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Escape To The Country: How Can Rural Areas Recover From Covid?
Escape To The Country: How Can Rural Areas Recover From Covid?
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
A spotlight on a stunning part of North Yorkshire highlights what rural communities might need to thrive after Covid-19. Kate Proctor reports.
Farmers are key workers on the front line of the global pandemic
Environment
By Minette Batters
Farmers are key workers on the front line of the global pandemic
Post-Brexit Lords committee reforms will mean a cross-departmental, forward thinking approach to scrutiny
Brexit
By Lord McFall
Post-Brexit Lords committee reforms will mean a cross-departmental, forward thinking approach to scrutiny
For too long it has been ‘jam tomorrow’ for infrastructure upgrades in rural Britain
Communities
By Neil Parish MP
For too long it has been ‘jam tomorrow’ for infrastructure upgrades in rural Britain
Scotland’s agriculture sector needs firm commitments if it is to deliver on ambitions
Environment
By Pete Wishart MP
Scotland’s agriculture sector needs firm commitments if it is to deliver on ambitions
We must not let the horrors of Covid destroy our health service in the long term
Coronavirus
By Dr Robin Baddeley
We must not let the horrors of Covid destroy our health service in the long term
'Statesman of Europe': restoring the reputation of Britain's longest serving foreign secretary
Foreign affairs
By Lord Lexden
"Statesman of Europe": restoring the reputation of Britain's longest serving foreign secretary
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Luke Pollard: Fishers Have Every Right To Be Angry Over The Brexit Deal
Luke Pollard: Fishers Have Every Right To Be Angry Over The Brexit Deal
By Georgina Bailey
Environment
MPs should stay out of Parliament for now, but remain positive
MPs should stay out of Parliament for now, but remain positive
By Lindsay Hoyle MP
Coronavirus
If farmers are to enter the post-Brexit era with confidence, they need practical support
If farmers are to enter the post-Brexit era with confidence, they need practical support
By Jim Shannon MP
Environment
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Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst Has Resigned As Housing Minister Following “Devastating” Family News
Political parties
Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst Has Resigned As Housing Minister Following “Devastating” Family News
Dominic Raab Says Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Offered To Every UK Adult By September
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab Says Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Offered To Every UK Adult By September
Farmers of Tomorrow: George Eustice has radical plans for British Agriculture in 2021
Environment
By Kate Proctor
Farmers of Tomorrow: George Eustice has radical plans for British Agriculture in 2021
Broadband providers should be incentivised to overcome the barriers to rural connectivity
Environment
By Fay Jones MP
Broadband providers should be incentivised to overcome the barriers to rural connectivity
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The Culture War Report - 2020
Coronavirus
By Robert Hutton
The Culture War Report - 2020
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexit weakens the case for Scottish nationalism
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexit weakens the case for Scottish nationalism
He has been at the heart of the Brexit drama from day one. With the end in sight, the Leader of the House of Commons talks to Georgina Bailey about his hopes for an independent United Kingdom, why the Hybrid Parliament won't return, and Christmas at the Rees-Moggs.
Ed Miliband: 'If the Conservatives want a climate election in the next election, I say bring it on'
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
Ed Miliband: 'If the Conservatives want a climate election in the next election, I say bring it on'
Ed Miliband is back on the Labour frontbench, and pursuing his passion of tackling the climate crisis. He talks to Georgina Bailey about why the government’s green jobs plans fall short, why COP-26 is the most important international summit yet, and whether XR is helping or hurting
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It’s high time we bring on the hydrogen revolution
Energy
By Jacob Young MP
It’s high time we bring on the hydrogen revolution
The lightest of all known elements could do much of the heavy lifting in decarbonising Britain. We need a hydrogen strategy if we’re to reach net-zero
Review: The Powerful and the Damned, by Lionel Barber
Economy
By Robert Hutton
Review: The Powerful and the Damned, by Lionel Barber
Though pacey, entertaining and readable, Lionel Barber’s misleadingly styled – and frequently anodyne – diaries lack any sense of immediacy or candour
Lindsay Hoyle: “Everything I Never Envisaged The House Would Do: We Did All Of That”
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Lindsay Hoyle: “Everything I Never Envisaged The House Would Do: We Did All Of That”
Lindsay Hoyle’s first year as Speaker has seen some of the most radical changes in the House of Commons’ history, as Parliament grapples with Covid-19. As he marks his anniversary in the Chair he talks to Georgina Bailey about keeping our democracy functioning
What next for the Special Relationship
Foreign affairs
By Kate Proctor
What next for the Special Relationship
A free trade deal under a Joe Biden presidency may be more straightforward than people think, but the UK must confront the fact his focus will be on Germany and France, and personal relations with Boris Johnson are far from cosy at present. Kate Proctor explores what the future may hold for Britain and the USA under the 46th President
Scotland and the first-generation Scottish-American president have always been an uncomfortable fit
Foreign affairs
By Torcuil Crichton
Scotland and the first-generation Scottish-American president have always been an uncomfortable fit
Donald Trump's relationship with his homeland, like his relationship with everyone, is entirely transactional
John Stapleton: 'I Could Have Been The First Man In The History Of Broadcasting To Declare The Wrong President Of The United States'
Political parties
By John Stapleton
John Stapleton: "I Could Have Been The First Man In The History Of Broadcasting To Declare The Wrong President Of The United States"
Veteran broadcaster John Stapleton covered five US elections between 1980 to 2012. He tells The House about how he was spectacularly saved from announcing the wrong election result in Bush vs Gore, and how American enthusiasm for elections puts the Brits to shame
Why the US Election Result is Good News for Global Climate Action
Environment
By Chris Venables, Head of Politics at Green Alliance
Why the US Election Result is Good News for Global Climate Action
America’s return to international climate diplomacy means other countries must increase their green credentials or risk becoming isolated
Joe Biden's Election Means Boris Johnson Is Running Out of Options On Northern Ireland And The Internal Market BIll
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Joe Biden's Election Means Boris Johnson Is Running Out of Options On Northern Ireland And The Internal Market BIll
The UK government insists its Internal Market Bill does not imperil the Good Friday Agreement. But can it convince the incoming US president and the Irish American lobby? Georgina Bailey reports on the dilemma facing No. 10
Our Armed Forces cannot be let down again
Defence
By Stephen Morgan MP
Our Armed Forces cannot be let down again
The defence secretary must match his commitments with resources and publish the Integrated Review alongside a multi-year funding settlement
I had high hopes for the Integrated Review. Then the wheels came off
Defence
By Lord Robertson
I had high hopes for the Integrated Review. Then the wheels came off
If Britain is to project on the world stage and protect at home, the review must be foreign policy led, not Treasury driven
'We don't have true devolution' — why the pandemic has been a coming of age moment for England's Metro Mayors
Communities
By Jack Kessler
'We don't have true devolution' — why the pandemic has been a coming of age moment for England's Metro Mayors
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a watershed moment for England’s metro mayors. But will Downing Street read its bruising encounters with Andy Burnham as evidence that mayors need more powers – or as a reason to take the powers they do have away? Jack Kessler reports on the “unfinished” state of English devolution
Recognition and reconciliation: the significance of Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party
Political parties
By Alexandra Ming
Recognition and reconciliation: the significance of Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party
After the explosive fallout from the EHRC's report into antisemitism in Labour, where does the party now sit within conversations on race and ethnic disparities?
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