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Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Communities
Modern housing developments in Nottinghamshire promised residents a better life, but now they feel some of those promises have been broken. And while many of these voters are ready for “change”, they remain unsure of who they can trust to deliver it.
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On 'Lanyards And Toilet Tsars'
Social affairs
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On "Lanyards And Toilet Tsars"
Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
Political parties
Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians
Social affairs
People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
Social affairs
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
Women's Issues Have Seen A 'Sea Change' In Parliamentary Attention
Political parties
Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention
Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform
Social affairs
Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform
The House Live
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
What Battersea wants to see in the first 100 days of the new government Partner content
Communities
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
What Battersea wants to see in the first 100 days of the new government
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports Partner content
Home affairs
By Horticultural Trades Association
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
By Professor Philip Cowley
Parliament
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Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz: ‘It's lovely being popular again’
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz: ‘It's lovely being popular again’
Mike Katz, the influential chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the affiliate society's renewed popularity within the party and its journey from campaign strike in 2019 to 'full throttle' in this general election
Women's Issues Have Seen A 'Sea Change' In Parliamentary Attention
Political parties
Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention
MPs and campaigners have declared there has been a parliamentary “sea change” on women's issues, as a range of topics primarily affecting women are taking an ever more prominent place in politics.
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
As Westminster gets ready for its close-up with a general election approaching, Tali Fraser finds out who is doing what to get their ‘glow up’
Social Affairs news
Homeless People Face A Winter Of Freezing Streets Or Non Covid-Secure Shelters, The Government Has Been Warned
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Homeless People Face A Winter Of Freezing Streets Or Non Covid-Secure Shelters, The Government Has Been Warned
The government has been warned that a fresh round of funding is needed to avoid homeless people this Winter facing a choice of rough sleeping on the streets as temperatures plummet, or risking exposure to Covid in unsafe night shelters.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Veterans Aid
COVID homelessness fund grant welcomed by veterans charity
Veterans Aid, the UK’s frontline charity for ex-servicemen and women in crisis, has been awarded £60,000 from the Covid-19 Homelessness Response Fund.
Education about gambling starts too late. We need to change that Partner content
Culture
By Football Index
Education about gambling starts too late. We need to change that
There needs to be earlier outreach that provides age-appropriate educational tools to help individuals understand what gambling is and the risks associated with this particular form of entertainment.
Trans Awareness Week 2020: We must end the toxic gender identity debate
Social affairs
By Crispin Blunt MP
Trans Awareness Week 2020: We must end the toxic gender identity debate
We must not continue ignoring the inequalities transgender people face. A sensible, empathetic and evidence-based approach to transgender policy is well overdue.
Covid-19 has revealed fundamental weaknesses in our public services
Coronavirus
By Baroness Armstrong
Covid-19 has revealed fundamental weaknesses in our public services
Public service providers rapidly redesigned their services to meet the unprecedented challenges of Covid, but the public health response was hampered by over-centralised, poorly coordinated and poorly communicated policies.
Liz Truss Has Been Accused Of 'Gross Negligence' Over A Controversial Appointment To The Equalities Watchdog
Social affairs
Liz Truss Has Been Accused Of "Gross Negligence" Over A Controversial Appointment To The Equalities Watchdog
Liz Truss is being urged to “rescind the appointment” of a commissioner to the UK’s equalities watchdog after he called complaints of systemic racism "statistically naive”.
A Parliamentary Report Has Found Black People's Human Rights Are Not Being Effectively Protected In The UK
Communities
A Parliamentary Report Has Found Black People's Human Rights Are Not Being Effectively Protected In The UK
Parliament’s Joint Human Rights Committee has condemned the Equality and Human Rights Commission as under-resourced and ineffective in protecting Black people’s human rights in the UK.
Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A 'Crisis Of Faith'
Communities
Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A "Crisis Of Faith"
The north is experiencing a “crisis of faith” in the government’s election-winning promise to level up, according to metro mayor Dan Jarvis, as Tory and Labour MPs unite today to discuss the region’s economic needs.
Supporting veterans in our communities Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Supporting veterans in our communities
As we mark Remembrance Day across the country today, we look at three stories from veterans and National Lottery-funded projects that have benefited from over £339 million in vital funding.
Although apart, we will remember our fallen together this year
Coronavirus
By Stephen Morgan MP
Although apart, we will remember our fallen together this year
On this year’s Remembrance Day, it is vital we continue to support all those who bravely serve our nation by keeping us safe and recognise the sacrifices they have made this year and throughout our country’s history, together.
