The argument for greater defence spending is rightly gaining momentum but money itself is not enough to resolve serious issues within the MoD, says Johnny Mercer

This review cannot be just another opportunity to reduce funding - it is time for this government to deliver the investment that our Armed Forces and our national security require, writes Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith

We cannot expect deep-rooted power imbalances to crumble and fall at the utterance of worthy but empty rhetoric. It is up to us to take action, writes Liz Saville Roberts

From boosting energy efficiency to cutting out coal, Claire Perry says the UK government is leading the world on clean growth. The self-confessed “greenie” tells Emilio Casalicchio why environmental politics “runs through the heart” of her Conservatism

In uncertain times, we need to exert confidence to friend and foe alike. But years of defence cuts have chipped away at our credibility on the world stage, writes Luke Pollard

What started with a suspicious package ended with a winning joke. Rupa Huq experiences all ends of the spectrum during a topsy-turvy seven days at Westminster

Harriet Harman entered Westminster as an outsider on the ‘margin of the margins’. Nearly 36 graft-filled years later, the Mother of the House still finds herself at the epicentre of the women’s movement, respected across the House. Though she insists her frontbench days are over, does she have one more big job in politics left? Sebastian Whale speaks to the Labour grandee, and those who know her, to find out

After a long haul quizzing a ‘Truckers Tax’, and ploughing through UK poverty stats, government gets its just deserts as Lord Bassam’s free school meals motion passes

Gary Connor looks at ahead to this week’s agenda in the Upper Chamber

We have a duty of care to UK citizens, especially our children, to help make sure they can access and use the internet safely, writes Margot James

For far too long, the problem of prescribed medicine dependence has been ignored or hidden away. A National Action Plan is urgently required, writes Lord Hunt

In the current landscape, brands continue to push the boundaries of what is appropriate, knowing their ads will probably run uninterrupted, writes Baroness Hayter