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MPs Urged To Treat 'Extreme' Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy
MPs Urged To Treat "Extreme" Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy
Home affairs
The government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption Lord John Walney has urged the political establishment to "wake up" and regard "extreme protest movements" as a threat to democracy.
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial 'Churn'
Health
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial "Churn"
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Communities
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Home affairs
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Sex Offenders Will Be Blocked From Changing Their Name With New Law
Home affairs
Sex Offenders Will Be Blocked From Changing Their Name With New Law
London And Dublin Insist Rwanda Row Is A 'Storm In A Teacup'
Foreign affairs
London And Dublin Insist Rwanda Row Is A "Storm In A Teacup"
The House Live
Fatherhood is a privilege, not a right
Home affairs
By Harriet Harman MP
Fatherhood is a privilege, not a right
Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?
Energy
By Harriet Symonds
Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?
London Luton Airport expansion will help Luton soar Partner content
Economy
By Luton Rising
Luton Rising
London Luton Airport expansion will help Luton soar
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All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
Political parties
Lords Diary: Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Lords Diary: Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
By Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Communities
MP Admits Fellow Tories Have 'Checked Out'
MP Admits Fellow Tories Have "Checked Out"
Political parties
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Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Home affairs
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
With many Conservatives now resigned to a fate of being ousted from office at the next election, a number of MPs seem to have diverted their energy to shoring up a future leadership bid in the inevitable event of Rishi Sunak standing down.
Government Introduces 'Historic' Football Regulator Legislation
Culture
Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation
The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Communities
By Sophie Church
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
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MPs Urged To Treat 'Extreme' Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy
Home affairs
MPs Urged To Treat "Extreme" Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy
The government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption Lord John Walney has urged the political establishment to "wake up" and regard "extreme protest movements" as a threat to democracy.
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial 'Churn'
Health
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial "Churn"
Labour MP Diana Johnson has said political instability in recent years has been an obstacle to victims of the contaminated blood scandal achieving justice and receiving compensation.
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Communities
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
A Conservative former Cabinet minister has said he could try to change the government’s flagship leasehold bill in an effort to improve reporting for buildings that need safety work completing in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Nothing is wasted! Recycled aggregates volumes hit record high Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Nothing is wasted! Recycled aggregates volumes hit record high
The amount of construction aggregates from recycled and secondary sources in Britain has reached an all-time high as producers invest in more advanced ways to turn ‘waste’ into valuable materials.
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Defence
By Veterans Aid
VETERANS AID AWARDED £460,000 LOTTERY GRANT
The frontline operational charity Veterans Aid has been awarded a £460,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund in support of its work with veterans in crisis.
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
Justine Greening, a Conservative former education secretary, has urged Rishi Sunak to drop the "self-defeating" idea of further restrictions on international students after a major new report recommended that Government retains the graduate route.
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Home affairs
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
With many Conservatives now resigned to a fate of being ousted from office at the next election, a number of MPs seem to have diverted their energy to shoring up a future leadership bid in the inevitable event of Rishi Sunak standing down.
Sex Offenders Will Be Blocked From Changing Their Name With New Law
Home affairs
Sex Offenders Will Be Blocked From Changing Their Name With New Law
A new restriction on sex offenders legally changing their names is set to become law after years of campaigning by survivors groups, with the Labour MP who proposed it crediting the benefits of cross-party cooperation.
Fatherhood is a privilege, not a right
Home affairs
By Harriet Harman MP
Fatherhood is a privilege, not a right
Despite being firmly in a pre-election period, there’s still time for MPs to be making change.
Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?
Energy
By Harriet Symonds
Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?
Direct action groups like Just Stop Oil are increasingly targeting MPs and their homes. Harriet Symonds asks how far is too far?
