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Tory MPs Criticise 'Flawed' Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Tory MPs Criticise "Flawed" Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Home affairs
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
'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
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
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Home affairs
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
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
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
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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
Partner content
Home affairs
By National Federation of Builders
The Government must act to immediately help hauliers
Draconian new laws on rough sleeping must be scrapped
Home affairs
By Nickie Aiken MP
Draconian new laws on rough sleeping must be scrapped
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Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Transport
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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
What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland
Economy
By Tali Fraser
What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland
Business leaders and ministers are at odds over issues ranging from migration and Brexit to planning and tax. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, tells Tali Fraser she is braced for a tough year. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
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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.
Draconian new laws on rough sleeping must be scrapped
Home affairs
By Nickie Aiken MP
Draconian new laws on rough sleeping must be scrapped
Repealing and replacing the Vagrancy Act with the proposed Criminal Justice Bill will further demonise and criminalise those sleeping rough, simply for the ‘major’ of crime of being “smelly”.
Police To Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration
Home affairs
Police To Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration
Greater Manchester Police have launched on investigation into whether deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner broke electoral law with incorrect information about her living arrangements.

Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
The government's Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will return to parliament next week, where MPs and peers will undertake what looks likely to be the final round of wrangling over Rishi Sunak's contentious plans to deport asylum seekers to the east African country.
Crime Bill Could Give Police Chiefs Power To Automatically Dismiss Officers
Home affairs
Crime Bill Could Give Police Chiefs Power To Automatically Dismiss Officers
Police officers could have to hand over their phones if suspected of gross misconduct, and be automatically dismissed if convicted of a serious offence if changes to the government’s Criminal Justice Bill proposed by Labour MP Harriet Harman are accepted.
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Mais lecture hits the nail on the head for construction. Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves Mais lecture hits the nail on the head for construction.
Despite being the Conservative government’s strongest ally in their motivation to level up and enable growth, the construction industry has been plagued by political, policy, and taxation insecurity by a government which too often viewed stability as holding power.
Government Has Scaled Back The Renters' Reform Bill
Home affairs
Government Has Scaled Back The Renters' Reform Bill
Ministers have delayed their own plans to ban no-fault evictions, as the landmark Renters' Reform Bill has been watered down.
Ministers Met Landlords Twice As Often As Tenants’ Groups Over Renters’ Reform Bill
Home affairs
Ministers Met Landlords Twice As Often As Tenants’ Groups Over Renters’ Reform Bill
Ministers met with lobbyists for landlords and estate agents twice as often as they did groups representing renters as they worked to refine new protections for tenants in the landmark Renters Reform Bill, according to analysis by PoliticsHome.
Government Confirms Two Cyber Attacks Linked to Chinese State Affiliated Actors
Foreign affairs
Government Confirms Two Cyber Attacks Linked to Chinese State Affiliated Actors
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has criticised "malign" cyber attacks made by China-state affiliated actors, which he said had targeted UK institutions in two separate attacks.
Lords Diary: Baroness Fox
Home affairs
By Baroness Fox
Lords Diary: Baroness Fox
Non-partisan solidarity in the House of Lords is a refreshing antidote to today’s often-toxic sectarianism
Conservative Voters Support Contentious Leasehold Reforms
Home affairs
Conservative Voters Support Contentious Leasehold Reforms
Conservative voters are keen to see ground rents abolished on leasehold properties, despite significant pushback from within the parliamentary party to water down the major reform put forward by housing secretary Michael Gove.
Government Confirms MPs Won't Tackle Rwanda Bill Until Mid-April
Home affairs
Government Confirms MPs Won't Tackle Rwanda Bill Until Mid-April
The Rwanda Bill will not be passed until mid-April at the earliest, with confirmation this morning that MPs will get the chance to vote on Lords’ amendments on their first day back in Parliament after Easter recess.
Rwanda Bill Stuck In Parliament Until After Easter
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Stuck In Parliament Until After Easter
Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda Bill will remain caught in parliamentary "ping-pong" until after Easter recess as peers in the House of Lords increasingly believe a new set of amendments to the legislation could scrape through.
Historic wins, inspiring moments and British success: MPs share what they’re looking forward at the Paris Olympics Partner content
Communities
By UK Sport
Historic wins, inspiring moments and British success: MPs share what they’re looking forward at the Paris Olympics
Amidst everything else expected in 2024, a new wave of Olympic and Paralympic athletes are preparing to head across the Channel, aiming to win gold in Paris. Team GB and ParalympicsGB, backed by support from the Government and National Lottery, are hoping to inspire the nation once again with extraordinary sporting moments and medal-winning performances.
Tory Priorities Are Torn Between Defence Spending And Tax Cuts
Home affairs
Tory Priorities Are Torn Between Defence Spending And Tax Cuts
A number of senior Conservative MPs are concerned that Government may not increase defence spending by enough ahead of the next election as a result of pressure from a significant wing of the party to prioritise further tax cuts in an attempt to win voters.
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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