A Labour MP has described animal health as “fundamental” to a wider attempt to rebuild trust with rural communities.  Speaking on the Labour conference fringe, Josh Newbury, the MP for Cannock Chase, ...
The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Immigrants will be required to meet stricter conditions in order to earn the right to stay in the UK permanently, under a new ...
A senior minister has referred to the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, as a “fat bloke in a wetsuit”. Torsten Bell, who serves jointly as a pensions and Treasury minister, delivered the remarks ...
Delivering the Robin Cook memorial lecture was one of the greatest privileges of my time in Parliament. But it wasn’t just a ...
Keir Starmer has been urged to throw his support behind some form of proportional representation (PR) in order to embed ...
Andy Burnham has vowed to continue the debate he has instigated over the direction of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer’s ...
The UK has long been a global leader in financial services. Today, we have a unique opportunity to lead again – this time in ...
Vaccinations were first trialled in 1796 by Edward Jenner, a rural country doctor in Berkeley, in my constituency. He ...
The Terminally Ill Adults Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords today. I was devastated when it was passed by the House of Commons earlier this year. I’m not ashamed to say that my ...
The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Successful reshuffles have a theme and act as the launchpad for a refreshed government. Keir Starmer’s first major frontbench ...
The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. I knocked on enough doors as the Labour candidate in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich during last year’s general election to ...