The UK’s digital story of unequal outcomes has been laid bare by the pandemic
Communities
By Alistair Carmichael MP
The UK’s digital story of unequal outcomes has been laid bare by the pandemic
Those living and working in the countryside must have the same digital access as their urban counterparts. It’s time for government to rise to the rural connectivity challenge
The Brewing Industry Has Lashed Out At The Government's 'Ludicrous And Unjustified” Ban On Pubs Selling Takeaway Alcohol During The Lockdown
Coronavirus
The Brewing Industry Has Lashed Out At The Government's "Ludicrous And Unjustified” Ban On Pubs Selling Takeaway Alcohol During The Lockdown
The decision to ban pubs and bars from selling takeaway pints in the second lockdown has been described as “ludicrous and unjustified” by the brewing industry.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Stress and burnout top vet concerns six months on from Covid lockdown
Three-quarters of vets are concerned about stress and burnout in the profession as a result of Covid-19, according to a new survey from the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
The IET and DAFA are forming Digital Poverty Alliance
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Digital Access for All (DAFA) are establishing an alliance to tackle digital poverty.
Only by listening to the voices of care leavers can we truly begin to understand what needs to change
Social affairs
By Steve McCabe MP
Only by listening to the voices of care leavers can we truly begin to understand what needs to change
As we prepare for the delayed care review, our focus must be to create a system which works with care leavers and for care leavers.
A Labour MP Is Asking A Tory To Quit As Trustee Of An Anti-Hunger Charity After She Voted Against A Free School Meals Extension
Education
A Labour MP Is Asking A Tory To Quit As Trustee Of An Anti-Hunger Charity After She Voted Against A Free School Meals Extension
Conservative MP Jo Gideon is being asked to quit as a trustee of an anti-hunger charity after voting down plans to extend free school meals into the holidays backed by Marcus Rashford.
Winter is coming and with it stark choices about tackling homelessness Partner content
Coronavirus
By Veterans Aid
Winter is coming and with it stark choices about tackling homelessness
COVID-19 has been a gamechanger for everyone, but for the homeless it is a spectre to be doubly feared. As the MCHLG prepares to implement measures to tackle it, CEO of Veterans Aid, Dr Hugh Milroy, talks to Glyn Strong about the potential pitfalls and possibilities.

We can’t talk our way out of racial inequality
Social affairs
By Helen Grant MP
We can’t talk our way out of racial inequality
We must commit to change through action not just words. Policy changes are needed to address discrimination in our criminal justice system, health services and workers’ pay
My fellow Peers assumed I was the wine waiter
Social affairs
By Lord Taylor of Warwick
My fellow Peers assumed I was the wine waiter
Only 6.1% of Peers are non-white ethnic minority. Diversity and inclusion must improve in Westminster and the wider world
News is ultimately subjective – if our political reporters are mostly white, then our democracy suffers
Social affairs
By Anne Alexander
News is ultimately subjective – if our political reporters are mostly white, then our democracy suffers
Although the diversity of Parliament has improved considerably in recent years, Anne Alexander remains one of a handful of BAME Lobby journalists. So why does political journalism fail to match the make-up of the very politicians it holds to account?
We face a double pandemic of Covid-19 and endemic racism: it is up to us how we respond
Social affairs
By Lord Woolley
We face a double pandemic of Covid-19 and endemic racism: it is up to us how we respond
The Covid crisis and the death of George Floyd must form a watershed moment to fix the BAME democratic deficit and our history of racial inequality
Black history is not steel bands and jerk chicken
Social affairs
By Baroness Young of Hornsey
Black history is not steel bands and jerk chicken
Black people have influenced all aspects of British life across the centuries, but our contributions remain largely unrecognised. We need a national historical reassessment to end this harmful error of omission
BAME is past its sell-by date
Social affairs
By Kate Osamor MP
BAME is past its sell-by date
This catch-all term won’t do. Britain’s non-White population comes from a vast array of backgrounds. We must recognise – and tackle – their differing experiences of discrimination
The presence of Black people in Parliament is no coincidence but the result of a conscious effort to break free
Political parties
By Gary Younge
The presence of Black people in Parliament is no coincidence but the result of a conscious effort to break free
Gary Younge explores how the seminal moments in Black History and British Politics continue to intersect inside and outside Westminster
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