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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
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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
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Political parties
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End 'Dragon's Den Style' Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding
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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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Labour Calls For Matt Hancock To Be Sacked After Publication Of Kissing Pictures
Coronavirus
Labour Calls For Matt Hancock To Be Sacked After Publication Of Kissing Pictures
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to sack Matt Hancock after the health secretary admitted breaching coronavirus rules but refused to resign over pictures where he appears to be kissing aide Gina Coladangelo.
Matt Hancock Faces Questions Over Whether He Has Broken Covid-19 Law
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Faces Questions Over Whether He Has Broken Covid-19 Law
Matt Hancock faces questions over whether images appearing to show him in a physical encounter with colleague Gina Coladangelo mean he has breached the government's coronavirus laws.
Ed Miliband Plays Down Polling As Labour Fears Defeat In Batley & Spen
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Ed Miliband Plays Down Polling As Labour Fears Defeat In Batley & Spen
Ed Miliband, an ally of Keir Starmer, has sought to play down the importance of opinion polls as Labour fights to avoid a crushing by-election defeat in Batley & Spen next week.
Brexit: The Biggest Claims From The Remain And Leave Campaigns That Never Happened
Brexit
Brexit: The Biggest Claims From The Remain And Leave Campaigns That Never Happened
Five years on from the historic vote to leave the European Union, PoliticsHome takes you through the key dramatic claims from each camp that never came to pass.
Boris Johnson Still Can't Say Who Will Foot £200m Bill For New 'Royal Yacht'
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Still Can't Say Who Will Foot £200m Bill For New 'Royal Yacht'
The government have failed to disclose who will pay the estimated £200m for a new 'Royal Yacht'.
Jeffrey Donaldson Will Become The New DUP Leader After Edwin Poots' Sharp Exit
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Jeffrey Donaldson Will Become The New DUP Leader After Edwin Poots' Sharp Exit
DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson will become the party's new leader after standing unopposed for the position.
John Bercow Says Boris Johnson Is Dishonest And Treats Parliament With Contempt After Labour Defection
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John Bercow Says Boris Johnson Is Dishonest And Treats Parliament With Contempt After Labour Defection
Boris Johnson is dishonest and unfit to lead, according to former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who announced this weekend he had defected from the Conservatives to Labour.
Lib Dems Win Chesham and Amersham Seat From The Tories In Historic By-Election Victory
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Lib Dems Win Chesham and Amersham Seat From The Tories In Historic By-Election Victory
The Liberal Democrats have taken the Conservative stronghold of Chesham and Amersham, marking the first time the seat has changed hands in 47 years.
Edwin Poots Is Standing Down Just 21 Days After Becoming DUP Leader
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Edwin Poots Is Standing Down Just 21 Days After Becoming DUP Leader
Edwin Poots has stood down just three weeks after becoming the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Labour Launch A New Policy Plan But Final Proposals Could Still Be Two Years Away
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Labour Launch A New Policy Plan But Final Proposals Could Still Be Two Years Away
Labour is launching a new plan to come up with policies to fight the Tories – but concrete ideas could still be two years away, PoliticsHome has learnt.
Here Are All The Key Claims In Dominic Cummings' Latest Bombshell
Coronavirus
Here Are All The Key Claims In Dominic Cummings' Latest Bombshell
Dominic Cummings has doubled down on his eyebrow-raising claims about the government's handling of the pandemic. PoliticsHome sets out the key details from his latest offering.
Amersham and Chesham By-Election Is Believed To Be 'Neck And Neck'
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Amersham and Chesham By-Election Is Believed To Be "Neck And Neck"
The Tories and Lib Dems are both claiming they face a tight race as voters go to the polls in the Amersham and Chesham by-election tomorrow
Working with the parliamentary community and public is paramount to the success of the Restoration and Renewal
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By Sarah Johnson
Working with the parliamentary community and public is paramount to the success of the Restoration and Renewal
We’re particularly keen to hear views about issues such as accessibility and inclusion and making the best use of the available space within Westminster Palace.
