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Dan Tomlinson Interview: Without Growth, Our Politics Will Not Survive
Dan Tomlinson Interview: Without Growth, Our Politics Will Not Survive
Economy
Periods in insecure housing mean cheerleading for the government’s growth agenda is personal for Dan Tomlinson, he tells Adam Payne
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
'The Tories Can Have Him': Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
Political parties
"The Tories Can Have Him": Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Economy
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers
Defence
Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers
Labour MP Mike Amesbury To Stand Down And Trigger By-Election
Political parties
Labour MP Mike Amesbury To Stand Down And Trigger By-Election
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In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Communities
By Theo Bertram
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Health
By Diane Abbott MP
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Inside the Lib Dems' swivel to small business
Political parties
By Sophie Church
Inside the Lib Dems' swivel to small business
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Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Health
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn
Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn
Economy
Boost Defence Spending Using Private Finance, Says Arms Industry
Boost Defence Spending Using Private Finance, Says Arms Industry
Defence
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Communities
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Alison McGovern: 'Employment is 1,000% a progressive cause'
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Alison McGovern: 'Employment is 1,000% a progressive cause'
Vacancies are soaring but so are the numbers out of work – fixing that is at the heart of Labour’s ambition for growth. Alison McGovern’s plans for employment could prove key, writes Tali Fraser. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Blue Labour v Reform: The Pro-Worker, Anti-Woke Plan To Beat Farage
Communities
Blue Labour v Reform: The Pro-Worker, Anti-Woke Plan To Beat Farage
Is Blue Labour the answer to Keir Starmer’s problems? Sienna Rodgers and Tom Scotson report on a new group of MPs and the re-emergence of a tradition that had been jettisoned
Youngest MP Calls For 'Voting Terminals' Around Parliament As Backbenchers Plan Modernisation Drive
Communities
Youngest MP Calls For 'Voting Terminals' Around Parliament As Backbenchers Plan Modernisation Drive
Labour MP Sam Carling has called for the Modernisation Committee to consider reform of Parliament's voting system to make MPs "more productive".
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Dan Tomlinson Interview: Without Growth, Our Politics Will Not Survive
Economy
Dan Tomlinson Interview: Without Growth, Our Politics Will Not Survive
Periods in insecure housing mean cheerleading for the government’s growth agenda is personal for Dan Tomlinson, he tells Adam Payne
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Communities
By Theo Bertram
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Liz Kendall’s welfare cuts this week exposed an underlying tension in the Labour Party between fiscal necessity and political identity.
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Health
By Diane Abbott MP
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Nobody would have guessed when he was running for the leadership of the Labour Party that, within months of actually becoming Prime Minister, Keir Starmer would be calling for £5bn cuts in the welfare budget, in particular payments to the disabled.
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
A new poll suggests a split between the Liberal Democrat leadership and party members as they prepare to vote on changing gender self-identification policy.
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Reform UK has dropped a candidate for the May local elections after they pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud.
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Economy
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Labour MPs across the party remain sceptical over the expected cuts to benefits after No 10 began an intensive 48-hour stint of roundtable discussions to shore up support.
Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers
Defence
Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers
Reform UK voters buck the national trend of supporting British troops being sent to Ukraine as peacekeepers, according to new polling.
Labour MP Mike Amesbury To Stand Down And Trigger By-Election
Political parties
Labour MP Mike Amesbury To Stand Down And Trigger By-Election
Labour MP Mike Amesbury has announced he will stand down as an MP "as soon as possible" and trigger the first by-election since Labour got into government last July.
Starmer Must Choose Between The US And Europe
Foreign affairs
Starmer Must Choose Between The US And Europe
Europe is a far more compatible partner for the UK than an authoritarian, proto-fascist US. Failing to realise this could have catastrophic consequences for our country, writes Labour MP Clive Lewis
Reform Investigating MP For Alleged 'Serious Bullying' Against Female Staff
Political parties
Reform Investigating MP For Alleged "Serious Bullying" Against Female Staff
Reform UK is investigating the conduct of its MP Rupert Lowe, after complaints of "serious bullying" were submitted by two female members of staff in his offices, the party said.
Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts
Economy
Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts
There is growing uneasiness among Labour MPs about the prospect of welfare cuts.
Nigel Farage Says JD Vance Is 'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong' After Claims He Insulted British Troops
Foreign affairs
Nigel Farage Says JD Vance Is "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong" After Claims He Insulted British Troops
Nigel Farage has said JD Vance was “wrong, wrong, wrong” after the US vice president appeared to describe the prospect of an Anglo-French force in Ukraine as “20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
Senior Tories Voice Concern That Party Has No Clear Plan To Fight Reform
Political parties
Senior Tories Voice Concern That Party Has No Clear Plan To Fight Reform
Senior Tories have privately expressed concern that the party does not yet have a coherent strategy for taking the fight to Reform UK.
International Development Minister Resigns Over Foreign Aid Cut
Foreign affairs
International Development Minister Resigns Over Foreign Aid Cut
International development minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned over the government's decision to cut the foreign aid budget.
False-patriot Reform MPs are incapable of standing up for British values
Defence
By Labour MPs Mike Tapp, Will Stone, Helena Dollimore, Fred Thomas and Paul Foster
False-patriot Reform MPs are incapable of standing up for British values
Reform MPs reject British values and spew Kremlin propaganda. The British people will see through their dangerous rhetoric.
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury Avoids Jail Sentence
Political parties
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury Avoids Jail Sentence
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has avoided jail after winning an appeal against his 10-week jail sentence for punching a man in the street. 
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury Jailed For Ten Weeks
Home affairs
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury Jailed For Ten Weeks
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for ten weeks after punching a man in the street.
Seaside Labour MPs Unite To Resist Reform Wave
Political parties
Seaside Labour MPs Unite To Resist Reform Wave
Coastal Labour MPs are getting more organised as they brace for the threat of Nigel Farage.
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Political parties
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks any. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is even more important than campaign pledges.
The Future of Work review that never was
Communities
By Matt Warman MP
The Future of Work review that never was
Boris Johnson was forced out before Matt Warman could complete a review on the future of work. It was, he reports, a fitting end to an impossible task.
'He said there was no chance of her winning': Inside the 1975 Conservative leadership race
Political parties
By Lord Lexden
'He said there was no chance of her winning': Inside the 1975 Conservative leadership race
Margaret Thatcher owed her victory to the cunning Airey Neave and the miscalculations of Tories who just wanted to give Ted Heath ‘a kick up the bum’, reports Lord Lexden
Inside Reform's Bid To Get Serious
Political parties
Inside Reform's Bid To Get Serious
Reform UK’s fag-in-mouth, pint-in-hand public image belies a determined effort to professionalise the insurgent party to maximise its electoral potential, reports Harriet Symonds
Labour MP “Couldn't Give A Monkey’s” About Left's Concerns On Digital IDs
Home affairs
Labour MP “Couldn't Give A Monkey’s” About Left's Concerns On Digital IDs
A Labour MP urging the government to introduce digital ID cards said he “couldn't give a monkey’s” about concerns from progressives in his party if the move can deliver policy results.
Kemi Badenoch Accused Of 'Hypocrisy' After Reversing Support For Football Regulator
Culture
Kemi Badenoch Accused Of "Hypocrisy" After Reversing Support For Football Regulator
The government has accused Kemi Badenoch of "complete hypocrisy" after the Tory leader appeared to backtrack on her support for reforming English football.
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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
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Net Zero Week 2025