London Luton Airport expansion will help Luton soar Partner content
Economy
By Luton Rising
Luton Rising
London Luton Airport expansion will help Luton soar
At a recent event with the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nick Platts – Managing Director of Luton Rising – spoke in depth about the long-term environmental, economic and social vision of the expansion of London Luton Airport in front of 50 expert guests attending the Property, Construction and Infrastructure Networking Club.
London And Dublin Insist Rwanda Row Is A 'Storm In A Teacup'
Foreign affairs
London And Dublin Insist Rwanda Row Is A "Storm In A Teacup"
A row between the UK Government and the Republic of Ireland over illegal migration has been dismissed as being "blown out of proportion" by diplomatic sources on both sides of the Irish Sea.
Lords Diary: Lord Moylan
Communities
By Lord Moylan
Lords Diary: Lord Moylan
A wicked week of no rest in the Lords – with a whiff of Russian Revolution thrown in
Former Justice Secretary Doubts 'Pyjama Injunction' Will Block Rwanda Deportations
Home affairs
Former Justice Secretary Doubts "Pyjama Injunction" Will Block Rwanda Deportations
Former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland believes it is “very unlikely” that European courts could use an injunction again to stop asylum seekers being deported from the UK to Rwanda now that the revised legislation has passed.
Tory MPs Criticise 'Flawed' Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Home affairs
Tory MPs Criticise "Flawed" Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
A number of Tory MPs have criticised the Renters Reform Bill as deeply “flawed” but a large rebellion was not expected as the legislation was expected to sail through the Commons.
Rwanda Plan Set To Become Law After Parliamentary Battle
Home affairs
Rwanda Plan Set To Become Law After Parliamentary Battle
Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will become law, after the House of Lords dropped their final opposition.
'Devastating' Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online
Home affairs
"Devastating" Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online
The Security Minister and the Internet Watch Foundation have urged technology firms to take "urgent action", as a "devastating" new report shows the extent of online sexual abuse and grooming being carried out against children under the age of six.
MPs And Peers Brace To Sit Until Early Hours With Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
MPs And Peers Brace To Sit Until Early Hours With Rwanda Bill
MPs and peers are bracing to potentially sit until the early hours, after the Prime Minister vowed that the Rwanda plans would be finalised “no ifs, no buts”.
After a year of war in Sudan, there are still no safe and legal routes to the UK
Foreign affairs
By Nick Beales
After a year of war in Sudan, there are still no safe and legal routes to the UK
The situation in Sudan, a year after the conflict erupted, is dire. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly eight million people have been displaced, whilst the United Nations characterise the situation as the "world's worst hunger crisis".
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Home affairs
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the first flights deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda will take off in 10-12 weeks, failing to meet the government's initial target for flights taking off in the spring.
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Home affairs
By National Federation of Builders
The Government must act to immediately help hauliers
Police forces across England are increasing working with councils to set times that abnormal loads can or cannot travel on the UK’s roads and the impact is increasingly making construction more expensive, logistically complex or practicably impossible.
Prime Minister Says Middle East Conflict Escalation Benefits No One After Israel Strike On Iran
Foreign affairs
Prime Minister Says Middle East Conflict Escalation Benefits No One After Israel Strike On Iran
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was "not in anyone's interest" to see an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East after Israel fired retaliatory strikes against Iran on Friday morning.
Lords Holding Firm On Rwanda Bill Dampens No.10 Hopes Of Spring Deportations
Home affairs
Lords Holding Firm On Rwanda Bill Dampens No.10 Hopes Of Spring Deportations
Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will not become law until next week at the earliest, after the House of Lords held out and continued to change the bill on Wednesday night.
MPs Clash With Foreign Office Over Calls To Proscribe IRGC
Foreign affairs
MPs Clash With Foreign Office Over Calls To Proscribe IRGC
Renewed calls from MPs across the political divide for Government to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) after Israel was attacked by Iranian missiles have been met with resistance from the Foreign Office, which has continued to prioritise a sanctions regime.
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Net Zero Week 2024
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