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Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Communities
As the war in Ukraine rages on, thousands of refugees in the UK are stuck in limbo due to uncertainty around the Government’s visa extension scheme.
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
Foreign affairs
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
David Lammy Says UK Should Be 'Cautious' About Regime Change In Syria
Foreign affairs
David Lammy Says UK Should Be "Cautious" About Regime Change In Syria
UK Cannot Be 'Complacent' About Russian Interference In General Elections
Foreign affairs
UK Cannot Be "Complacent" About Russian Interference In General Elections
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
Foreign affairs
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
Boost BBC World Service Funding To Help Ukraine Fight Russia, Says Labour MP
Culture
Boost BBC World Service Funding To Help Ukraine Fight Russia, Says Labour MP
Three Quarters Of People Say The World Is More Dangerous Now Than Five Years Ago
Defence
Three Quarters Of People Say The World Is More Dangerous Now Than Five Years Ago
The House Live
The UK has a strategic and moral imperative to support Tibet
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alton and Chris Law
The UK has a strategic and moral imperative to support Tibet
The rise of disinformation is a challenge and an opportunity for UK foreign policy
Foreign affairs
By Reuben Solomon
The rise of disinformation is a challenge and an opportunity for UK foreign policy
The UK should look to support any Syrian requests for Assad's extradition
Defence
By David Taylor MP
The UK should look to support any Syrian requests for Assad's extradition
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Reform Focus On Grassroots In Wales As Members Help Food Banks
Reform Focus On Grassroots In Wales As Members Help Food Banks
Political parties
Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Political parties
Navigating politics with ADHD and dyslexia: my journey to Westminster
Navigating politics with ADHD and dyslexia: my journey to Westminster
By Adam Dance
Parliament
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Freedom's free riders – the European countries that should spend more on defence
Foreign affairs
By Tim Leunig
Freedom's free riders – the European countries that should spend more on defence
Now US president-elect Donald Trump is making Europe pay for its own defence, Tim Leunig says countries like Switzerland and Ireland need to pick a side – and if they won’t join Nato, they should be made to help pay for it
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
New Labour MP Peter Lamb talks to Sienna Rodgers about his fears over the Chagos deal, siding with the left on Gaza, and why all housing association properties should be nationalised
DNC diary: '50,000 people all on the same side! But where was the fear of losing?'
Foreign affairs
By Chi Onwurah MP
DNC diary: '50,000 people all on the same side! But where was the fear of losing?'
My biggest mistake was landing in Chicago at the same time as President Biden. Half an hour earlier and all would have been fine, the extraordinarily polite and helpful US diplomatic security men at O'Hare airport told me, but the President’s detail would shut the city down. 
Foreign Affairs news
The UK has a strategic and moral imperative to support Tibet
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alton and Chris Law
The UK has a strategic and moral imperative to support Tibet
The recent devastating earthquake in Tibet has seen the losses of over a hundred lives and left countless others injured or displaced.
The rise of disinformation is a challenge and an opportunity for UK foreign policy
Foreign affairs
By Reuben Solomon
The rise of disinformation is a challenge and an opportunity for UK foreign policy
The global digital landscape offers unprecedented opportunities for connectivity and information exchange.
The UK should look to support any Syrian requests for Assad's extradition
Defence
By David Taylor MP
The UK should look to support any Syrian requests for Assad's extradition
After half a century of tyranny in Syria, the criminal regime has fallen – and it provides Syrians an opportunity for a better future.
Here's how we stand up to far-right billionaires threatening our democracy
Foreign affairs
By Carla Denyer
Here's how we stand up to far-right billionaires threatening our democracy
To defeat far-right figures like Elon Musk, the left must provide solutions to the concerns that they exploit.
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
As the war in Ukraine rages on, thousands of refugees in the UK are stuck in limbo due to uncertainty around the Government’s visa extension scheme.
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
Foreign affairs
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
Labour MPs focused on international development are urging ministers to reform the overseas aid budget, rather than push for a fast return to the 0.7 per cent spending target, by reducing the share of the budget spent on asylum hotels.
Freedom's free riders – the European countries that should spend more on defence
Foreign affairs
By Tim Leunig
Freedom's free riders – the European countries that should spend more on defence
Now US president-elect Donald Trump is making Europe pay for its own defence, Tim Leunig says countries like Switzerland and Ireland need to pick a side – and if they won’t join Nato, they should be made to help pay for it
Britain has every right to defend itself from Russia’s aggression
Defence
By Sir Roderic Lyne
Britain has every right to defend itself from Russia’s aggression
Vladimir Putin says Russia attacked Ukraine with a new medium-range missile “in response to the use of American and British long-range weapons on 21 November”.
