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Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
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The Labour Party is streamlining its headquarters in an organisational overhaul prompted by a large number of staff moving into government jobs.
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
Political parties
Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
The House Live
Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
Political parties
By Tim Bale
Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Political parties
By Vince Cable
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Political parties
By Ben Guerin
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
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'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
How did Labour win its staggering majority of 174? Party insiders take Sienna Rodgers behind the scenes of the campaign, from the ‘professionalised’ HQ to the ruthlessly efficient ground operation
Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
Political parties
Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
After a damning defeat at the polls yesterday, the long rebuild of the Conservative Party can finally begin.
New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
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New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
Keir Starmer has officially become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Labour Party won the 2024 General Election in a historic landslide.
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MPs Say It's “Absolute Nonsense” To Say Tories Are Worried About Bexley By-Election
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MPs Say It's “Absolute Nonsense” To Say Tories Are Worried About Bexley By-Election
The Conservative party is confident they’ll hold Old Bexley and Sidcup in a by-election on Thursday, despite reports that there were “jitters” in the party.
Baby Of The House: Lord Taylor And Pamela Nash
Political parties
By John Johnston
Baby Of The House: Lord Taylor And Pamela Nash
Young MPs given the unofficial title of “Baby of the House” can find it both a blessing and a curse. Former Liberal Democrat MP Lord Taylor of Goss Moor and former Labour MP Pamela Nash recount their experiences.
How MPs Could Be Hit By Proposed Changes To Parliament’s Code Of Conduct
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How MPs Could Be Hit By Proposed Changes To Parliament’s Code Of Conduct
The standards committee has recommended a host of changes to the rules which govern MPs' conduct, including second jobs, after a major row over sleaze.
Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team
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Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team
Former minister Yvette Cooper has made a comeback to Labour's frontbench as shadow Home Secretary after party leader Keir Starmer carried out a significant reshuffle to his top team.
Boris Johnson Would Be Forced To Declare Cost Of Spain Holiday Under New MP Rules
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Boris Johnson Would Be Forced To Declare Cost Of Spain Holiday Under New MP Rules
New rules recommended by the Commons standards committee on how MPs declare gifts would force Boris Johnson to reveal how much his free holiday to a luxury Spanish villa would have cost the minister who owns it.
Angela Rayner Speech Derailed By Surprise Reshuffle Of Labour Shadow Cabinet
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Angela Rayner Speech Derailed By Surprise Reshuffle Of Labour Shadow Cabinet
Labour leader Keir Starmer has begun a surprise reshuffle of his Shadow Cabinet.
Spotlight on Standards
Political parties
By Lord Empey
Spotlight on Standards
The last few weeks have seen acres of newsprint and hours of television devoted to MPs having second jobs and wealthy businesspeople allegedly “buying” their peerages. Social media has been full of negative comment as well, after the botched attempt to change the standards mechanism in the Commons.
Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview
Anthony Mangnall is spoken of with enthusiasm among senior Conservatives, as one of the most promising MPs of the 2019 intake. But, he tells Georgina Bailey, just don't call him a 'rising star'.
Government Whips Are Caught In The Crossfire In A War Between Number 10 And Tory MPs
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Government Whips Are Caught In The Crossfire In A War Between Number 10 And Tory MPs
Relations between Downing Street and the wider Conservative Party in the Commons have reached their lowest point yet this Parliament.
Government Officials Turn On Patel's 'Completely Incompetent' Home Office Over Channel Crossings
Home affairs
Government Officials Turn On Patel's "Completely Incompetent" Home Office Over Channel Crossings
Priti Patel is under growing pressure over what critics say is her failure to manage Channel crossings, with a Whitehall source telling PoliticsHome that the Home Office is "completely incompetent" and her leadership "outdated".
Rules On Babies In Parliament To Be Reviewed After Stella Creasy Was Reprimanded
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Rules On Babies In Parliament To Be Reviewed After Stella Creasy Was Reprimanded
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has announced that the current rules on babies in the Chamber are to be reviewed after a Labour MP was reprimanded for holding her child during a debate.