MPs And Scientists Warn Government Inaction On Dementia Could Set Research Back By A Decade
Health
MPs And Scientists Warn Government Inaction On Dementia Could Set Research Back By A Decade
Exclusive: A major new inquiry has found dementia research is at a tense "turning point" after labs were forced to shut during the pandemic.
From Careers Guidance to Medical Cannabis: A Guide to MPs' 2021 Private Members' Bills
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By Georgina Bailey
From Careers Guidance to Medical Cannabis: A Guide to MPs' 2021 Private Members' Bills
The House Live's exclusive preview of all 20 Private Members' Bills from this session's ballot: what are MPs trying to do, and why?
Political Pain: Should Charities Be Allowed to Campaign?
Communities
By Georgina Bailey, Eleanor Langford and Kate Proctor
Political Pain: Should Charities Be Allowed to Campaign?
With increasing debate over whether charities should take political positions, is it possible to separate charitable works from campaigning?
Exclusive: Top Keir Starmer Aide Digs In Over Plan To Remove Her From Leader's Office
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Exclusive: Top Keir Starmer Aide Digs In Over Plan To Remove Her From Leader's Office
Keir Starmer’s most senior adviser Baroness Jenny Chapman has won a major power battle at the top of the Labour Party after plans to remove her following a series of damaging election results were dropped.
Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?
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By LGBT+ Parliamentarians
Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?
Pride Month looks different in the pandemic, whether it’s seen as a protest, a celebration or both. But what does Pride mean to some of the UK’s out LGBT+ parliamentarians? Luke Pollard, Baroness Barker, David Mundell and Hannah Bardell share their reflections
Matt Hancock Denies Lying To The Prime Minister After Dominic Cummings’ Claims
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Denies Lying To The Prime Minister After Dominic Cummings’ Claims
Matt Hancock has refuted claims made by former Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings that he had told untruths to Boris Johnson during the pandemic.
Boris Johnson Claims Voters Support Foreign Aid Cuts Despite Manifesto Offering £4bn More
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Claims Voters Support Foreign Aid Cuts Despite Manifesto Offering £4bn More
The prime minister rejected criticism of his decision to slash the UK’s foreign aid budget by £4billion as "lefty propaganda”, despite a rebellion of dozens of Conservative MPs including his predecessor Theresa May.
High Court Rules Michael Gove Broke The Law Over Covid Contract Award For Friends Of Dominic Cummings
Coronavirus
High Court Rules Michael Gove Broke The Law Over Covid Contract Award For Friends Of Dominic Cummings
The High Court has ruled that Michael Gove broke the law over Covid contracts by acting with "apparent bias" after a £560,000 public contract was awarded to a communications firm with links to Dominic Cummings.

Number 10 Rejects Request For A Binding Vote On Foreign Aid Cut, Swerving A Clash With Tory Rebels
Foreign affairs
Number 10 Rejects Request For A Binding Vote On Foreign Aid Cut, Swerving A Clash With Tory Rebels
Downing Street has rejected the call for MPs to get a binding vote on £4billion worth of cuts to the foreign aid budget issued by the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
Dominic Cummings Hasn't Provided Any Written Evidence After Bombshell Committee Session, Jeremy Hunt Says
Coronavirus
Dominic Cummings Hasn't Provided Any Written Evidence After Bombshell Committee Session, Jeremy Hunt Says
Dominic Cummings has missed a deadline to provide further evidence to support his "serious allegations" made against the government, Jeremy Hunt has said.
Elections Expert Lord Hayward Says Boundary Review Is A 'Relief' For Tories
Home affairs
Elections Expert Lord Hayward Says Boundary Review Is A "Relief" For Tories
Boris Johnson’s Tories will be “breathing a sigh of relief” after the proposals for new MP seat boundaries were revealed, according to Tory peer and elections expert Lord Hayward.
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