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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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Labour MPs Push For 'Healthier' Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Labour MPs Push For "Healthier" Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Parliament
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
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After 'Most Disproportionate' General Election Result Ever
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After "Most Disproportionate" General Election Result Ever
Political parties
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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
Partner content
Home affairs
By Police Federation of England and Wales
New report on roads policing shows urgent need for resources
Home Office must end years of underfunding
Priti Patel says it was ‘absolutely right’ to wait until June to bring in coronavirus quarantine in committee clash with Yvette Cooper
Coronavirus
Priti Patel says it was ‘absolutely right’ to wait until June to bring in coronavirus quarantine in committee clash with Yvette Cooper
Priti Patel has said it was “absolutely right” for the Government to wait until June to bring in quarantine measures for all international arrivals to the UK.
Listen: Immigration minister Kevin Foster on the post-Brexit points-based system — PoliticsHome policy podcast, supported by Leidos Partner content
Home affairs
By Leidos
Listen: Immigration minister Kevin Foster on the post-Brexit points-based system — PoliticsHome policy podcast, supported by Leidos
In a policy special of the PoliticsHome podcast supported by Leidos, we spoke to Home Office minister Kevin Foster about the UK’s big post-Brexit immigration shake-up.
Making travel safer, healthier, and more efficient Partner content
Coronavirus
By Leidos
Making travel safer, healthier, and more efficient
As more travellers return to airports, how can technological solutions support a frictionless, secure and healthy travel experience?
Justice Secretary urged to abandon plan to cut jury trials in bid to deal with coronavirus backlog
Coronavirus
Justice Secretary urged to abandon plan to cut jury trials in bid to deal with coronavirus backlog
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has been urged to row back on plans to temporarily cut the number of trials held in front of a jury.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Only as ‘last resort’ should police get involved
National Chair wants Government to ensure shops have obligation to make the wearing of face coverings a condition of entry.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Compassion in Dying
Health Secretary heeds Compassion in Dying’s calls for first ever national DNAR guidance for patients
New national guidance for patients on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders, plus information for NHS staff, to be published after Kate Masters and Compassion in Dying raise grave concerns over poor and unlawful practice during pandemic
Business has been left in the dark over Northern Ireland’s future
Brexit
By Simon Hoare MP
Business has been left in the dark over Northern Ireland’s future
Businesses will soon face new requirements that make it more complicated and costly to trade across the Irish Sea. But with just a few months to go, too many important questions remain unanswered
Labour asks what ministers ‘have against care workers’ as frontline staff left off new NHS immigration route
Coronavirus
Labour asks what ministers ‘have against care workers’ as frontline staff left off new NHS immigration route
Labour has accused the Government of “insulting” the country’s care workers as frontline staff were excluded from a major new post-Brexit immigration route for those in the health sector.
UK not ‘slamming gate shut’ with new post-Brexit migration system, Boris Johnson says
Home affairs
UK not ‘slamming gate shut’ with new post-Brexit migration system, Boris Johnson says
Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system is not about “simply slamming the gates” shut once the UK leaves the European Union, Boris Johnson has said.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Further increases in sentencing ‘could be meaningless’ without full support of Courts
The National Chair of the Police Federation has welcomed a Government-led consultation into doubling sentences for offenders who assault emergency workers and described it is an opportunity to ensure police officers who are attacked while doing their job feel supported by the Criminal Justice System.
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs Partner content
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
Coronavirus
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
The Home Secretary is set to unveil further details of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system on Monday.
Labour demands ‘immediate’ publication of Priti Patel bullying probe amid ‘political interference’ claims
Home affairs
Labour demands ‘immediate’ publication of Priti Patel bullying probe amid ‘political interference’ claims
Labour is demanding the “immediate” publication of a report into whether Home Secretary Priti Patel bullied staff.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
National Chair slams spate of ‘seriously damaging’ anti-police reports
John Apter calls for more media support as he warns biased reporting risks impeding recruitment drive
Theresa May urges bosses not to force domestic abuse victims to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Theresa May urges bosses not to force domestic abuse victims to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic
Theresa May has urged bosses to consider whether any of their workers might suffer from domestic abuse before making them work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Operationally led, digitally enabled: A fresh approach to transforming legacy border systems Partner content
Home affairs
By Leidos
Operationally led, digitally enabled: A fresh approach to transforming legacy border systems
It is possible to deliver a more advanced border through digital transformation. An operationally-led, digitally-enabled approach should be baked into tackling the scale of the border management conundrum facing the UK.
‘Rough sex’ defence set to be banned after MPs back bid to change ‘chilling’ law
Home affairs
‘Rough sex’ defence set to be banned after MPs back bid to change ‘chilling’ law
MPs have backed legislation that will outlaw the “chilling“ use of “rough sex” that campaigners say has allowed killers to escape punishment.
Multi-year funding settlement needed to rescue policing Partner content
Home affairs
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Multi-year funding settlement needed to rescue policing
The Government must consider multi-year funding deals, akin to the NHS, if it is to reverse years of damaging cuts, says the Police Federation of England as Wales – echoing the chief inspector of constabulary’s calls.
Boris Johnson reportedly set for major U-turn over Huawei role in UK 5G network
Defence
Boris Johnson reportedly set for major U-turn over Huawei role in UK 5G network
Boris Johnson is reportedly set to make a major U-turn over the use of Huawei technology in the UK's 5G network.
Home Office problems left ‘vulnerable’ asylum seekers without access to doctor or schools for 86 days, watchdog finds
Home affairs
Home Office problems left ‘vulnerable’ asylum seekers without access to doctor or schools for 86 days, watchdog finds
Hundreds of asylum seekers were left without access to a GP or schools for months after a Home Office programme to temporarily support and house them struggled to get going, the public spending watchdog has found.
Sir Keir Starmer says he regrets calling Black Lives Matter movement 'a moment'
Communities
Sir Keir Starmer says he regrets calling Black Lives Matter movement 'a moment'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he regrets describing the Black Lives Matter movement as "a moment".
Home affairs
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Amazon refuses to halt sale of offensive ‘Blue lives murder’ merchandise
National Chair says he believes the public will question company’s moral judgement after Internet giants reject Federation’s plea to stop sales
Partner content
Home affairs
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Detail of EHRC review of ‘hostile environment’ policies published
The terms of reference have been published for a statutory assessment by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of how the Home Office complied with equality law when developing, implementing and monitoring ‘hostile environment’ immigration measures.
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