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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨What can Starmer learn from May? Baroness JoJo Penn, @IsabelHardman, @SeemaKennedy and Paul Harrison sit down with @Alain_Tolhurst to discuss what Keir Starmer can learn from Theresa May's chaotic government nine years on 🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/politicshome/e…
Whether it is the impact of cuts on women and girls worldwide or the money spent on asylum hotels, we will not shy away from scrutinising the government's aid plans writes Jillian Popkins, Chief Commissioner of @icai_uk politicshome.com/opinion/articl…
"Asking mothers to travel further, with fewer choices and less support, is not just inconvenient – it is dangerous" ✍️ @Adamjamesdance politicshome.com/opinion/articl…
DNA testing allows for much more targeted screening programmes – let’s use it to end the Viking’s curse ✍️ @Torcuil politicshome.com/opinion/articl…
"Let Dover be the place where decarbonisation meets delivery." 🚢 @Port_of_Dover is at the centre of a bold vision to deliver the world’s first high-volume Green Shipping Corridor. #PartnerContent bit.ly/4m4sdmz
Nothing less than a radical redesign of social care will bring the changes we need ✍️ @annalouisedixon politicshome.com/opinion/articl…
With some choice paintings on display, discover the similarities between the work of these two visionary artists, otherwise so different in temperament 🎨 @NickClancarty reviews 'Kiefer / Van Gogh' | @royalacademy #AnselmKiefer #VanGogh bit.ly/3TU8zOo
NEW: Lib Dem MPs are furious with the party's treatment of Christine Jardine, sacked from the frontbench for defying the whip on welfare "People around Ed are more determined to protect themselves than they are to treat colleagues with respect" politicshome.com/news/article/l…
.@zoenora6 reports worry in government that resident (junior) doctor strikes, due to start Friday, could spread to other parts of the NHS workforce as the BMA, RCN & Unite prepare to ballot members Whitehall sources hope these groups will be more “circumspect” and “reasonable”
The government is reluctant to get its hopes up that it can avoid further strike action from senior doctors and nurses But Whitehall sources tell @politicshome they expect other groups of NHS workers to be more “reasonable” than the BMA resident doctors politicshome.com/news/article/g…
Tonia Antoniazzi's amendment to decriminalise abortion was passed by a big majority of MPs in June. Compared to assisted dying, it generated little debate – but it's a big reform that deserves discussion. My interview with the Labour MP who brought it forward:
The government is reluctant to get its hopes up that it can avoid further strike action from senior doctors and nurses But Whitehall sources tell @politicshome they expect other groups of NHS workers to be more “reasonable” than the BMA resident doctors politicshome.com/news/article/g…
With resident doctors set to strike on Friday, government faces the prospect of industrial action spreading to nurses and consultants However, Whitehall sources said they were hopeful that these workers would be less "militant" than BMA junior doctors politicshome.com/news/article/g…
Kemi Badenoch has appointed James Cleverly as her new shadow housing secretary, PolHome understands Elsewhere, Kevin Hollinrake is set to become Tory party chairman, while Stuart Andrew and Nigel Huddleston will take up health and culture respectively politicshome.com/news/article/k…
Labour’s first year in dealing with mental health services has been a reality check ✍️ @mariacaulfield politicshome.com/news/article/l…
Kemi Badenoch has kicked off her shadow cabinet reshuffle Former foreign and home secretary James Cleverly is expected to return to the front bench Edward Argar has stepped down from the health brief for health reasons politicshome.com/news/article/k…
James Cleverly looks set to make a return to the Tory front benches He had been lying low until he did his first sit-down interview since the leadership contest with @politicshome a few weeks ago, to discuss the need for a national “reset” on defence politicshome.com/news/article/j…
🤝 Co-op, @CocaColaEP, and Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB) have joined forces to launch Meals That Matter, a campaign that champions inclusion and raises funds for SOGB. #PartnerContent politicshome.com/members/articl…
Looking for a summer recess watch? Waste no time and go straight to Adam Curtis’ triumphant documentary series 📺 Baroness Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | @BBCiPlayer #shifty bit.ly/4nXuNg4
Campaigners fear government is backtracking on Labour's commitment to give everyone a legal right to a care supporter politicshome.com/news/article/c…
London has rarely been a concern for Labour strategists in recent years. But there is nervousness & growing concern about what awaits them at next year's council elections & experts are warning Labour against "banking" on the capital politicshome.com/news/article/c…
Independent MP Iqbal Mohamed tells @_tomscotson he is “fully behind” Corbyn and Sultana co-leading a new, left-wing party A source close to Corbyn confirmed to PolHome at the time of writing that no decision had been made regarding one leader or two politicshome.com/news/article/g…