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1 day ago | 
politicshome.com | Harriet Symonds |Zoe Crowther
3 min read
Russia has sanctioned 15 British MPs and six members of the House of Lords, accusing them of making "hostile statements and unfounded accusations".
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, the Kremlin accused the UK of carrying out an "ongoing confrontational course, which includes efforts to demonize our country".
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2 weeks ago | 
politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Harriet Symonds
3 min read
The Conservatives are considering putting an Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ at the heart of their defence policy.
James Cartlidge, the shadow defence secretary and Mark Francois, the shadow defence minister, are drawing up proposals for a dome to protect the UK against cruise missile attacks from hostile actors like Vladimir Putin's Russia as part of a Tory party policy review.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Sophie Church |Harriet Symonds |Tom Scotson
8 min read
The fallout between Reform UK and Rupert Lowe represents Nigel Farage's biggest crisis since returning to frontline politics as the party's leader. But will it matter?
For most of Friday, 7 March, staff in Reform HQ were in a jolly mood.
But the air in the party's Millbank Tower office quickly darkened as rumours started to swirl about the immediate future of one of the party's five MPs, Rupert Lowe.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther |Harriet Symonds
8 min read
SNP MP Chris Law says being taken into care when his disabled mother could no longer cope was a ‘godsend’ – but tells Harriet Symonds that the law needs to address the stigma that blights those with similar experience. Photography by Tom Pilston
“It’s a dirty stain of shame,” says Chris Law, Scottish National Party MP for Dundee Central, about growing up in care.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Harriet Symonds
3 min read
For me, International Women’s Day is twofold: it’s a day to advocate for the rights of women facing adversity, and to highlight the issues disproportionally faced by women and girls around the world. Whether it’s violence against women and girls in the UK, or the oppression of women’s freedoms in Afghanistan.
Needing some light with the shade, I also take International Women’s Day to mark the wins; the ways in which society is improving for women and girls.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Harriet Symonds
4 min read
Are we ruled by lawyers or politicians? This government’s absolute commitment to the ‘Rule of Law’ means that some are asking this question.
It would be less problematic if the Rule of Law were defined ‘thinly’ by reference to its universally accepted core principles, ie. that the law should be certain and accessible, applied equally and governed by laws administered by an independent judiciary.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Harriet Symonds |Hannah White
4 min read
In her occasional series on Parliament’s inner workings, Hannah White explores how a new Liaison Committee initiative will provide MPs with a rare opportunity to scrutinise future government spending plans
The conclusions of one of the most extensive and consequential processes that ever occurs in government will emerge into the light on 11 June this year.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Harriet Symonds
12 min read
Labour’s Florence Eshalomi tells Harriet Symonds about Keir Starmer’s need to loosen up, her friendship with Kemi Badenoch, and the pain of knowing that children are still experiencing what she did in unsuitable temporary accommodation. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Florence Eshalomi, the new chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, knows all too well what it’s like to live in temporary accommodation.
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1 month ago | 
politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Tom Scotson |Harriet Symonds
1 min read
A parliament bar that was temporarily closed after an alleged spiking will have a doorkeeper to police the number of people who can drink there at any given time.
PoliticsHome understands that the maximum capacity for Westminster's Strangers' Bar will be set at 50 people, subject to review.
A doorkeeper will monitor the number of MPs and journalists who enter the bar using a tally counter.
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2 months ago | 
politicshome.com | Harriet Symonds |Tom Scotson
6 min read
Coastal Labour MPs are getting more organised as they brace for the threat of Nigel Farage.
Polly Billington, Labour MP for East Thanet, is the admin of WhatsApp group Coastal PLP, which has 39 members at the time of writing. Vocal members include Billington as well as West-super-Mare MP Dan Aldridge and Blackpool South MP Chris Webb.
In-person meetings have so far been infrequent.
