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Speaker Martin was a man of humble origins who rose to hold one of the highest offices in the land – but most of all he should be remembered for his kindness, writes George Foulkes
As a black, working-class, Geordie woman, who built a successful career in engineering, Chi Onwurah knows that improving diversity in industry is not just a moral imperative but an economic necessity. The Shadow Business Minister tells Elizabeth Bates why the push for gender equality is at the heart of Labour’s industrial strategy
With monsoons approaching, the clock is ticking for the international community to respond to the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Now is the time for the UK to show what Commonwealth solidarity really means, writes Preet Kaur Gill
By planting a tree for the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy MPs can both demonstrate their support for the Commonwealth and help save the world’s forests, writes Frank Field
After last autumn’s abortive coup, Grant Shapps admits he is not ‘waiting by the phone’ for a call from the Prime Minister. Instead the trained pilot and chair of the APPG on aviation is now ‘ploughing his own furrow’ on the backbenches. He talks to Kevin Schofield about his three passions – planes, blockchain and infrastructure
Before his appointment as Secretary of State for Defence last autumn, Gavin Williamson built a reputation as an effective, and ruthless, backroom operator. His rise from PPS to David Cameron to government Chief Whip to the MoD has been shrouded in intrigue, and there is speculation that he is being lined up as Theresa May’s favoured successor. Is the 41-year-old MP for South Staffordshire really the modern-day Machiavelli some claim? Sebastian Whale talks to Williamson, and those who know him, to find out
When Baroness Tyler took over as chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in 2012, the organisation had recently been condemned as ‘not fit for purpose’ by MPs. Six years later, as she steps down, it boasts an ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted. The Lib Dem peer talks to James Millar about cuts, criticism and keeping the faith
Queen Victoria was an early and strong supporter. Harold Macmillan referred to them as ‘the day boys’. Hugh Gaitskell feared they would be used to block a reforming Labour government and preserve the privilege of the House of Lords. Sixty years on from the Act which finally created Life Peers, historian Lord Lexden looks back at how Parliament’s Upper Chamber was transformed
The ‘position of trust’ in law that applies to teachers and social workers should be extended to sports coaches and assistants, writes Bambos Charalambous
Sam Mason is a parliamentary researcher for crossbench peer Baroness Caroline Cox. From a close shave in rural Nigeria to pencil pushing in Westminster, no two days are the same
The UK is at the forefront of global efforts to eliminate this neglected tropical disease, writes Catherine West
Paralympian, campaigner and Westminster’s longest-serving life peer – Baroness Masham has led the charge on disability, health and penal reform issues in the House of Lords for nearly 50 years. But, as she tells Gary Connor, the job’s not done yet
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