Sienna Rodgers

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Liam Byrne MP |Sienna Rodgers

4 min read Nearly 10 years on from the Brexit vote, the unsayable has become the inescapable. Suddenly faced with a radically altered global trade and geopolitical environment, UK ministers are finally moving to break down the barriers we unilaterally built with our largest trading partner and nearest ally. For we are now history’s witnesses to a transformation in the Western alliance. American officials might declare that “America First” does not mean “America Alone”.

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Sienna Rodgers

3 min read Back in 2006, a pollster advised George Osborne that the public generally knew at most three things about any politician, and that he should think what he would like them to be. He asked if it would make him seem more human if people knew he was learning Mandarin. Kemi Badenoch is still introducing herself to the British public, but it’s likely that one of the things that people will remember about her is what she has for lunch. Or rather, what she doesn’t have.

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Sienna Rodgers

4 min read Many MPs voted for the Assisted Suicide Bill expecting that it would be improved and strengthened. As we prepare for its crucial Third Reading, that process has not happened. The Assisted Suicide Bill is now out of Committee and is heading towards the conclusion of its passage through the Commons. However, I am even more troubled now than I was at Second Reading.   As a new MP, I was excited to get to grips with parliamentary procedure and the process of analysing legislation.

3 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Sienna Rodgers

On World Day for Animals in Laboratories, MPs can help save millions of animals from suffering and dying Animal protection organisation Cruelty Free International is asking supporters to call on the British government to listen to the public’s priorities for the phase-out of animal testing – on the day dedicated to ending the suffering of millions of animals used in scientific experiments around the world.

3 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Sienna Rodgers

4 min read Council leaders have pushed back against Reform UK's plans to cut spending if it wins control of local authorities at next week's elections. Councillors representing other parties have told PoliticsHome that they are already making the sort of Elon Musk-style efficiency savings that Nigel Farage and other Reform figures have promised because their local authorities are under severe financial pressure.