taken on the brunt of caring responsibilities in the pandemic, they are also more likely to work in shutdown sectors. With little targeted support, Georgina Bailey reports on whether the government is doing enough for gender equality under Liz Truss’ new approach
To meaningfully recover from COVID-19 the government needs to recognise women’s reality
Communities
By Mandu Reid
To meaningfully recover from COVID-19 the government needs to recognise women’s reality
As the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) celebrates its sixth birthday this month, WE are working to create a political and economic renaissance for women.
Left behind: sexism in the Labour movement
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
Left behind: sexism in the Labour movement
When it comes to equality, Labour talks a good game but a closer look at the treatment of women within their own political circle reveals there is work to be done before the political left can claim gender parity.
Nursing staff are not ‘angels’: we are multi-skilled professionals deserving of fair pay
Coronavirus
By Dame Donna Kinnair
Nursing staff are not ‘angels’: we are multi-skilled professionals deserving of fair pay
This International Women's Day, it is time to dismantle gendered notions of nursing and care and properly value staff
Hear her: what it’s like to champion gender-based issues as a new female MP
Political parties
By Amelia Tait
Hear her: what it’s like to champion gender-based issues as a new female MP
Around 40 per cent of MPs elected for the first time in 2019 were female. Amelia Tait spoke to three who have begun to make a name for themselves campaigning on gender equality and women’s rights
Because they’re worth it: why government’s attitude to the beauty industry is due a makeover
Economy
By Kate Proctor
Because they’re worth it: why government’s attitude to the beauty industry is due a makeover
Misunderstood, sneered at by sexists, and now brought to crisis point by the pandemic, the £28bn hair and beauty industry has its fair share of problems. Kate Proctor reports on how the sector is lobbying for an immediate cash injection from government and why there is a long way to go for this female-dominated industry to be taken seriously
It's 2021: Have we finally reached the age of the realistic female character?
Culture
By Rebecca Reid
It's 2021: Have we finally reached the age of the realistic female character?
From Elizabeth Bennet to Gone Girl via Bridget Jones, Rebecca Reid explores the role of women in fiction over the last 300 years
Sexist insults, abuse, death threats: expect all this and more as a female MP
Political parties
By Radhika Sanghani
Sexist insults, abuse, death threats: expect all this and more as a female MP
Many women in Westminster endure a culture of intimidation and harassment as part of the job. Is this the price they must pay to represent their community? Radhika Sanghani reports
'Is the PM a feminist? You'd have to ask him': Amber Rudd in conversation with Caroline Nokes
Political parties
By The House Staff
'Is the PM a feminist? You'd have to ask him': Amber Rudd in conversation with Caroline Nokes
Former government colleagues and close friends Amber Rudd and Caroline Nokes have a cumulative 20 years of experience as MPs. With Rudd now in the private sector and Nokes chairing the Women and Equalities Select Committee, they reflect on whether things have changed for women in parliament – and why the government needs to end the “boys’ club”
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