Dispirited former Tory ministers shrink from the opposition grind
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Is Britain ready for “assisted dying”?
So long as social care is in crisis, the current debate feels premature.
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Georgia Gould on a new generation of Labour MPs
The new member for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale brings years of local-government experience to Westminster.
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Starmer resurrects Social Security Minister
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Green Ed’s red rage
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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From Labour’s economic plan to the Tory leadership: no one wants to be associated with Liz Truss
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Inside the Labour Growth Group
Will the new organisation be more than cheerleaders for the party leadership?
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Labour’s lobbying crackdown doesn’t go far enough
MPs’ second jobs are only part of Westminster’s integrity problem.
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Labour’s class of 2015 has arrived
How will this lost-and-found generation of MPs shape the Starmer project?
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The gruelling campaign is over. Now we have a country to sort
Also this week: Nigel Farage to be bogged down by bins and neighbour disputes, and the Euros bringing about familial…
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Anneliese Dodds’ long shadow in the cabinet
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MPs’ safety concerns shouldn’t obscure the right to protest
Threats against parliamentarians are an indictment of parts of the pro-Palestine movement – but the democratic process must be preserved.
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Something rotten
A succession of scandals has created a profound mistrust in our political and media class.
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Is meaningful action finally being taken against Pestminster?
A House of Commons Commission has proposed to exclude MPs accused of sexual and violent crimes from parliament.
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Fear about young adults’ maturity is just a way of trying to control them
Better to help this generation of Peter Pans find their way out of Neverland.
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How have 15-minute cities become a conspiracy theory?
No one wants to take away your car or put you in permanent lockdown.
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Enraptured MPs put aside their squabbles for Volodymyr Zelensky
A packed Westminster Hall greeted the Ukrainian president’s call for fighter aircraft with whoops and cheers.
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T Levels and apprenticeships should no longer be seen as a “Cinderella service”
Skills minister Robert Halfon outlines how vocational qualifications can offer new career paths.
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Parliament must not feed scepticism about MP rape allegations, unions tell Speaker
Commons Commission is implored to protect staff and give credence to accusers by excluding accused MPs.
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“Toxic” culture in parliament as 162 staff report bullying
Workers fear they won’t be taken seriously if they accuse managers of bad behaviour.
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