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Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Defence
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.
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Education
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
MPs Urged To Be 'Wary' Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament
Home affairs
MPs Urged To Be "Wary" Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament
New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System
Home affairs
New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System
Non-League Teams Fear New Anti-Terror Law Could Be Too Costly To Follow
Home affairs
Non-League Teams Fear New Anti-Terror Law Could Be Too Costly To Follow
Labour MP Praises Theresa May For Bringing Modern Slavery To 'Centre' Of Political Debate
Home affairs
Labour MP Praises Theresa May For Bringing Modern Slavery To "Centre" Of Political Debate
Keir Starmer Says Middle East Must 'Step Back From The Brink' On 7 October Anniversary
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Says Middle East Must "Step Back From The Brink" On 7 October Anniversary
The House Live
With digital ID, we can take back control
Home affairs
By Jake Richards MP
With digital ID, we can take back control
My call to widen family reunion rights for refugees
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Hamwee
My call to widen family reunion rights for refugees
The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history
Home affairs
By Gregory Campbell
The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain Partner content
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain
By Nuclear Industry Association
Environment
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Jonathan Ashworth: 'Nobody likes losing an election. It's a kick in the knackers'
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Jonathan Ashworth: 'Nobody likes losing an election. It's a kick in the knackers'
A key figure in Gordon Brown’s No 10, and a shadow cabinet minister under Keir Starmer’s Labour opposition, Jonathan Ashworth tells Tali Fraser about his plans as chief executive of influential think tank Labour Together.
Middlesbrough MP Says 'Rampant Inequality' Opened The Way For Violent Riots
Communities
Middlesbrough MP Says "Rampant Inequality" Opened The Way For Violent Riots
The Labour MP for Middlesbrough has said that a legacy of “rampant inequality” opened the way for “terrible behaviours and abuse” to take hold in Teesside.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Home Affairs news
How Low Can You Go: MPs Start A Race To The Bottom Over Their Pay
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
How Low Can You Go: MPs Start A Race To The Bottom Over Their Pay
Ahead of Ipsa announcing its decision on whether it will recommend a pay increase for MPs after a year-long freeze, Kate Proctor looks at the thorny issue of MPs’ salaries and asks whether leaders are engaged in “mutual destruction” on pay rises to keep the public onside.
Cressida Dick Has Resigned As Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Home affairs
Cressida Dick Has Resigned As Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police after five years in the role.
David Lammy Says Anti-Vaccine Mob 'Played Back' Boris Johnson's False Savile Slur
Home affairs
David Lammy Says Anti-Vaccine Mob "Played Back" Boris Johnson's False Savile Slur
David Lammy said it was “deeply disturbing” to hear anti-vaccine protesters repeating comments by Boris Johnson suggesting Keir Starmer was responsible for the failure to prosecute Jimmy Savile.
The National Disability strategy must be led by disabled people
Home affairs
By Lord Holmes
The National Disability strategy must be led by disabled people
The National Disability Strategy, published in July last year, set out actions the government promised to take to improve the everyday lives of the 14 million disabled people in the UK.
We must provide targeted support for homeless EU migrants if we are to end rough sleeping
Home affairs
By Stephen Timms MP
We must provide targeted support for homeless EU migrants if we are to end rough sleeping
The scale of homelessness and housing difficulties among EU citizens across Britain has become a growing concern.
Ministers Struggle To Find Small Boats Fixes As Surge In Crossings Approaches
Home affairs
Ministers Struggle To Find Small Boats Fixes As Surge In Crossings Approaches
The government has made little progress in its bid to tackle Channel crossings, with a Home Office insider describing the situation as "kind of a mess".
UK Is Hopeful DUP Walkout Will Lead To Northern Ireland Protocol Deal In Coming Weeks
Brexit
UK Is Hopeful DUP Walkout Will Lead To Northern Ireland Protocol Deal In Coming Weeks
The government is hopeful that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) move to bring Stormont to a halt will prompt the European Union to make a compromise big enough to reach an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol in the coming weeks.
The resettlement scheme is letting down Afghan relatives of British nationals still stranded and at risk
Home affairs
By Caroline Lucas MP
The resettlement scheme is letting down Afghan relatives of British nationals still stranded and at risk
Last month, after a five-month wait, the government announced that the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) was finally up and running.
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
Home affairs
By Marsha de Cordova MP
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
The genesis of the welfare state was the Beveridge Report, published in 1942. The report envisioned a social security system that would act as a safety net, there to support each and every citizen in need.
Over A Quarter Of Tory Voters Would Not Vote For Boris Johnson's Conservatives If They Had Their 2019 Vote Again, Poll Shows
Communities
Over A Quarter Of Tory Voters Would Not Vote For Boris Johnson's Conservatives If They Had Their 2019 Vote Again, Poll Shows
More than a quarter of Conservative voters who backed Boris Johnson at the 2019 general election would change their vote if they could go back in time, new polling has shown.
