From borders and devolution to legal protections, Lords’ oversight will only lead to better legislation and improved government as we prepare for Brexit, says Dianne Hayter

The family unity provisions of the Dublin Treaty must be included in the Brexit negotiations, argues Alf Dubs

The already failing Rural Payments Agency will struggle with the extra demands of Brexit – the Efra Committee’s recent proposals need urgent implementation, warns Neil Parish

There is a real danger of Britain's food and farming sector becoming a bargaining chip to be traded away in negotiations, warns Kerry McCarthy

From its IT systems to new border checks, Defra must be prepared for EU exit day – or we risk logjams at Britain’s ports and disruption to the agri-food and chemical industries, warns PAC chair Meg Hillier 

Given Germany’s poor and frankly hostile response to our Brexit vote, this is the opportune moment to raise the issue of war reparations, writes Daniel Kawczynski 

This September there is a once in a generation opportunity to change the trajectory of the world’s deadliest infectious disease, Nick Herbert and Virendra Sharma write

If Northern cannot ensure that basic services are available, the government must strip it of its rail franchise – and bring it back into public ownership, writes Sir David Crausby 

We should constently seek to widen participation in our elections - but rolling out this voter ID scheme would create a significant barrier to voting for the elderly, ethnic minorities and the less well-off, warns Ellie Reeves

Priti Patel fears her party’s leadership is abandoning traditional Conservative values and retreating from the battle of ideas. Out of government and with the freedom to speak from the backbenches, the Witham MP tells Sebastian Whale why it’s time to stop “moaning” about Brexit and start delivering for the country

As she heads for the Arctic to witness first-hand the damage climate change is causing, Mary Creagh fears Britain is losing its place a world leader on decarbonisation. The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee talks to Elizabeth Bates

The Home Office has promised a ‘fundamental change’ in the way the country deals with domestic abuse. But does the political will exist to back up any change in the law with resources? James Millar talks to the minister in charge, Victoria Atkins, and MPs across the spectrum, about what needs to be done