We must help ex-service personnel overcome hurdles to accessing employment, housing and mental health support, says Gerald Jones

The recent ‘coup’ against Theresa May was doomed from the start. But could the plotters have learnt from history? Kevin Schofield looks back at recent plots against PMs – and speaks to some of the key figures involved in thwarting them 

The recent ‘coup’ against Theresa May was doomed from the start. But could the plotters have learnt from history? Kevin Schofield looks back at recent plots against PMs – and speaks to some of the key figures involved in thwarting them 

With global security on a knife edge the Royal Navy needs investment, not cutbacks, if it’s to defend Britain’s interests, writes Admiral Lord West

After stints at Education, Defra and the MoJ, Liz Truss says she feels at home in the Treasury – but believes her time in other departments means she knows all about ‘what people get up to’. The Chief Secretary tells John Ashmore why it’s time for the Treasury to ditch the ‘box-ticking’ and build a more collaborative approach across government

Anne Milton outlines how four new MP ambassadors will be supporting the government in its drive to increase the quality and quantity of apprenticeships 

Agnes Chambre sits down with parliamentarians to find out more about the personal side of politics. This week, Conservative MP Anna Soubry on her ‘pathetic’ fear of heights, her biggest regret – and why she won’t ‘shut up’ about Brexit

At the age of 95 – and nearly four decades after she first sat on the red benches – Lady Trumpington is standing down from the Lords. But, true to style, the plain-speaking baroness is not going quietly. She tells Robert Orchard how she plans to use retirement to “say exactly what I think”

Conservative colleagues and Labour opponents alike see Tom Tugendhat as a star of the future. Just two years into his Westminster career he secured an overwhelming mandate to chair the Foreign Affairs Committee. Is there any limit to his potential? By Sebastian Whale

Matthew Pennycook was not even 18 months into his parliamentary career when he was called upon to enter the Shadow Brexit team. With the negotiations on tenterhooks – and the possibility of ‘no deal’ looming –  is he prepared for Labour to take up the reins? He talks to Sebastian Whale

Canadian MPs and Senators are preparing to leave their Parliament building as part of a major regeneration plan. But what can their experience teach us about the Palace of Westminster’s own Restoration and Renewal? Norman Fowler, the Lord Speaker, reports back from Ottawa 

Luke Pollard spends a week 'badgering, poking and cajoling' to get a better deal for Plymouth – and finds cause for hope in the midst of a gridlocked Parliament