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Selective empathy: why compassion can't be reserved for the politically convenient

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Naomi Smith

The Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence handed down to Stephen Yaxley Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson.
Thames Water is failing, Ofwat is toothless — and the public is paying the price

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Luke Taylor

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 many, that means holding failing companies to account who are making our lives, and our environment, much poorer. By that measure, Thames Water is certainly among the worst of a bad bunch.
Michael Gove awarded peerage in Sunak’s resignation resignation honours list

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News house of lords / Jeremy Hunt / Michael Gove News house of lords / Jeremy Hunt / Michael Gove 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.
Kemi Badenoch opens door to Conservative deals with Reform UK at local level

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

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 level.
Keir Starmer: Labour will give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

Video The prime minister has vowed to legislate to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote, in line with Labour’s election manifesto commitment. Dame Meg Hillier, the chair of the liaison committee of senior MPs, delivered a question Tuesday put together by members of the UK youth parliament.
Keir Starmer criticises budget watchdog over welfare assessment

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

Video Keir Starmer has criticised the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for failing to assess the potential economic impact of the government’s welfare reforms. The prime minister said the watchdog’s economic forecast had not “priced in” the measures set out in the government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper, which was published alongside the Spring Statement.
Senior Labour MP calls for fiscal rules to be revised ahead of Starmer grilling

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

It’s the last day of term here in Westminster, with MPs set to head off for Easter recess this afternoon. The House will return on 22 April with campaigning ahead of the local elections in full swing. Having chaired cabinet this morning, Keir Starmer is due for the usual pre-recess Q&A at the liaison committee — the supergroup of senior parliamentarians who take turns grilling the prime minister on their specialist subject.
Trump tariffs: Rachel Reeves appears to reject 'Buy British' campaign as 'inward-looking'

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

Video Rachel Reeves has been urged to commit to a “Buy British” campaign to encourage people to purchase products made in the UK in the wake of US tariffs. Daisy Cooper, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, asked the government to pursue the strategy as “part of a broader national effort” to offset the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariff regime.
Trump tariffs could disrupt UK medicines supply, Wes Streeting warns

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News News The production and supply of medicines could be impacted by the tariffs placed on the UK, the health secretary has warned. Wes Streeting said Britain “already had issues with medicines production and supply internationally” but warned that this could be made worse by the 10 per cent tariffs imposed by the US.
'No state should be beyond criticism': Labour MPs defiant after being denied entry to Israel

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

Video The two Labour MPs denied entry into Israel while on a trip to visit the occupied West Bank have spoken in the House of Commons for the first time since their detention. Abtisam Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, and Yuan Yang, the MP for Earley and Woodley, flew to Israel from London Luton Airport with two aides on Saturday afternoon. But they were refused entry because they intended to “spread hate speech” against Israel, the nation’s population and immigration authority said.