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Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Communities
Council leaders have pushed back against Reform UK's plans to cut spending if it wins control of local authorities at next week's elections. 
Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell: 'We Are At A Record-Low For Trust in Government'
Communities
Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell: "We Are At A Record-Low For Trust in Government"
'All Peopled Out': Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster
Health
"All Peopled Out": Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster
Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Ministers Poised To Demand Inquiry Recommendations Are Enforced
Communities
Ministers Poised To Demand Inquiry Recommendations Are Enforced
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Communities
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Opinion
Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive
Communities
By Joe Fortune
Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive
The record shop revival shows how growth can mean something to communities
Communities
By Jo Platt MP
The record shop revival shows how growth can mean something to communities
Planning deregulation carries serious political risks for Labour
Communities
By Chris Hinchliff MP
Planning deregulation carries serious political risks for Labour
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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Defra has lost its way
Defra has lost its way
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Environment
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Defence
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
Foreign affairs
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant
Communities
By Zoe Crowther
'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant
Professionally familiar with the levers of power, Zoë Crowther was nonetheless caught in an unfolding rental nightmare that she says reveals a deeply broken market. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Florence Eshalomi: 'Where’s the outrage that so many children have died in temporary accommodation?'
Communities
By Harriet Symonds
Florence Eshalomi: 'Where’s the outrage that so many children have died in temporary accommodation?'
Labour’s Florence Eshalomi tells Harriet Symonds about Keir Starmer’s need to loosen up, her friendship with Kemi Badenoch, and the pain of knowing that children are still experiencing what she did in unsuitable temporary accommodation. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
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Tully Kearney: Paralympic gold medallist championing opportunities for children with disabilities Partner content
Health
By UK Sport
Tully Kearney: Paralympic gold medallist championing opportunities for children with disabilities
Everyone should have the opportunity to experience the freedom of running”: Paralympic gold medallist championing opportunities for children with disabilities.
Tory Former Minister Accuses Own Party Of 'Fatalistic Attitude' To Younger Voters
Communities
Tory Former Minister Accuses Own Party Of "Fatalistic Attitude" To Younger Voters
Conservative MP and former Home Office minister Robert Jenrick has accused his party of having a "fatalistic attitude" towards young people and suggested that they should attempt to follow the example of similar parties in Europe and North America where they have done better in courting younger voters.
Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust
The National Trust has become the unlikely battleground for an increasingly vitriolic row over how the past should be presented. Tali Fraser meets the participants in the culture war to end them all. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
An ambitious social housebuilding programme can be achieved with the right policy leadership
Communities
By Polly Neate
An ambitious social housebuilding programme can be achieved with the right policy leadership
By Keir Starmer’s own words, homelessness is a political choice, and it has almost doubled in the last decade alone.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
CMA confirms that the housing crisis is caused by a broken planning process
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released it’s ‘Housebuilding Market Study: Final Report,’ which confirms what anybody who deals with planning already knows; that the housing crisis is caused by the planning process and government failure.
Housing Minister Says 'Lots Of People Doing A Little' Can Help Solve Housing Crisis
Communities
Housing Minister Says "Lots Of People Doing A Little" Can Help Solve Housing Crisis
Housing minister Lee Rowley has praised the Prince of Wales’s plans for the Duchy of Cornwall to fund a £3m innovative housing project in the south-west of England as an example of "lots of people doing a little" to address the housing crisis, and welcomes input from major landowners.
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Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Government seeks to shift new homes from greenbelt to brownfield
The Government consultation ‘Strengthening planning policy for brownfield development’ seen to implement a ‘presumption in favour of brownfield’ to ensure more brownfield land is used for housing, rather than expanding onto the greenbelt or outside of communities.
The government is making positive changes for children caught in family conflict
Communities
By Viscount Younger
The government is making positive changes for children caught in family conflict
Families are the cornerstones of our communities.  
Tories Fear Slower 4G Rollout Would Be Nail In The Coffin For Ailing Rural Voters
Communities
Tories Fear Slower 4G Rollout Would Be Nail In The Coffin For Ailing Rural Voters
Conservative MPs have expressed concern that a proposed merger of two of the country's four mobile networks could result in bigger phone bills and rural areas waiting longer for 4G coverage, and are calling for thorough scrutiny of the deal. 
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
Environment
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has urged Labour to “borrow” Lib Dem ideas on reforming water utility companies if Keir Starmer's party gets into government, including turning some businesses into not-for-profit, community run schemes.

