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I know that sometimes, it can feel like there are so many issues to sort out that getting a grip on one is like trying to shoot fish in a barrel. That is why it’s really important that we stick to simple principles, like the polluter pays. If you break it, you buy it and... Read more » The post Anna Gelderd: ‘Let’s learn from the toxic mistakes of our past — PFAS must be phased out’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence handed down to Stephen Yaxley Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson. In a courtroom far removed from the social media echo chambers where Robinson built his brand, his legal counsel made an impassioned plea: that he had experienced an “evident decline in his mental health,” that he... Read more » The post Selective empathy: why compassion can’t be reserved for the politically convenient appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Exhausting, gruelling and stressful – just some of the words parents have used to describe their experiences of the children’s social care system. It’s a system that exists to support disabled children across the UK, of which there are 1.8 million, but unfortunately the evidence points to a fragmented, underfunded and frankly broken system, that’s... Read more » The post Families deserve better than this broken social care system appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Well, I don’t imagine I made a lot of friends at Thames Water when I spent twenty minutes on my feet lambasting them in Westminster Hall at the start of April. But I promised my constituents that I would fight for them every day in parliament on the issues that matter to them most. For... Read more » The post Luke Taylor: ‘Thames Water is failing, Ofwat is toothless — and the public is paying the price’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

When you see the term ‘NDAs’ in the title of this article, many readers will likely conjure up Hollywood scandals or corporate boardroom dramas. But the reality is far more disturbing, and much closer to home. It is vital that we dispel the many misconceptions about this legal tool and lay bare how it has... Read more » The post Louise Haigh: ‘NDAs are silencing victims of workplace abuse — urgent reform is needed’  appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Michael Gove is among several former cabinet ministers to be given a seat in the House of Lords in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. The former levelling up secretary served in the cabinets of four prime ministers before standing down as an MP ahead of last July’s general election. A rare constant across the fourteen... Read more » The post Michael Gove awarded peerage in Sunak’s resignation honours list appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

“Exercise doesn’t just chemically make you feel good — it’s great for socialising, raising self-esteem and coping with losing.” These are the words of a young constituent of mine, Tane, who wrote to me after I met him at Sir Graham Balfour School in Stafford. It was his ideas that inspired my recent Backbench Business... Read more » The post Leigh Ingham: ‘No child should be denied the opportunity to benefit from sport and PE’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Kemi Badenoch has appeared to condone the prospect of Conservative councillors forming coalitions with local counterparts in Reform UK.  The Conservative leader has consistently ruled out any national deal with Reform, citing leader Nigel Farage’s pledge to “destroy” the Tories. But Badenoch has now suggested that the picture is different for Conservatives at a local... Read more » The post Kemi Badenoch opens door to Conservative deals with Reform UK at local level appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

We’ve all been there growing up — desperate to fit in with the cool kids. You laugh at their jokes, pretend to like things you don’t, and say whatever you think will get you a seat at the table. Most of us grow out of it. We learn that real respect comes from being genuine,... Read more » The post Ben Goldsborough: ‘If you care about British farming, don’t fall for Reform UK’s dangerous delusion’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Imagine every seat at the O2 Arena in London filled by a child. Now, imagine an invading force stealing every single one of those children, deporting them from their homeland, sending them to re-education camps, forcing them to live with the very same invading soldiers, and even conscripting them to fight against the country they... Read more » The post Johanna Baxter: ‘There can be no true peace in Ukraine without the return of the children Putin has stolen’ appeared first on