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29 Apr Political parties

Humza Yousaf Stands Down As Scotland First Minister And SNP Leader

Scotland's first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Humza Yousaf has announced his decision to resign.

16 Jan 2023 Social affairs

Government Confirms It Will Block Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill

The Westminster government has said it will use a Section 35 order to block the Scottish government's gender recognition reform legislation amid concerns over its impact on UK-wide legislation.

07 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Race Report Author: Critics Ignored "Uncomfortable" Kemi Badenoch Backing My Drugs Policy

Lord Sewell, the author of 2021’s controversial race report, has said that equalities minister Kemi Badenoch accepted his recommendations on drugs policy despite being personally “uncomfortable” with them, after he “fought” for them to be included in his report.

13 Nov 2022 Environment

Environment Watchdog Cutbacks "Could Risk Lives" This Winter

Cutbacks to the Environment Agency, the regulator tasked with protecting the country’s environment and ecology, could "risk lives" this Winter, an insider has said.

02 Oct 2022 Economy

Liz Truss Admits She Should Have "Laid The Ground Better" Before Mini-Budget

Liz Truss has admitted mistakes were made in the announcement of last week's mini-budget, saying she should have "laid the ground better" for it ahead of this weekend's Conservative conference.

02 Oct 2022 Economy

Liz Truss Says The Tories Are The Party Of "Sound Public Finances"

Liz Truss has claimed the Tories are the party of "sound public finances" as she sets out her plans to balance the books.

08 Sep 2022 Home affairs

Queen Elizabeth II Has Died Aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

06 Jul 2022 Political parties

New Chancellor Zahawi Defends Johnson As Resignations Continue

The new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has spent his first morning in the job defending Boris Johnson, as resignations continue from government.

22 Apr 2022 Political parties

The Rundown Podcast: Senior Tory Puts Boris Johnson On Notice

Conservative MP Stephen Hammond and the Institute for Government's Dr Alice Lilly join PoliticsHome's Adam Payne and Noa Hoffman to discuss the government's dramatic privileges committee U-turn and the latest threat to Boris Johnson's leadership.

08 Apr 2022 Political parties

The Rundown Podcast: How Damaged Is Boris Johnson’s Reputation?

Leading pollsters Sir John Curtice and Chris Curtice join PoliticsHome's Eleanor Langford and Adam Payne to offer insight into how the public is feeling about the government as 'partygate' rages on and the grip of the cost-of-living crisis tightens.

01 Apr 2022 Home affairs

The Rundown Podcast: Where is Boris Johnson's Lawyer?

Labour's shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry joins PoliticsHome's Eleanor Langford and Adam Payne on this week's episode of The Rundown, and asks "where is Boris Johnson's lawyer?" after Downing Street wrangled over whether 'partygate' fine recipients broke the law this week.

25 Mar 2022 Economy

The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak "Playing Games" With The Cost Of Living Crisis?

On this week's episode of The Rundown – Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Paul Johnson and Conservative chair of the treasury select committee Mel Stride join Alain Tolhurst and Noa Hoffman to discuss how Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement has landed and whether he's the tax-cutting Chancellor he says he is.

11 Mar 2022 Foreign affairs

Minister Confirms UK Households Will Be Able To Offer Homes To Ukrainian Refugees

Technology minister Chris Philp has said that UK households will be able to offer homes to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country in the wake of Russia's invasion.

11 Mar 2022 Parliament

The Rundown Podcast: Priti Patel Loses Grip On The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

On this week's episode of The Rundown – it's been a chaotic week for the Home Office, with Priti Patel criticised for not going far enough to help refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine.

06 Mar 2022 Foreign affairs

Keir Starmer Calls For Intelligence and Security Committee Investigation Into Lebedev Peerage

The Labour leader Keir Starmer has called for Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee to look into the decision to award the Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev a peerage.

04 Mar 2022 Political parties

Nurse Paulette Hamilton Takes Erdington For Labour To Become Birmingham's First Black MP

Labour's candidate in the Erdington by-election, nurse Paulette Hamilton, has said she is "delighted" and that she was "pinching [herself]" after winning the Erdington by-election to become Birmingham's first Black MP.

12 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Government Confirms There Are Now Omicron Cases In Hospitals

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said there are now people with the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 being treated in hospitals, as cases escalate rapidly.