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Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Environment
By Harriet Cross MP
Labour’s net-zero ambitions have attracted a range of descriptions, from ambitious and groundbreaking to unrealistic, naive and idealistic. But after the past few weeks, ‘immoral’ must also be added.
Former Cabinet Minister Minister Gove Awarded Peerage In Rishi Sunak Resignation Honours
Parliament
Former Cabinet Minister Minister Gove Awarded Peerage In Rishi Sunak Resignation Honours
Britain can lead a new era of defence finance
Defence
By Alex Baker and Luke Charters MPs
Britain can lead a new era of defence finance
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer Navigate Trump's Tariff Turmoil?
Foreign affairs
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer Navigate Trump's Tariff Turmoil?
Senior Labour MP Urges Government To Take Advantage of Trump's Tariff Chaos: “Don’t Let A Crisis Go To Waste”
Foreign affairs
Senior Labour MP Urges Government To Take Advantage of Trump's Tariff Chaos: “Don’t Let A Crisis Go To Waste”
Earl of Clancarty reviews 'Brasil! Brasil!'
Books & culture
Earl of Clancarty reviews 'Brasil! Brasil!'
The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities
Defence
By Lord Beamish
The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities
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British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Education
Palantir Boss Louis Mosley: Keir Starmer 'Gets' AI, 'You Could See In His Eyes'
Palantir Boss Louis Mosley: Keir Starmer "Gets" AI, "You Could See In His Eyes"
Technology
Government Joins Reddit In Bid To Step Up Its Online Communications Strategy
Government Joins Reddit In Bid To Step Up Its Online Communications Strategy
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Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Environment
By Harriet Cross MP
Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Former Cabinet Minister Minister Gove Awarded Peerage In Rishi Sunak Resignation Honours
Parliament
Former Cabinet Minister Minister Gove Awarded Peerage In Rishi Sunak Resignation Honours
Britain can lead a new era of defence finance
Defence
By Alex Baker and Luke Charters MPs
Britain can lead a new era of defence finance
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer Navigate Trump's Tariff Turmoil?
Foreign affairs
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer Navigate Trump's Tariff Turmoil?
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Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
Why Britain Can't Build
Economy
Why Britain Can't Build
We can’t start to clear away the blockers until we understand how we erected them in the first place; Michael Dnes details how thousands of sane decisions have led us to the current madness. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
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Energy Bosses To Be Summoned By MPs Over Looming Winter Bills Crisis
Energy
Energy Bosses To Be Summoned By MPs Over Looming Winter Bills Crisis
The energy security and net zero (ESNZ) select committee of MPs is set to summon industry bosses as concern begins to grow concerns over a double whammy of energy debt and high energy bills this winter.
The Alarming Surge of STIs in the UK: Government Inaction Raises Concerns
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
The Alarming Surge of STIs in the UK: Government Inaction Raises Concerns
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a growing public health concern in the United Kingdom, with rates reaching unprecedented levels.
Cyprus needs its own Good Friday Agreement
Foreign affairs
By Sammy Wilson MP
Cyprus needs its own Good Friday Agreement
I am a Unionist. It is probably the most important part of my political philosophy.
Tory Moderates Plan To Fight 'Very Damaging' Shift From Net Zero
Environment
Tory Moderates Plan To Fight "Very Damaging" Shift From Net Zero
Moderate Conservative MPs are planning an organised pushback against growing calls from elsewhere in the Tory party for the government to dilute its net zero agenda.
Investment zones will transform the industrial landscape Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Investment zones will transform the industrial landscape
With the first of the Government's new investment zones confirmed earlier this month, Katherine Bennett CBE sets out how the initiative can re-establish the UK as a leading manufacturing economy.
The secret ingredient behind our daily lives… and how to make it net zero Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
The secret ingredient behind our daily lives… and how to make it net zero
The Mineral Products Association sets out a roadmap for how the lime production industry can be fully decarbonised by 2040.
Wimbledon Expansion Could Have 'National Ramifications' For Building On Protected Land
Communities
Wimbledon Expansion Could Have "National Ramifications" For Building On Protected Land
As the expansion of Wimbledon’s tennis courts is hit with further delays, local MP Stephen Hammond has urged all sides to improve the application, arguing that the proposed development could have “national ramifications”.
Do Labour's U-Turns Really Matter?
Political parties
Do Labour's U-Turns Really Matter?
A number of high-profile pledges made by Keir Starmer when he ran to become Labour’s leader in 2020 have been retracted by the party since he won the top job.
Tories Will Keep Fighting Labour On ULEZ Despite High Court Defeat
Environment
Tories Will Keep Fighting Labour On ULEZ Despite High Court Defeat
The Conservatives will continue to attack the Labour Party over the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) despite the High Court ruling on Friday morning that London Mayor Sadiq Khan's plan to expand the daily charge to the outer reaches of the capital is legal.
Elections Strategist Tells MPs To 'Calm Down' In Dash To Ditch Green Policies After ULEZ Row
Environment
By Alain Tolhurst
Elections Strategist Tells MPs To "Calm Down" In Dash To Ditch Green Policies After ULEZ Row
Government and opposition parties have been urged to hold their nerve on the net zero agenda, after the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) row that characterised the Uxbridge and Ruislip by-election has spooked politicians into think voters will reject environmental policy.
In Brief: Obesity
Health
By Grant Hill-Cawthorne
In Brief: Obesity
In an occasional series, staff from Parliament’s libraries give The House choice nuggets from the archives. This week, Professor Grant Hill-Cawthorne, House of Commons librarian and managing director of research and information, looks at the UK’s obesity problem
Unaffordable: The bigger picture of a sustainable society and why we can’t afford to delay Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Unaffordable: The bigger picture of a sustainable society and why we can’t afford to delay
We cannot allow short term pressures to derail the UK's environmental progress towards net zero.