Labour Wants 'Proper Accountability And Oversight' Of Council Finance
Communities
Labour Wants "Proper Accountability And Oversight" Of Council Finance
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has said that there “has to be proper accountability and oversight” when it comes to local government finance, as Labour is understood to be considering whether the system could be overhauled.
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Education
By Sophie Church
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Britain’s welfare state is in retreat – but should schools plug the gap? Sophie Church visits one outpost to see if the model is sustainable
We are investing in childcare like never before – but the system could be simpler
Communities
By Siobhan Baillie MP
We are investing in childcare like never before – but the system could be simpler
Do not mess with sleep-deprived mums and dads juggling kids and expensive childcare. That was my main message to anybody who would listen when I was pitching for an improved offer. I think I will now add – do not mess with sleep-deprived Conservative MPs. I and others are on the warpath to champion families and the early years sector.
Lesser-Known Co-op Party Could Shape A “Key Pillar” Of Labour’s Economic Plans
Communities
Lesser-Known Co-op Party Could Shape A “Key Pillar” Of Labour’s Economic Plans
Co-operatives should be seen as a “key pillar” of Labour’s economic plans, Chair of the Co-operative Party and Labour shadow minister Jim McMahon has said.
Why government must recommit to the Renters Reform Bill for renters with pets Partner content
Communities
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Why government must recommit to the Renters Reform Bill for renters with pets
The Renters Reform Bill aims to balance the relationship between tenants and landlords, including granting tenants the right to keep pets. Any U-turn on the hard-won progress could lead to more pets being relinquished, and time is running out
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Health
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB launches £10k award in memory of inspirational built environment professional

Former Northern Ireland Negotiator Says There Are Still Lessons To Learn From Bloody Sunday
Communities
Former Northern Ireland Negotiator Says There Are Still Lessons To Learn From Bloody Sunday
Jonathan Powell, an instrumental figure in the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement, has said the UK government must learn from Bloody Sunday and involve victims in truth and reconciliation processes in Northern Ireland.
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Communities
By Justine Smith
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Demand is rising, costs are spiralling and profit-maximising private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling in. The children’s care business is a huge policy failure that is dragging councils towards bankruptcy but, as Justine Smith reports, it is vulnerable children that are the real victims.

Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Education
By Sophie Church
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza tells Sophie Church why Elon Musk needs to take his fatherhood more seriously and why she thinks the Home Office ‘shouldn’t have anything to do with children’
Attacks on lawyers: politicians should know better Partner content
Communities
By Bar Council
Attacks on lawyers: politicians should know better
The ‘Better Call Keir’ meme published by CCHQ, and taken up in some newspapers, is just the latest in a round of lawyer-baiting that now sadly seems a regular part of pre-election tussles focussed on the Leader of the Opposition’s professional past as a practising barrister.
Faith, Politics and Me - Robert Halfon
Communities
By Seun Matiluko
Faith, Politics and Me - Robert Halfon
In her occasional series, Seun Matiluko catches up with politicians to discuss faith and how they balance religion with politics. Here, Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow and education minister, talks about being Jewish in the current climate
London Luton Airport: delivering a future-proof airport Partner content
Communities
By Luton Rising
London Luton Airport: delivering a future-proof airport
The future for London Luton Airport is bright. As part of our plans to expand the airport, we intend to deliver a forward-looking airport in the endeavour of improving the lives of people in Luton and neighbouring communities
We are doing all we can to tackle homelessness across Britain
Communities
By Mims Davies MP
We are doing all we can to tackle homelessness across Britain
Despite facing unprecedented challenges, such as a global pandemic, and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine fuelling inflation and energy costs across Europe, our economy has turned a corner thanks to action taken by this government – meaning we can take action once again.
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak Has Broken Promise To Tackle Islamophobia
Communities
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak Has Broken Promise To Tackle Islamophobia
Exclusive: A Conservative MP has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of having "written off" engagement with British Muslims for political reasons, and claimed that this government does not take Islamophobia as seriously as other forms of racism. 
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025