Menu
Mon, 23 December 2024

Newsletter sign-up

Subscribe now
Search

Follow us:

Featured
Keir Starmer Is 'Highly Capable' But Needs A Stronger 'Message', Says Anthony Seldon
Keir Starmer Is "Highly Capable" But Needs A Stronger "Message", Says Anthony Seldon
Political parties
Political historian Anthony Seldon believes Keir Starmer must assemble a "far, far stronger" Downing Street team in 2025 after the most "naive" start a Labour government has ever made.
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Home affairs
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Political parties
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid 'Terminal' Decline
Political parties
Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid "Terminal" Decline
Outgoing Hereditary Peers Criticise 'Nasty' Plans To Abolish Them
Political parties
Outgoing Hereditary Peers Criticise "Nasty" Plans To Abolish Them
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
Foreign affairs
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
Keir Starmer Says His Six Milestones Will Let Voters 'Hold Our Feet To The Fire'
Political parties
Keir Starmer Says His Six Milestones Will Let Voters "Hold Our Feet To The Fire"
The House Live
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
Political parties
By Keiran Pedley
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
The Professor Will See You Now: Scum
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Scum
Why are young women so unlikely to support Reform?
Political parties
By Sophie Stowers
Why are young women so unlikely to support Reform?
Most read
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Is 'Highly Capable' But Needs A Stronger 'Message', Says Anthony Seldon
Keir Starmer Is "Highly Capable" But Needs A Stronger "Message", Says Anthony Seldon
Political parties
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Political parties
Editor's choiceAll
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
New Labour MP Peter Lamb talks to Sienna Rodgers about his fears over the Chagos deal, siding with the left on Gaza, and why all housing association properties should be nationalised
How Morgan McSweeney Got His Big Break
Political parties
How Morgan McSweeney Got His Big Break
Now he’s Keir Starmer’s all-powerful chief of staff but 18 years ago he was an unproven novice. Francis Elliott reports on how Lambeth set Morgan McSweeney on the path to No 10
Peter Kyle: 'I don’t wake up thinking, 'Today is the day I’m going to speak to Elon Musk''
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Peter Kyle: 'I don’t wake up thinking, "Today is the day I’m going to speak to Elon Musk"'
Ministers are banking on the AI revolution to drive everything from NHS reform to economic growth. Peter Kyle tells Tali Fraser about his efforts to keep the ‘Ferrari’ on the road. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Political Parties news
Keir Starmer Is 'Highly Capable' But Needs A Stronger 'Message', Says Anthony Seldon
Political parties
Keir Starmer Is "Highly Capable" But Needs A Stronger "Message", Says Anthony Seldon
Political historian Anthony Seldon believes Keir Starmer must assemble a "far, far stronger" Downing Street team in 2025 after the most "naive" start a Labour government has ever made.
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
Political parties
By Keiran Pedley
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
Having won a historic landslide general election victory in July, it is fair to say that Labour’s honeymoon in office has been short-lived.
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Home affairs
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
A number of Labour MPs want Prime Minister Keir Starmer to make reducing immigration a cornerstone of his political strategy in 2025 as the party braces for the growing electoral threat of Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Political parties
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Keir Starmer has nominated former chief of staff Sue Gray for a life peerage, Downing Street announced on Friday.
The Professor Will See You Now: Scum
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Scum
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: scum
Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid 'Terminal' Decline
Political parties
Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid "Terminal" Decline
A Tory campaign group is launching a bid to improve the party's offer to young people and avoid what it warns could be "terminal defeat" for the Conservatives.
Why are young women so unlikely to support Reform?
Political parties
By Sophie Stowers
Why are young women so unlikely to support Reform?
Why young men seem to be drifting towards Reform has been a major talking point in recent weeks. But less attention has been paid to the role young women are playing in changing voting patterns.
Outgoing Hereditary Peers Criticise 'Nasty' Plans To Abolish Them
Political parties
Outgoing Hereditary Peers Criticise "Nasty" Plans To Abolish Them
A group of hereditary peers on Wednesday tried to make the case for why they should not be removed from the House of Lords, with one affected peer describing Labour's reforms as "nasty". The legislation will almost certainly pass, however.
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
Foreign affairs
Can Donald Trump Help Reform UK Win The 'Bro Vote'?
What can Nigel Farage learn from Donald Trump’s victory in the United States? Harriet Symonds explores how Reform can win the ‘bro vote’ in the UK
Keir Starmer Says His Six Milestones Will Let Voters 'Hold Our Feet To The Fire'
Political parties
Keir Starmer Says His Six Milestones Will Let Voters "Hold Our Feet To The Fire"
Keir Starmer has set out the Government’s “plan for change” which he said would allow the country to judge Labour on whether it has delivered its promises.
Adrian Ramsay: 'We need less of the horrific yah-boo style approach we see in the Chamber'
Political parties
By Sophie Church
Adrian Ramsay: 'We need less of the horrific yah-boo style approach we see in the Chamber'
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay speaks to Sophie Church about why Labour should take ‘another look’ at its tax on farming, and the ‘ridiculous’ notion he is against net-zero
Sir Chris Wormald Named As Next Cabinet Secretary
Political parties
Sir Chris Wormald Named As Next Cabinet Secretary
Sir Chris Wormald has been appointed the next Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service.
The 'serious challenge' to Matt Wrack as Fire Brigades Union general secretary
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
The 'serious challenge' to Matt Wrack as Fire Brigades Union general secretary
Left-wing FBU general secretary Matt Wrack is being challenged for the leadership of the firefighters’ union. Sienna Rodgers explores why the top job may be about to change hands
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Home affairs
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in their constituencies.
The Professor Will See You Now: Whatever
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Whatever
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: whatever
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Political parties
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after it emerged that she has a fraud conviction connected with misleading the police over a mobile phone.
Keir Starmer Has Promised Long-Term Missions. Can He Achieve Them?
Political parties
Keir Starmer Has Promised Long-Term Missions. Can He Achieve Them?
Keir Starmer promised to replace short-term, knee-jerk policymaking with long-term strategy. How will he go about achieving this aim? Chaminda Jayanetti reports
The government must tackle distrust in politics – starting with our voting system
Political parties
By Alex Sobel MP
The government must tackle distrust in politics – starting with our voting system
If the fight for trust is “the battle that defines our age”, as the Prime Minister has said, it is a battle Westminster is losing.
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After 'Most Disproportionate' General Election Result Ever
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After "Most Disproportionate" General Election Result Ever
Labour MP Alex Sobel, who is chairing the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections, has called on the Government to reform the UK voting system after this year's General Election delivered the "most disproportionate result in British history".
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has finalised senior appointments to her backroom team which includes former minister Lee Rowley as her chief of staff and former Boris Johnson adviser Henry Newman as deputy.
Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition
Political parties
Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition
Every new Conservative MP elected at the 4 July General Election has been given a role in Kemi Badenoch’s opposition.
Will Keir Starmer's 'Iron Fist' Party Management Backfire?
Political parties
Will Keir Starmer's "Iron Fist" Party Management Backfire?
One clear-cut trend of modern politics is that back bench MPs are becoming increasingly rebellious. How will Keir Starmer’s administration keep control of its huge majority? Rob Merrick investigates
The Professor Will See You Now: Visits
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Visits
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: politicians' visits
Morning again: marking 40 years since Reagan's re-election
Foreign affairs
By Mark White, HW Brands, Iwan Morgan and Anthony Eames
Morning again: marking 40 years since Reagan's re-election
As the US enters uncharted territory following a tense presidential election, historians will gather next week in Westminster to mark 40 years since Ronald Reagan was re-elected to the White House. Mark White, HW Brands, Iwan Morgan and Anthony Eames preview the event below
EventsAll
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
2025
Online
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference