By teaching LGBT acceptance in schools, we show our children that the UK is a free and tolerant country where they can be who they are – this must be defended, writes Daniel Kawczynski 

Five thousand looked-after children will need to apply for settled status after Brexit – the government must act to ensure they don’t fall victim to another Windrush scandal, write Steve McCabe, Tim Loughton and Stuart C. McDonald

Many of the MPs most constitutionally outraged by the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament voted again and again for the laws and decisions that have led us to this point. They have no one to blame but themselves, writes Bernard Jenkin 

The Prime Minister will leave no route to staying in power untested. However, any attempts to force a no-deal Brexit by proroguing Parliament will fail, writes Lord Adonis

Boris Johnson's decision to shut down Parliament is the act of an autocrat not a democrat. Politicians from all parties and none – and in both Houses – must assert the authority of those elected to the Commons, writes Baroness Smith 

Almost 50,000 children are now in the care of councils whose services are either “inadequate” or “requiring improvement”. It’s hard not to conclude that we’re not really trying hard enough for looked-after children, writes Social Market Foundation Director James Kirkup

International pressure is the best way to end Japan’s commercial whaling. Our next Prime Minister must condemn this despicable practice in the strongest possible terms, writes Anne Main

Women in England and Wales can still go to prison for having an abortion – we must remove the criminal law from what is essentially a matter between a woman and her doctor, says Diana Johnson

Boosting UK exports is a task that requires all hands on deck – the support of Members of Parliament is crucial, writes Liam Fox

Cost-cutting algorithms can industrialise prejudice – their use for governmental decision making without any regulation should concern us all, writes Chi Onwurah

If we’re to prepare our children for working and living with AI, we must reshape the national education system and prioritise the skills that will allow younger generations to thrive in the new digital age, says Stephen Metcalfe

After a trio of defeats – including the biggest defeat ever suffered by a Prime Minister – Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement was presumed dead. But, Sebastian Whale writes, are some Labour MPs beginning to rethink their opposition?