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MPs shouldn’t be bullied into voting for something that puts their constituents’ jobs and rights at risk. The government must extend Article 50 – and the people must have their say, writes Frances O’Grady
The fight for our brave, strong nation was abandoned in this draft Withdrawal Agreement and generations will look back on it with disappointment, writes Suella Braverman
The government’s Violence against Women and Girls strategy recognises the scale of the problem but is not backed with sufficient funding, writes Baroness Thornton
Few of us savour making a decision whose personal and national consequences are so profound. But, with the nation yearning for leadership, decide we must, writes Conservative MP Simon Hart
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will overhaul the current wildly out-of-date legislation in the private rented sector, writes Lord Best
Hidden social media groups are acting as echo chambers for hate and threats of violence, Labour MP Lucy Powell fears. She tells Elizabeth Bates why MPs must take action and back her Online Forums Bill
We need a mandatory code of practice across the private parking sector to end inconsistent practices and unfair treatment of motorists, writes Sir Greg Knight
Liz Peace, the chair of the new governing body overseeing the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, reveals the next crucial steps for the programme – and asks for parliamentarians’ help
From the British Museum to the V&A, we need to be getting our ‘towels on the beach’ before anyone else using the vast repository of British culture and cultural institutions, writes Tim Loughton
The decline of the British seaside is far from inevitable or a permanent feature. But we need to invest in better connectivity and a more inclusive economic model that spreads wealth and opportunity, writes Lord Bassam
The contrast between life in the concrete jungle of Canary Wharf to the Houses of Parliament was stark for Charlotte Simmonds. But over the last 10 years, she has really made her mark
Brexit has become a cult like the Moonies, David Cameron is a “smarmy PR man”, Emmanuel Macron is a “weasel” and Theresa May could emerge “better than Boudica” if she backs staying in the EU. That is according to veteran broadcaster Melvyn Bragg.
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