The West has been too weak defending Taiwan
Foreign affairs
By Blair McDougall MP
The West has been too weak defending Taiwan
Think back to early 2022. The emergency flights full of anti-tank weapons, the hastily drafted sanction regimes, the fruitless shuttle diplomacy. Ukraine stands as a reminder that it is best to form policy in response to a crisis before the crisis emerges.
The UK is in a slow-moving car crash with Trump over defence
Defence
By Lord Houghton
The UK is in a slow-moving car crash with Trump over defence
Donald Trump’s election victory will undoubtedly have implications for both international security and defence spending, particularly in Europe.
Britain has lost its once great development prowess
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Britain has lost its once great development prowess
It was my good fortune to serve in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) at a time of perilous global upheaval.
Israel risks breaking international law by banning UNRWA
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Israel risks breaking international law by banning UNRWA
For more than a year now, the world’s attention has rightly been on the brutal war in Gaza.
David Lammy Says UK Should Be 'Cautious' About Regime Change In Syria
Foreign affairs
David Lammy Says UK Should Be "Cautious" About Regime Change In Syria
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK should be “cautious” while welcoming the “opportunity” for the Syrian people after rebels overthrew the Bashar Al Assad regime.
UK Cannot Be 'Complacent' About Russian Interference In General Elections
Foreign affairs
UK Cannot Be "Complacent" About Russian Interference In General Elections
The chair of the foreign affairs select committee has said the UK cannot be complacent about Russian attempts to influence its elections after a Romanian court annulled the country's presidential contest citing interference.
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
Foreign affairs
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
What can Nigel Farage learn from Donald Trump’s victory in the United States? Harriet Symonds explores how Reform can win the ‘bro vote’ in the UK
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
Foreign affairs
By Jim Allister MP
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
If MPs would not want their constituents to be governed by laws they cannot change, they should support my Private Members' Bill.
Boost BBC World Service Funding To Help Ukraine Fight Russia, Says Labour MP
Culture
Boost BBC World Service Funding To Help Ukraine Fight Russia, Says Labour MP
A Labour MP is leading calls for the BBC World Service to be given a funding boost, arguing that it has helped Ukraine fight Russia by combatting disinformation.
Three Quarters Of People Say The World Is More Dangerous Now Than Five Years Ago
Defence
Three Quarters Of People Say The World Is More Dangerous Now Than Five Years Ago
Nearly three-quarters of people believe the world feels more dangerous now than it did five years ago, new polling shows.
We must call off the Chagos Islands deal
Foreign affairs
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
We must call off the Chagos Islands deal
The sovereignty of the Chagos Islands over the last few months has excited emotions on all sides of the Commons, for good reason. The islands have been part of Britain since 1810/14 and the islands have been of vital strategic importance ever since.
Trump’s victory could give Europe the wake-up call it needs
Foreign affairs
By Blair McDougall MP
Trump’s victory could give Europe the wake-up call it needs
If we believe that Donald Trump really means what he said during the election campaign, we may be entering a period of American protectionism and abandonment of democratic allies. The stakes on this are so high that we must take it seriously – but should we take it literally?
Labour MP Criticises 'Hypocritical' Disinterest In UK Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
Foreign affairs
Labour MP Criticises "Hypocritical" Disinterest In UK Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
A Labour MP has said outrage over arms exports to Israel is “hypocritical” given the UK exports a higher volume of arms to Saudi Arabia which is currently at war in Yemen.
Senior Tory Philip Hammond Says Calls To Cut Off Trade With China Are 'Unrealistic'
Defence
Senior Tory Philip Hammond Says Calls To Cut Off Trade With China Are "Unrealistic"
Former foreign secretary Lord Hammond has urged the Conservative party to be less ideological in its approach to China, saying it is "unrealistic" to call for cutting off trade with the world's second-largest economy.
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Defence
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Lord Ricketts, the UK's former national security advisor, believes there is not enough institutional knowledge in Whitehall to support Prime Minister Keir Starmer's pursuit of a more "pragmatic" relationship with China.
How football riches could ease the suffering of Ukraine
Foreign affairs
By Joe Powell
How football riches could ease the suffering of Ukraine
It’s over 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the consequences continue to be devastating.
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Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
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Online
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference