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href="/news/article/mps-push-healthier-parliament-tackling-alcohol-artwork-lighting">A group of MPs wants to make Parliament a healthier workplace by looking at curbing alcohol provision during working hours, diversifying paintings on display, and improving lighting within the building.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/ex-security-advisor-warns-whitehall-lacks-expertise-deal-with-china"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2RAE27C_mebxmb.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2RAE27C_mebxmb.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2RAE27C_mebxmb.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-24T09:00" title="24 November 2024 at 09:00">24 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/ex-security-advisor-warns-whitehall-lacks-expertise-deal-with-china">Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/ex-security-advisor-warns-whitehall-lacks-expertise-deal-with-china">Lord Ricketts, the UK's former national security advisor, believes there is not enough institutional knowledge in Whitehall to support Prime Minister Keir Starmer's pursuit of a more "pragmatic" relationship with China.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-assisted-dying-i-came-politics-make-difference"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/kim_leadbeater-1627_copy_es9njj.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/kim_leadbeater-1627_copy_es9njj.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/kim_leadbeater-1627_copy_es9njj.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-23T07:00" title="23 November 2024 at 07:00">23 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-assisted-dying-i-came-politics-make-difference">Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-assisted-dying-i-came-politics-make-difference">Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/kemi-badenoch-inner-circle-who-is-who"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YKWBY0_nfrupn.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YKWBY0_nfrupn.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YKWBY0_nfrupn.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-22T13:40" title="22 November 2024 at 13:40">22 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/political-parties.htm">Political parties</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/kemi-badenoch-inner-circle-who-is-who">Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/kemi-badenoch-inner-circle-who-is-who">Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has finalised senior appointments to her backroom team which includes former minister Lee Rowley as her chief of staff and former Boris Johnson adviser Henry Newman as deputy.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-face-huge-pressure-to-create-more-time-assisted-dying-debate"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YAX2AT_pvn1za.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YAX2AT_pvn1za.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YAX2AT_pvn1za.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T16:30" title="21 November 2024 at 16:30">21 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/social-affairs.htm">Social affairs</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-face-huge-pressure-to-create-more-time-assisted-dying-debate">Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-face-huge-pressure-to-create-more-time-assisted-dying-debate">Parliamentary experts have predicted that Keir Starmer will be forced to give MPs more time to debate the issue of assisted dying if the bill looking legalise it passes next week.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-says-british-military-capabilities-not-good-enough"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YMCBNJ_pglyth.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YMCBNJ_pglyth.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YMCBNJ_pglyth.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T12:30" title="21 November 2024 at 12:30">21 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-says-british-military-capabilities-not-good-enough">Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-says-british-military-capabilities-not-good-enough">John Healey said the UK’s military capabilities are “just not good enough” in his first appearance before the defence committee since becoming the Secretary of State for Defence.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/care-leavers-could-get-free-prescriptions-bus-fares"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YCB1JA_tdqpdt.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YCB1JA_tdqpdt.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YCB1JA_tdqpdt.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-20T18:00" title="20 November 2024 at 18:00">20 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/care-leavers-could-get-free-prescriptions-bus-fares">Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/care-leavers-could-get-free-prescriptions-bus-fares">Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-holds-firm-inheritance-tax-changes-despite-farmer-backlash"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YKR4FD_ts1qrw.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YKR4FD_ts1qrw.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YKR4FD_ts1qrw.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-20T16:20" title="20 November 2024 at 16:20">20 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-holds-firm-inheritance-tax-changes-despite-farmer-backlash">Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-holds-firm-inheritance-tax-changes-despite-farmer-backlash">The Government is holding firm on changes to agricultural relief despite backlash from farmers facing inheritance tax for the first time.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/oxbridge-universities-move-us-style-model-fundraising"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/CE9YGB_swsyhx.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/CE9YGB_swsyhx.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/CE9YGB_swsyhx.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-20T10:10" title="20 November 2024 at 10:10">20 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Education </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/oxbridge-universities-move-us-style-model-fundraising">Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/oxbridge-universities-move-us-style-model-fundraising">The country's most prestigious universities should become more like US colleges in how they are funded, candidate for next Oxford chancellor Dominic Grieve has said. </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/ofsted-culpable-poor-children-falling-behind-says-former-head"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/G6XHCH_mp1epu.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/G6XHCH_mp1epu.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/G6XHCH_mp1epu.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Ofsted 'Culpable' For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-19T11:30" title="19 November 2024 at 11:30">19 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Education </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/ofsted-culpable-poor-children-falling-behind-says-former-head">Ofsted "Culpable" For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/ofsted-culpable-poor-children-falling-behind-says-former-head">Ofsted is "at fault and culpable" for disadvantaged pupils falling further behind their peers, the former chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has told PoliticsHome.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/kemi-badenoch-gives-all-new-tory-mps-jobs-opposition"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG4P88_ys0je7.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG4P88_ys0je7.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG4P88_ys0je7.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-18T15:55" title="18 November 2024 at 15:55">18 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/political-parties.htm">Political parties</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/kemi-badenoch-gives-all-new-tory-mps-jobs-opposition">Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/kemi-badenoch-gives-all-new-tory-mps-jobs-opposition">Every new Conservative MP elected at the 4 July General Election has been given a role in Kemi Badenoch’s opposition.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/tory-mps-urged-claim-bluesky-usernames-deter-fake-accounts"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2Y826B8_mknjxx.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2Y826B8_mknjxx.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2Y826B8_mknjxx.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Tory MPs Urged To Claim Bluesky Usernames To Deter Fake Accounts"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-18T14:45" title="18 November 2024 at 14:45">18 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/technology.htm?filter=3914">Technology</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/tory-mps-urged-claim-bluesky-usernames-deter-fake-accounts">Tory MPs Urged To Claim Bluesky Usernames To Deter Fake Accounts</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/tory-mps-urged-claim-bluesky-usernames-deter-fake-accounts">Conservative MPs are being advised to claim their Bluesky usernames to stop fake accounts from impersonating them on the increasingly popular social media platform.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/lords-call-new-wimbledon-clause-strengthen-football-regulator"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YA5F8R_hbr5rf.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YA5F8R_hbr5rf.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YA5F8R_hbr5rf.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Lords Want 'Wimbledon Clause' To Give Football Fans Power To Stop Stadium Moves"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-18T13:20" title="18 November 2024 at 13:20">18 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/culture.htm">Culture</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/lords-call-new-wimbledon-clause-strengthen-football-regulator">Lords Want "Wimbledon Clause" To Give Football Fans Power To Stop Stadium Moves</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/lords-call-new-wimbledon-clause-strengthen-football-regulator">A group of Lords are pushing the Government to go further in reforming English football by preventing club owners from moving stadiums away from their original locations without fans' consent. </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/greens-join-growing-rebellion-labours-tax-farming"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG36KX_ikmhsx.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG36KX_ikmhsx.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG36KX_ikmhsx.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-17T18:28" title="17 November 2024 at 18:28">17 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/greens-join-growing-rebellion-labours-tax-farming">Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/greens-join-growing-rebellion-labours-tax-farming">The Green Party has urged the government to take “another look” at its plans to introduce inheritance tax on farm land, as farmers prepare protests in the capital this week against the changes.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-says-men-remember-gentlemen"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/WhatsApp_Image_2024-11-13_at_17.00.53_pjbzjo.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/WhatsApp_Image_2024-11-13_at_17.00.53_pjbzjo.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/WhatsApp_Image_2024-11-13_at_17.00.53_pjbzjo.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be 'Gentlemen'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-17T09:00" title="17 November 2024 at 09:00">17 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-says-men-remember-gentlemen">Labour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be "Gentlemen"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-says-men-remember-gentlemen">A new Labour MP has said society no longer encourages men to be “gentlemen” and he believed “old-school traditional values” should be re-established around positive masculinity.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/will-keir-starmer-iron-first-party-management-backfire"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YGMYEY_ggnvp3.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YGMYEY_ggnvp3.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YGMYEY_ggnvp3.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Will Keir Starmer's 'Iron Fist' Party Management Backfire?"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-16T07:00" title="16 November 2024 at 07:00">16 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/political-parties.htm">Political parties</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/will-keir-starmer-iron-first-party-management-backfire">Will Keir Starmer's "Iron Fist" Party Management Backfire?</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/will-keir-starmer-iron-first-party-management-backfire">One clear-cut trend of modern politics is that back bench MPs are becoming increasingly rebellious. How will Keir Starmer’s administration keep control of its huge majority? Rob Merrick investigates</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/energy-committee-chair-hopes-trump-follow-money-net-zero"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/G1JEA9_i3a1po.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/G1JEA9_i3a1po.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/G1JEA9_i3a1po.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will 'Follow The Money' On Net Zero"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-15T11:45" title="15 November 2024 at 11:45">15 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/energy.htm">Energy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/energy-committee-chair-hopes-trump-follow-money-net-zero">Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will "Follow The Money" On Net Zero</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/energy-committee-chair-hopes-trump-follow-money-net-zero">Bill Esterson, chair of the energy committee, believes president-elect Donald Trump will want to "follow the money" on energy policy and not bring about a "dramatic" shift in the US approach to tackling climate change.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/mps-approach-tipping-point-move-away-elon-musk-x"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YC8X2P_chfjg6.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YC8X2P_chfjg6.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YC8X2P_chfjg6.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="MPs Approach 'Tipping Point' To Move Away From Elon Musk's X"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-14T14:25" title="14 November 2024 at 14:25">14 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/political-parties.htm">Political parties</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/mps-approach-tipping-point-move-away-elon-musk-x">MPs Approach "Tipping Point" To Move Away From Elon Musk's X</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/mps-approach-tipping-point-move-away-elon-musk-x">A growing number of MPs are weighing up whether to leave social media website X and move to alternative platforms, with some encouraging the Government to do the same.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/downing-street-comms-needs-more-storytelling"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2T4H0EM_reh9lo.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2T4H0EM_reh9lo.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2T4H0EM_reh9lo.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="No10 Communications Needs Less Firefighting And More Storytelling"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-14T11:00" title="14 November 2024 at 11:00">14 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/downing-street-comms-needs-more-storytelling">No10 Communications Needs Less Firefighting And More Storytelling</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/downing-street-comms-needs-more-storytelling">Why does No 10 frequently fail to seize the political news agenda? Lee Cain, a former Downing Street director of communications, argues that wholesale structural changes are needed for prime ministers to communicate their messages effectively</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-disappointed-wes-streetings-assisted-dying-comments"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YARP3J_b9pgkp.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YARP3J_b9pgkp.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YARP3J_b9pgkp.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-13T22:00" title="13 November 2024 at 22:00">13 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-disappointed-wes-streetings-assisted-dying-comments">Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-disappointed-wes-streetings-assisted-dying-comments">Exclusive: Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has said she is “disappointed” by Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s comments on her assisted dying bill.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/child-criminal-exploitation-cases-rise-sharply"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2Y81DN1_jvuzzr.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2Y81DN1_jvuzzr.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2Y81DN1_jvuzzr.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-13T20:00" title="13 November 2024 at 20:00">13 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/education.htm">Education</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/child-criminal-exploitation-cases-rise-sharply">Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/child-criminal-exploitation-cases-rise-sharply">Cases of child criminal exploitation have increased sharply in the last two years, a new analysis shared with PoliticsHome shows.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-nationalisation-housing-association-properties"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2F78HB4_mfnvdc.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2F78HB4_mfnvdc.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2F78HB4_mfnvdc.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-13T10:55" title="13 November 2024 at 10:55">13 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-nationalisation-housing-association-properties">Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-nationalisation-housing-association-properties">Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, has called for nationalising housing association properties as the “lowest-cost” way of boosting council housing.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/government-whips-warn-mps-rising-phone-theft"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/R7R6HN_aek2as.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/R7R6HN_aek2as.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/R7R6HN_aek2as.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="MPs Urged To Be 'Wary' Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-12T16:35" title="12 November 2024 at 16:35">12 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/home-affairs.htm">Home affairs</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/government-whips-warn-mps-rising-phone-theft">MPs Urged To Be "Wary" Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/government-whips-warn-mps-rising-phone-theft">Government Whips have urged Labour MPs to be careful when using mobile phones near Westminster after "a number" reported having their devices stolen.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/homelessness-forcing-schools-to-be-support-hubs"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/W0NP5E_ypzm6s.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/W0NP5E_ypzm6s.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/W0NP5E_ypzm6s.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As 'Support Hubs'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-12T12:50" title="12 November 2024 at 12:50">12 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/education.htm">Education</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/homelessness-forcing-schools-to-be-support-hubs">Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As "Support Hubs"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/homelessness-forcing-schools-to-be-support-hubs">A new Labour MP who was a deputy head teacher before being elected says families are turning up to schools with their belongings having been evicted from their homes. <br /> </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/doubts-cast-recommended-pick-uk-surrogacy-regulator"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/A5J7EG_i1s8ef.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/A5J7EG_i1s8ef.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/A5J7EG_i1s8ef.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-12T10:00" title="12 November 2024 at 10:00">12 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/doubts-cast-recommended-pick-uk-surrogacy-regulator">Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/doubts-cast-recommended-pick-uk-surrogacy-regulator">Doubts have been cast over the Law Commission’s recommendation for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to be the UK surrogacy regulator, PoliticsHome can reveal.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/early-years-sector-writes-to-chancellor-impact-of-budget"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/CYE8JB_qq6hql.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/CYE8JB_qq6hql.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/CYE8JB_qq6hql.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-11T15:50" title="11 November 2024 at 15:50">11 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/education.htm">Education</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/early-years-sector-writes-to-chancellor-impact-of-budget">Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/early-years-sector-writes-to-chancellor-impact-of-budget">Exclusive: "The silence from Treasury" in the aftermath of the Budget is "illogical and unacceptable", the early years sector has warned.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/committee-chair-says-finding-money-climate-goals-biggest-challenge-cop29"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YHBRKT_rdgk9c.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YHBRKT_rdgk9c.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YHBRKT_rdgk9c.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-11T13:06" title="11 November 2024 at 13:06">11 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/committee-chair-says-finding-money-climate-goals-biggest-challenge-cop29">Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/committee-chair-says-finding-money-climate-goals-biggest-challenge-cop29">Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Toby Perkins, has said that money will be the biggest challenge for governments in the COP29 climate summit, at a time when there are “huge alternative uses for public money”.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-says-assisted-dying-bill-strictest-safeguards-world"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YAX3HR_mjzaql.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YAX3HR_mjzaql.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YAX3HR_mjzaql.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-11T09:00" title="11 November 2024 at 09:00">11 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-says-assisted-dying-bill-strictest-safeguards-world">Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/kim-leadbeater-says-assisted-dying-bill-strictest-safeguards-world">Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has promised that her bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults will have the “strictest protections and safeguards of any legislation anywhere in the world”, PoliticsHome can reveal.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/uk-faces-huge-problem-if-trump-doesnt-honour-nato-duties"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG7DEJ_k4bk8c.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG7DEJ_k4bk8c.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG7DEJ_k4bk8c.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="UK Faces 'Huge, Huge Problem' If Trump Doesn't Honour NATO Responsibilities"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-10T09:00" title="10 November 2024 at 09:00">10 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/uk-faces-huge-problem-if-trump-doesnt-honour-nato-duties">UK Faces "Huge, Huge Problem" If Trump Doesn't Honour NATO Responsibilities</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/uk-faces-huge-problem-if-trump-doesnt-honour-nato-duties">Liberal Democrat MP Mike Martin, who sits on the defence committee, has warned that the UK and Europe face a "huge, huge problem" if president elect Donald Trump doesn't support a NATO ally against Russian aggression.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-should-fix-central-government-machine"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/IfG_on_No10_e8uivb.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/IfG_on_No10_e8uivb.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/IfG_on_No10_e8uivb.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Keir Starmer Should Finally Fix The Central Government Machine"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-09T07:00" title="09 November 2024 at 07:00">09 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/political-parties.htm">Political parties</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-should-fix-central-government-machine">Keir Starmer Should Finally Fix The Central Government Machine</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-should-fix-central-government-machine">Keir Starmer has faced a difficult early period in power. The Prime Minister could make his life easier by re-arranging the centre of government — it is long overdue.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/green-party-members-rejected-proposal-join-womens-equality-party"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2R7AHA3_ornv6m.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2R7AHA3_ornv6m.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2R7AHA3_ornv6m.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Green Party Members Rejected Proposal To Join With Women’s Equality Party"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-08T09:40" title="08 November 2024 at 09:40">08 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/political-parties.htm">Political parties</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/green-party-members-rejected-proposal-join-womens-equality-party">Green Party Members Rejected Proposal To Join With Women’s Equality Party</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/green-party-members-rejected-proposal-join-womens-equality-party">Green Party members declined a partnership with the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) just before the party shut down its operations, PoliticsHome can reveal.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/university-tuition-fees-rise-what-happens-next"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/C82YWY_dcq8t4.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/C82YWY_dcq8t4.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/C82YWY_dcq8t4.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="What Next For The University Crisis?"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-07T13:00" title="07 November 2024 at 13:00">07 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/education.htm">Education</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/university-tuition-fees-rise-what-happens-next">What Next For The University Crisis?</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/university-tuition-fees-rise-what-happens-next">The announcement this week that tuition fees will go up for the first time in eight years has received mixed reaction.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-says-too-early-know-trumps-impact-uk-economy"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG5RC5_ee4n1u.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG5RC5_ee4n1u.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG5RC5_ee4n1u.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Rachel Reeves Says It's 'Too Early' To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-06T17:45" title="06 November 2024 at 17:45">06 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-says-too-early-know-trumps-impact-uk-economy">Rachel Reeves Says It's "Too Early" To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-says-too-early-know-trumps-impact-uk-economy">Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told MPs it is "too early" to draw conclusions on what impact president elect Donald Trump's economic policies will have on the UK economy.</a> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paging"> <ul class="pagination"> <li class="on"> <a href="?news_pg=1" class="on">1</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=2" class="">2</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=3" class="">3</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=4" class="">4</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=5" class="">5</a> </li> <li class="next"> <a href="?news_pg=2" class="next">></a> </li> <li class="last"> <a href="?news_pg=461" class="last">>></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div><div class="row row--ad">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-3' class="ph-ad"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-3'); 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