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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
Education
Former children’s commissioner and newly appointed peer Baroness Anne Longfield has questioned whether the government has the appetite to take on big tech to protect children online.
Staff Of Pro-Assisted Dying MPs Canvass Opinion In Parliament Ahead Of Vote
Social affairs
Staff Of Pro-Assisted Dying MPs Canvass Opinion In Parliament Ahead Of Vote
Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation
Home affairs
Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation
Chris Law On Growing Up In Care: 'It’s A Dirty Stain Of Shame'
Social affairs
Chris Law On Growing Up In Care: 'It’s A Dirty Stain Of Shame'
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Economy
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Equalities Committee Chair Warns UK Not 'Immune' To US Anti-Diversity Drive
Communities
Equalities Committee Chair Warns UK Not "Immune" To US Anti-Diversity Drive
Community Relations In Fragile Place As Gaza Ceasefire Holds For Now
Communities
Community Relations In Fragile Place As Gaza Ceasefire Holds For Now
Opinion
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Adolescence shows it’s time for tech companies to grow up
Communities
By Dr Maria Neophytou
Adolescence shows it’s time for tech companies to grow up
We've waited too long for pet imports reform Partner content
Social affairs
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
We've waited too long for pet imports reform
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Reform Puts 'Mr Farage' Front And Centre Of Runcorn By-Election Campaign
Reform Puts "Mr Farage" Front And Centre Of Runcorn By-Election Campaign
Political parties
The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities
The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities
By Lord Beamish
Defence
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Political parties
Inside The Controversial Decision To Rid The UK Of Its Plutonium Stores
Inside The Controversial Decision To Rid The UK Of Its Plutonium Stores
Economy
Britain can lead a new era of defence finance
Britain can lead a new era of defence finance
By Alex Baker and Luke Charters MPs
Defence
Senior Labour MP Urges Government To Take Advantage of Trump's Tariff Chaos: “Don’t Let A Crisis Go To Waste”
Senior Labour MP Urges Government To Take Advantage of Trump's Tariff Chaos: “Don’t Let A Crisis Go To Waste”
Foreign affairs
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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
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Speaking to Sienna Rodgers, HM chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor details the many failures he has seen across the prison estate, including the ‘existential risk’ presented by phones, drugs and weapons entering via drones
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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Education
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
Former children’s commissioner and newly appointed peer Baroness Anne Longfield has questioned whether the government has the appetite to take on big tech to protect children online.
Staff Of Pro-Assisted Dying MPs Canvass Opinion In Parliament Ahead Of Vote
Social affairs
Staff Of Pro-Assisted Dying MPs Canvass Opinion In Parliament Ahead Of Vote
The staff members of MPs in favour of legalising assisted dying started a canvassing operation in Parliament before recess, PoliticsHome has learned.
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Our universities are in crisis.
Adolescence shows it’s time for tech companies to grow up
Communities
By Dr Maria Neophytou
Adolescence shows it’s time for tech companies to grow up
The disturbing themes in the Netflix drama Adolescence have struck a nerve, and we at the NSPCC are grateful to the Prime Minister for hosting a discussion at No 10 this week on such important issues affecting families across the UK.
We've waited too long for pet imports reform Partner content
Social affairs
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
We've waited too long for pet imports reform
Selling dogs and cats can be highly profitable, making them ripe for exploitation. In the UK, breeding and sale are regulated, but this isn’t the case everywhere. Some puppy and kitten dealers don’t care about the welfare of the animals they sell. They can make a fortune by shipping animals that have been bred in poor conditions overseas for sale here.
Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation
Home affairs
Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation
The Reform UK candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election is "absolutely not in favour" of the death penalty and is “very much in favour” of giving offenders a "second chance" after serving their sentences.
We need to leave cruel sports in the past Partner content
Social affairs
By League Against Cruel Sports
We need to leave cruel sports in the past
Emma Slawinski talks to The House about her new role as the CEO of the League Against Cruel Sports
We must widen the general public's access to financial advice
Economy
By Harriett Baldwin MP
We must widen the general public's access to financial advice
In her search for growth, the Chancellor is eyeing up the billions of pounds UK savers keep in cash for a rainy day.
We must end the social care vs NHS funding tug of war
Health
By Joe Robertson MP
We must end the social care vs NHS funding tug of war
No government in the last 30 years has managed to achieve the scale of change that is needed to reform social care.
