As an ex-white van man who dabbled in amateur dramatics, Ian Chapman never saw himself becoming a Senior Doorkeeper in Parliament. But as he puts his vibrato to good use, he can’t imagine being anywhere else

Theresa May has insisted Salisbury is “very much open for business” after two people ended up in a critical condition following the second nerve agent incident in the town.

The tap gushing excessive pay for water company bosses should be turned off, Unite, the country largest union, said today (Thursday 5 July), on the eve of a demonstration to mark the 29th anniversary of the ‘misguided’ privatisation of the industry.

Ahead of Friday’s Third Reading debate of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a briefing.

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has denied that big tech firms like Facebook and Google are too big to regulate ahead of a planned government clampdown.

Sajid Javid today paved the way for a law change that could allow the use of cannabis products for medicinal purposes.

Becky Thwaites, Head of Public Affairs at Blue Cross pet charity reflects on a recent Westminster Hall debate on pet theft.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has had its approach for dealing with the new European Insurance Distribution Directive approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Legal Services Board (LSB).

News that overnight allowance is to be paid to all those eligible officers who will be working away from home as part of the policing operation for the American presidential visit has been welcomed.

Ahead of her question today on the affordable housing programme, Baroness Thornhill writes about the social housing supply for PoliticsHome. 

The Home Office must instigate major reforms or risk another Windrush scandal happening “all over again to others in future,” a powerful group of MPs has said.

Lisa Nandy MP says the Government can no longer delay action as victims of the child migrant scandal are dying before they see justice served. 

The winners of the second annual Bar Council Employed Barristers' Awards have been announced following a black-tie dinner at the Imperial War Museum in London on Friday 29 June.

The Bar Council’s flagship social mobility initiative, Bar Placement Week, will this week mark 10 years of giving sixth form students from non-traditional backgrounds the opportunity to spend a week experiencing life as a barrister. 

A public consultation on evidence-based guidelines for chief officers on how they should deliver, support and develop neighbourhood policing has opened.

Amnesty International has called on the Home Office to bring an end to “shameful” fees of over £1000 for UK-born children of immigrants to obtain citizenship.

From the ‘Women in Politics Hackathon’ to a new youth ambassadors scheme, this week’s activities will be a chance to celebrate our thriving democracy, writes Chloe Smith

Politicians were partly to blame for the tragic killing of Jo Cox because of the atmosphere created by the EU referendum debate, the chaplain for the Houses of Parliament has said.

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

MPs have rounded on the Home Office after it provided “no credible explanation” for twice detaining two children of the Windrush generation.

Responding to the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) new guide on customer feedback, a Bar Council spokesperson said: “Suggestions on techniques and approaches that barristers and chambers might adopt for eliciting constructive feedback from clients will no doubt be helpful.

No new parent should have to choose between abandoning their baby, or leaving their constituents without a voice. The right for MPs to vote by proxy is a straightforward change whose time has come, write Harriet Harman, Maria Miller and Hannah Bardell

Rebecca Weston, Sellafield director of strategy and technology, said:

Findings from the 2017 local Routine Arming Survey reports show that officers across England and Wales want better access to Tasers, as force-level reports are published today.