Tory MP Urged To “Come Clean” After Questioning Ministers On Topics Linked To Libya Project
Foreign affairs
Tory MP Urged To “Come Clean” After Questioning Ministers On Topics Linked To Libya Project
Exclusive: Sir Paul Beresford is facing questions over whether he “behaved inappropriately” after questioning ministers about topics linked to a firm in which he is a director.
Dominic Raab Defends Boris Johnson’s Leadership Despite Challenge Rumours
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Dominic Raab Defends Boris Johnson’s Leadership Despite Challenge Rumours
Justice secretary Dominic Raab has insisted Boris Johnson is "on great form" despite reports that some MPs on the 1922 Committee have demanded a challenge to his leadership.
Here's The Early General Election Scenarios MPs Are Predicting
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Here's The Early General Election Scenarios MPs Are Predicting
Rumours of an early general election have swirled since Boris Johnson won by a landslide in December 2019.
Communities
By Women in Westminster
Women in Westminster: The 100 is back!

The House magazine’s Women in Westminster: The 100, is back for a third year, and nominations are now open at www.womeninwestminster.co.uk.


Sajid Javid Insists The UK Would Not Introduce Mandatory Covid Vaccines For The General Population
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Insists The UK Would Not Introduce Mandatory Covid Vaccines For The General Population
Sajid Javid has said getting a vaccine should be a "positive choice" as he rejected suggestions taking Covid jabs could become mandatory.
Grant Shapps Denies Rail Promises To The North Have Been Watered Down Despite Backlash
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Grant Shapps Denies Rail Promises To The North Have Been Watered Down Despite Backlash
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has insisted that promises made over new rail connections in the north of England are "absolutely being fulfilled", despite scrapping new high speed lines.
MPs' Second Jobs Are Still Far From Banned And Some Fear Reforms Will Be 'Kicked Into The Long Grass'
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MPs' Second Jobs Are Still Far From Banned And Some Fear Reforms Will Be "Kicked Into The Long Grass"
The government has claimed a vote on standards reform will update Parliament’s code of conduct to outlaw controversial second jobs for MPs, but the man in charge of drafting the rules has reminded them that is not in fact the case.
Where Are They Now? Former Change UK MP Anna Soubry
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Change UK MP Anna Soubry
Anna Soubry, Conservative MP for Broxtowe 2010 – February 2019, The Independent Group/Change UK February – December 2019
Boris Johnson Gets “Muted” Reception At 1922 Committee But Swerves Rebellion Over Second Jobs Proposals
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Boris Johnson Gets “Muted” Reception At 1922 Committee But Swerves Rebellion Over Second Jobs Proposals
Boris Johnson sought to face off growing Tory disquiet over the government’s handling of the second jobs row at the 1922 Committee by admitting to MPs he’d “crashed the car” over the Paterson affair.
Boris Johnson Has Said Cyber Flashing Should Be Made Illegal
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Boris Johnson Has Said Cyber Flashing Should Be Made Illegal
Boris Johnson has told a parliamentary committee that cyber flashing – the practice of sending unsolicited sexual images - should be made illegal in the UK.
Conservative MPs Are Having A New Year 'Away Day' To Plot Policy And Strategy
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Conservative MPs Are Having A New Year "Away Day" To Plot Policy And Strategy
All Conservative MPs have been asked by CCHQ to attend a “residential parliamentary party away session” in the new year, to “meet and share ideas” on policy, strategy and campaign best practice.
Trade Secretary Said She Would Have 'Slapped' Stanley Johnson Following Allegations Of Inappropriate Touching
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Trade Secretary Said She Would Have "Slapped" Stanley Johnson Following Allegations Of Inappropriate Touching
Anne-Marie Trevelyan has condemned "casual sexism" against women in response to allegations made against Stanley Johnson.
MPs Demand More Detail On Boris Johnson's 'Vague' Second Jobs Intervention
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MPs Demand More Detail On Boris Johnson's "Vague" Second Jobs Intervention
The Prime Minister has been urged to clarify new proposals on second jobs which he has claimed will stop MPs from "exploiting their positions".
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