Since 2007, scores of Conservative members have visited Rwanda every August as part of Project Umubano. Proof, says its founder, Andrew Mitchell, that social action projects can go the distance

There is a cost to society when women MPs serve shorter terms and hold fewer senior positions, says Anushka Asthana

As he gets to work leading for Labour on the biggest issue facing British politics for half a century, Keir Starmer tells Kevin Schofield how his party can block an ‘extreme Brexit’ and go on to win the next election – but only if its MPs remain united 

It we can get social care right in ‘ageing’ Devon we will get it right across the country, writes Sir Hugo Swire

The general election has shown that social care matters to people. It will take courage, commitment and extra funding to reform the system, writes Barbara Keeley

Agnes Chambre sits down with parliamentarians to find out more about the human side of politics. This week, former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown on being a tank, his love of literature and crying easily. 

The Defence Select Committee must do more to protect the men and women of our Armed Forces, Johnny Mercer believes. The former Artillery Officer talks to Daniel Bond

Conservative MP Julian Lewis is standing to be re-elected chair of the Defence Select Committee against his colleague, Johnny Mercer. He outlines below why he's the right person for the job.

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee will not be short of issues to investigate in the coming parliament. The three Tory candidates for the post set out their stall below.

Four Labour candidates are vying for the top job of BEIS Select Committee chair in the new Parliament. Read why they think they're best placed to succeed Iain Wright below.

The race to succeed Andrew Tyrie as chair of the Treasury Select Committee is hotly contested. Below the candidates make their case for taking on one of the most powerful roles in Parliament.

Wes Streeting has been among the Labour leaderships’ strongest critics. After the general election, he says Jeremy Corbyn deserves the respect of all wings of his party – but still has work to do to convince the public that he can make the final step into government