Young carers need a dedicated point of contact in schools
Social affairs
By Chris Vince
Young carers need a dedicated point of contact in schools
I spent the first 15 years of my working life as a secondary school maths teacher.
'We have all been let down by the system': My experiences of foster care
Social affairs
By Lamar Mohsen
'We have all been let down by the system': My experiences of foster care
Lamar Mohsen gave evidence to the Education Committee last month on her experiences of care. She called for changes to help siblings keep in touch, to keep placements as local as possible and better support for those turning 18. This is an edited version of her testimony
MPs must shed the stigma around weight loss jabs – they’ve helped me drop six stone
Health
By Alec Shelbrooke MP
MPs must shed the stigma around weight loss jabs – they’ve helped me drop six stone
Since taking weight loss medication, I have lost six stone – so far – reaching my first goal of no longer being clinically obese. I know that I am not alone amongst my colleagues in taking this kind of drug, and yet there is still such a stigma around it.
Chris Law On Growing Up In Care: 'It’s A Dirty Stain Of Shame'
Social affairs
Chris Law On Growing Up In Care: 'It’s A Dirty Stain Of Shame'
SNP MP Chris Law says being taken into care when his disabled mother could no longer cope was a ‘godsend’ – but tells Harriet Symonds that the law needs to address the stigma that blights those with similar experience. Photography by Tom Pilston
St Patrick’s Day in Trump’s White House? I won’t be heading to Washington
Communities
By Claire Hanna MP
St Patrick’s Day in Trump’s White House? I won’t be heading to Washington
St Patrick’s Day in the White House has long been a fun and fixed point in the Irish political calendar; an annual celebration of Ireland and the Irish-American diaspora, the lasting affection between our countries and the roles we have played in each other’s growth.
Victims of domestic abuse should not have to choose between their safety and wages
Economy
By Uma Kumaran MP
Victims of domestic abuse should not have to choose between their safety and wages
Domestic abuse is a national emergency that affects 2.1 million people in England and Wales every single year.
Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross is right about the contribution betting makes, but the value we deliver is under threat, and must be protected Partner content
Culture
By Betting and Gaming Council
Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross is right about the contribution betting makes, but the value we deliver is under threat, and must be protected
When Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross addressed the BGC’s AGM in central London days ago, she delivered some welcome home truths, too often lost in the noisy debate around betting and gaming.
Partner content
Social affairs
By Cruelty Free International
Cruelty Free International calls for British science to ‘Change and Adapt’ to end animal testing
Animal protection organisation Cruelty Free International calls for the end of outdated animal testing and the adoption of humane and human-relevant, animal-free science, as British Science Week begins to celebrate its 2025 theme of ‘Change and Adapt’.
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Economy
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Over three quarters of benefits recipients have gone without essentials in the last six months, according to polling shared exclusively with PoliticsHome.
Millions of animals could be saved every year Partner content
Social affairs
By Cruelty Free International
Millions of animals could be saved every year
Around the world, millions of animals continue to be involved in redundant experiments despite the availability of approved non-animal replacements. Cruelty Free International's Replace Animal Tests (RAT) List highlights which tests are ready to be phased out.
Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply
Communities
By Peter Lamb MP
Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply
We won't get the new housing need unless the current government does what Clement Atlee did and buy land for development at agricultural prices
Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses
They’ve been a model of social housing since the Middle Ages but almshouses are suffering from the unintended consequences of legislation, Tali Fraser reports
Requiring larger firms to investigate whistleblower claims would be good for workers and businesses
Communities
By Alex Sobel and Azeem Rafiq
Requiring larger firms to investigate whistleblower claims would be good for workers and businesses
Anyone who has been, or supported, a whistleblower knows the playbook. The whistleblower is subject to smears, initially deemed a nuisance, and then attacked.
How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?
Communities
By Tali Fraser
How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?
With record numbers of disabled MPs now in the Commons, Tali Fraser speaks to a selection about how they are navigating the parliamentary estate and the tricks they use to make it work for them.
End the legal loophole for physically punishing children
Social affairs
By Ellie Chowns and Jess Asato
End the legal loophole for physically punishing children
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a vital piece of legislation that will help ensure all children get the best start in life, driving the lasting change families need to truly thrive. We have no doubt that this bill can and will be a landmark moment for children’s rights.
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025