Chief Executive of the EHRC, Rebecca Hilsenrath, says changes to voting procedures need to be thought through carefully.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s speech to support pension saving among the self-employed.

Richard Atkins QC, Chair of the Bar Council, has responded to the Queen's Speech, saying “justice must stay high on the priority list of any government."

Legislation to deliver Brexit dominated Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech as Prime Minister, which also had a strong law and order theme.

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) welcomed Andrea Jenkyns MP (Morley and Outwood) to a ‘Family Fun Day’ event at Leeds Beckett University Campus on Sunday 13th October to celebrate 30 years since CCEP’s Wakefield site – Europe’s largest soft drinks factory* – first opened. 

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

Foreign criminals who breach their deportation orders by returning to the UK will be locked up for longer under plans to be announced in the Queen's Speech.

A Queen's Speech is not required to answer the Brexit question, nor will it tackle the climate crisis or commit to devolved policing to Wales, writes Liz Saville Roberts MP. 

The Commission for Countering Extremism’s recent report is a much-needed contribution to the conversation around extremism but lays bare gaps in the Government’s approach, writes Guinevere Poncia.

The Lords is a chamber charged with the serious constitutional duty of checking Government legislation and holding ministers to account. The Prime Minister should show restraint on new appointments, writes the Lord Speaker

Concerned about the rise of knife crime in the UK, Lord Naseby asked the Home Office Minister what action is being taken to ensure that retailers selling kitchen knives adhere to regulations.

EU citizens who do not secure immigration status by the deadline for the Home Office’s Brexit scheme could be subject to deportation, Brandon Lewis has confirmed.

Donald Trump has appeared to defend an American woman wanted over the death of a British teenager.

The government will struggle to hit net-zero in rural areas unless they do more to work with industry and engage consumers, a group of leading energy experts has said at a fringe event run by Liquid Gas UK.

Vets say that putting high welfare, UK veal and goat’s meat back onto the table could help reduce the regular killing of unwanted male animals on farms.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called on the United States to "do the right thing" after an American woman involved in a car crash that left a British teenager dead was granted immunity.

Boris Johnson has come in for fresh criticism after he missed a deadline to respond to allegations about his relationship with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri.

A Liberal Democract Government would treat asylum seekers fairly and with dignity, lifting the ban to allow them to work three months after they have applied, ending the callous actions of this Tory Government, writes Lord Roberts.

Boris Johnson has called on the Metropolitan Police to use the "full force of the law" against environmental protestors Extinction Rebellion.

The Government's efforts to tackle extremism are "inadequate and unfocused", an independent commissioner has said.

Having a sense of belonging to this country is without doubt an intrinsic part of becoming British. But the questions asked of applicants do not on the whole seem to me to reflect the society we live in, says Lord Dubs.

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

Lady Hale has been criticised by Cabinet ministers, after she opened a speech with the words, “Let’s hear it for the girly swots”. 

Boris Johnson hopes Hungary will veto Britain’s potential request for a Brexit delay, according to reports.