Four Top Boris Johnson Aides Quit No.10 In A Torrid Day For Downing Street
Home affairs
By Kate Proctor, John Johnston and Noa Hoffman
Four Top Boris Johnson Aides Quit No.10 In A Torrid Day For Downing Street
Boris Johnson has suffered a major blow to his already bruised authority after four senior members of his Downing Street team resigned on Thursday.
DUP First Minister Resigns In Protest Over Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
DUP First Minister Resigns In Protest Over Northern Ireland Protocol
Paul Givan has announced his resignation as Northern Ireland's First Minister as part of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles Partner content
Economy
By Law Commission
The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles
With the correct legal framework in place, we can safely and responsibly introduce self-driving vehicles. Find out how.
Met Police Face 'Watershed Moment' Over Misogyny And Discrimination Allegations, Senior Policing Figure Says
Home affairs
Met Police Face "Watershed Moment" Over Misogyny And Discrimination Allegations, Senior Policing Figure Says
The former chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority believes the force is facing a “watershed moment” on a culture of misogyny, discrimination and harassment after shocking new allegations have prompted fresh calls for Met Commissioner Cressida Dick's resignation.
Victims Of Jimmy Savile Say Boris Johnson's Keir Starmer Claims Are 'Grubby And Reprehensible'
Home affairs
Victims Of Jimmy Savile Say Boris Johnson's Keir Starmer Claims Are "Grubby And Reprehensible"
Victims of child sex offender Jimmy Savile have described false comments levelled at Keir Starmer about the sex offender as “grubby and reprehensible”.
A culture of misogyny and racism has existed in the Met police for too long – Cressida Dick must go
Home affairs
By Diane Abbott MP
A culture of misogyny and racism has existed in the Met police for too long – Cressida Dick must go
The culture of the Metropolitan police and what that means for the way they do the job has been the subject of public concern for many decades.
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety Partner content
Energy
By Electrical Safety First
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety
With the Building Safety Bill progressing through the Lords, Peers have the power to help avoid another tower block tragedy by enforcing electrical safety checks for social tenants and leaseholders in England.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Policy@Manchester
Institutional abuse and neglect: time for policy and regulatory reform?
Attention to the abuse and neglect of people in institutional settings is at the forefront of existing and proposed policy agendas. Investigations, reviews and calls for action feature in the workload of the Joint Committee on Human Rights; the Health and Social Care Select Committee; the Equality and Human Rights Committee and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Most recently, the failure of existing regulatory, corporate and legislatives regimes to safeguard people with learning disabilities and autism against poor inpatient care resulted in the development of the National Safe and Wellbeing Programme by the NHS Executive in 2021. That policy initiative acknowledged that “current quality oversight processes are not always robust enough to identify poor standards of care particularly in relation to people’s physical wellbeing and quality of life.” In this blog, Kirsty Keywood and Margaret Flynn use their experience of undertaking and contributing to a number of Safeguarding Adult Revie
Priti Patel Says Violent And Misogynistic Remarks Made By Police Are 'Sickening'
Home affairs
Priti Patel Says Violent And Misogynistic Remarks Made By Police Are "Sickening"
Met police officers who made vile remarks about killing "African babies" and "hate-fucking" female colleagues has been described as "sickening" by Home Secretary Priti Patel.
Downing Street Pledges to Publish Updated Sue Gray Report When Police Investigation Completes
Home affairs
Downing Street Pledges to Publish Updated Sue Gray Report When Police Investigation Completes
Number 10 has committed to publishing further details of Sue Gray's investigation into allegations of parties in Downing Street after the Met Police has completed their own inquiry into the matter.
We must end Holocaust distortion
Home affairs
By Karen Pollock
We must end Holocaust distortion
Today, we mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
On Holocaust Memorial Day let’s stand united against hatred
Home affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP and John Howell MP
On Holocaust Memorial Day let’s stand united against hatred
Over the past year we have seen increasing division in UK politics. While not unusual in a profession like ours, we must actively acknowledge the negative impact this can have - not just in Parliament but throughout society.
Claims of Islamophobia should remind this government to stand up for British values
Home affairs
By Sajjad Karim
Claims of Islamophobia should remind this government to stand up for British values
Westminster is once again engulfed in high drama and turbulence behind which very fundamental issues are thrown to the fore for determination.
Boris Johnson Allies Insist 'Dial Hasn't Shifted' On His Leadership Despite Police Party Inquiry
Home affairs
Boris Johnson Allies Insist "Dial Hasn't Shifted" On His Leadership Despite Police Party Inquiry
Senior Conservative MPs seem to have thrown Boris Johnson a lifeline, and have not mobilised to oust him as Prime Minister, despite backbench fury over this morning's launch of a police investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference