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The Hansard Society’s latest audit of political engagement reveals worrying levels of public disengagement and growing anti-system sentiment – a trend that casts a shadow on the future of our democracy. Joel Blackwell and Ruth Fox report
Furious at his party’s intransigence on Brexit, Nick Boles spectacularly resigned the Conservative whip earlier this month. As the dust settles from his decision, the former minister says he feels no regrets, and is prepared for his “swansong” from politics. He talks to Sebastian Whale
Chris Bryant has had quite the year. Notwithstanding taking part in the Brexit debate, the Labour MP has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his body. Despite the hurdles, the backbencher remains “chipper” as ever. And after being given the all clear, his thoughts are now turning to his parliamentary future. He talks to Sebastian Whale
The Prime Minister was dealt a difficult hand. But her “Brexit means Brexit” strategy was always going to end in parliamentary gridlock, writes Anushka Asthana
From collective responsibility to whipping to the role of the Speaker, Parliamentary norms are under intense pressure. An election could offer us a chance to reset, writes Tony Grew
On the centenary of the Amritsar Massacre, Lord Loomba calls on the Prime Minister to apologise to India for the atrocity – and finally heal an old wound in British-Indian relations
Politicians need courage and ambition to ensure a new generation of Garden Cities are actually built, writes Lord Wolfson
As housing minister in the last Labour government, John Healey set about trying to revive the building industry and tackle homelessness. The South Yorkshire MP is keen to pick up where he left off and, as he tells James Millar, he’d start his next tenure by redefining affordable housing
Alison Thewliss’s constituency office deals with the highest immigration caseload in Scotland. For the Glasgow Central MP, that often means a complex dance with one of Whitehall’s biggest departments. Thewliss tells Matt Foster why she believes there is “no humanity” at the Home Office
Chris Heaton-Harris today became the seventh Brexit minister to resign and eighth to leave the Department for Exiting the European Union since its creation in July 2016.
While one MP is seeking to put rough sleepers out of his or her sight, the Government appears to also have put them out of mind, writes Neil Coyle
It’s time to wrestle back the power from abusive partners and allow their spouses to secure settled immigration status independently, says Jess Phillips
The Engineering a Better World podcast series from The House magazine and the IET is back for series two! New host Jonn Elledge discusses with parliamentarians and industry experts how technology and engineering can provide policy solutions to our changing world.
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