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Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On 'Lanyards And Toilet Tsars'
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On "Lanyards And Toilet Tsars"
Social affairs
Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds has said ordinary voters “don’t care” about which lanyards people are wearing, accusing the Conservative government of being “fixated” on culture wars.
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
People Think Disability Benefits Are Too Low, New Polling Shows
Social affairs
People Think Disability Benefits Are Too Low, New Polling Shows
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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’
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Gordon and Suella united on child poverty? Something’s shifting
Social affairs
By Becca Lyon
Gordon and Suella united on child poverty? Something’s shifting
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Labour's 'Odd' Plans For Lords Reform Cast Doubt Over Abolition
Labour's "Odd" Plans For Lords Reform Cast Doubt Over Abolition
Political parties
Making Plans For Nigel: Reform Counts The Cash After Farage's Comeback
Making Plans For Nigel: Reform Counts The Cash After Farage's Comeback
Political parties
What We Learned From Rishi Sunak's Tax-Focused Tory Manifesto
What We Learned From Rishi Sunak's Tax-Focused Tory Manifesto
Political parties
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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’
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Faith, Politics and Me: Ian Blackford
Political parties
By Seun Matiluko
Faith, Politics and Me: Ian Blackford
In her occasional series, Seun Matiluko catches up with politicians to discuss faith and how they balance religion with politics. Here, Ian Blackford, SNP MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, talks about his Christian faith journey
Andy Burnham Accuses Westminster Of Ignoring The “Bigger Picture” On Homelessness
Social affairs
Andy Burnham Accuses Westminster Of Ignoring The “Bigger Picture” On Homelessness
Having managed to buck the national trend of rising homelessness, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has urged senior figures in Westminster to learn from the ways in which he has helped drive down the number of people forced onto the streets of his city.
100 million extra meals to combat the cost of living crisis…you would think it would be a no brainer Partner content
Environment
By FareShare
100 million extra meals to combat the cost of living crisis…you would think it would be a no brainer
It’s back-to-school, but here’s a hard truth: one in four of our teachers are secretly feeding their pupils because they are starving. So, whilst teachers dig into their own pockets, we ask the government: where’s the food?
New exhibition paints a worrying picture of life as a parent of young children in Great Britain Partner content
Economy
By UNICEF UK
New exhibition paints a worrying picture of life as a parent of young children in Great Britain
UK child exploitation charity becomes first SME to receive British Safety Council funding to support staff wellbeing Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
UK child exploitation charity becomes first SME to receive British Safety Council funding to support staff wellbeing
Derbyshire-based charity, Safe and Sound has become the first organisation to successfully win funding from British Safety Council to improve and support its staff’s wellbeing.
Major Union Boss Wants To Inspire Activism In Non-Union Workplaces
Social affairs
Major Union Boss Wants To Inspire Activism In Non-Union Workplaces
General secretary of the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) Paul Nowak has said he hopes that recent successes by trade union activists will help drive up membership in workplaces with low union representation, ahead of his speech at the organisation’s annual congress on Monday.
The Daisy Cooper interview: 'Our only focus is winning as many seats as possible'
Home affairs
By Tali Fraser
The Daisy Cooper interview: "Our only focus is winning as many seats as possible"
Daisy Cooper thinks the time has come for the Liberal Democrats to change British politics; and says it will only come if the party takes the Tories head-on. She talks to Tali Fraser about what the party really stands for, its stance on Europe, and why she’s approaching the election with an athletic mindset. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Public Spending Watchdog To Investigate Delays To Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project
Economy
Public Spending Watchdog To Investigate Delays To Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project
Exclusive: The National Audit Office has agreed to investigate delays into the government’s long-awaited Pensions Dashboard project, which is now expected to be rolled out seven years late after costing the taxpayer millions of pounds.
Government Sports Day Postponed Due To School Concrete Crisis
Education
Government Sports Day Postponed Due To School Concrete Crisis
Exclusive: The government has postponed its Northern Sports Day in the wake of the school concrete crisis.
Benefit Claimants Say Sanctions Make It Harder To Find Work
Social affairs
Benefit Claimants Say Sanctions Make It Harder To Find Work
Exclusive: New research has found that the majority of people required to attend job centres to access benefits believe being hit with sanctions when they don't attend undermines their ability to find a good job.
Labour MP Demands Investigation Into Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project Running 7 Years Late
Economy
Labour MP Demands Investigation Into Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project Running 7 Years Late
A Labour MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate the delays to the government’s long-awaited Pensions Dashboard project, which has cost the taxpayer millions of pounds.
Give Local Areas More Control Over Their Spending, Says Leading Economic Think Tank
Social affairs
Give Local Areas More Control Over Their Spending, Says Leading Economic Think Tank
Providing local areas with more control over how they spend money handed out by government could help better ensure that cash is allocated where it is most needed, according to a new report.
Labour must ditch two-child benefit cap
Political parties
By Baroness Lister
Labour must ditch two-child benefit cap
Dubbed “the worst ever social security policy” by an eminent social policy professor, the two-child limit has become front page news.
Why disability benefit claims are surging in the UK
Health
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Why disability benefit claims are surging in the UK
Disability benefit claims have surged in the last two years, taking in multiple health conditions and all age groups. Is it the effect of the pandemic, the consequences of NHS waiting lists, or in response to rising living costs? Chaminda Jayanetti digs into the data. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Cricket has an opportunity to level the playing field
Culture
By Cindy Butts
Cricket has an opportunity to level the playing field
Many of you will have seen the extensive coverage of the Report ‘Holding Up A Mirror to Cricket’ published on 27 June by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, which I chaired.
MP Calls For End To 'Toxic Debates' On LGBT Rights Ten Years After Same-Sex Marriage Legalised
Social affairs
MP Calls For End To "Toxic Debates" On LGBT Rights Ten Years After Same-Sex Marriage Legalised
Conservative MP Mike Freer has said "heated, toxic debates" over LGBT rights must end, ten years after he fought for his own right to marry his husband with the legalisation of same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
The Liz Kendall interview: “I don’t want to go back to 1997, let alone 1945”
Health
By Tali Fraser
The Liz Kendall interview: “I don’t want to go back to 1997, let alone 1945”
As shadow care minister, Liz Kendall has to come up with answers to an ageing society. She tells Tali Fraser about her mission to put social care on an equal footing with the NHS, why certain Conservatives have made her furious and what it’s like talking to your parents about death. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Government And Civil Service 'Harmony' Unlikely Despite New Pay Offer
Social affairs
Government And Civil Service "Harmony" Unlikely Despite New Pay Offer
General Secretary of the PCS union Mark Serwotka has said it is unlikely his union will be able to resolve its dispute with the government based on recent pay concessions, warning that industrial action could hit further key sectors in the coming months.
Parliament Is Braced For Illegal Migration Bill 'Ping Pong' Between MPs and Lords
Home affairs
Parliament Is Braced For Illegal Migration Bill 'Ping Pong' Between MPs and Lords
Parliament is bracing for further back and forths on the government's controversial Illegal Migration Bill, following a series of defeats in the House of Lords.
Fine words on mental health must be backed up by progress on services
Health
By Alastair Campbell
Fine words on mental health must be backed up by progress on services
When Lord Speaker John McFall heard me singing the praises of Tory MP Charles Walker on the Rest Is Politics podcast, he had the idea of bringing me and Charles together to talk about mental health.
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
Defence
By Lord Etherton
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
From LGBT veterans to the Illegal Migration Bill, the work of the House of Lords has not abated in its intensity at all during the relatively short period that I have been a member
Government Criticised For 'Linking Benefits With Crime'
Social affairs
Government Criticised For "Linking Benefits With Crime"
Leading disability charity Scope has expressed concern about a "cruel narrative" on disability benefit claimants, warning the government against "linking benefits with crime".
The Gillian Keegan interview: 'People have the right to their own identity'
Education
By Tali Fraser
The Gillian Keegan interview: "People have the right to their own identity"
Gillian Keegan is not your typical Tory. A Liverpudlian who left school at 16, she has moved on from a successful career in business to become the Education Secretary. She talks to Tali Fraser about strikes, gender identity and how to disagree agreeably. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Leading animal welfare organisations join forces to launch the Time for Change Coalition Against Hunting Partner content
Social affairs
By League Against Cruel Sports
Leading animal welfare organisations join forces to launch the Time for Change Coalition Against Hunting
The UK’s most influential animal welfare and environmental organisations have announced they have formed a coalition to demand the next government strengthen laws on fox hunting.
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