UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour plans to cap skilled foreign visas, requiring British firms to train local staff or face restrictions on hiring from abroad. As reported by The Telegraph, Labour proposes tightening skilled foreign visa routes and is urging companies
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Home Secretary Yvette Cooper backs changes in police guidance to allow public disclosure of ethnicity and immigration status in serious crime cases. As reported by The Guardian, Yvette Cooper has called for a change in official guidance
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK defends the Online Safety Act after X claims it curbs free speech, saying it balances protection from harm with freedom of expression online. As reported by The Independent, the British government has stood by the
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft urges Keir Starmer to engage with MPs after resigning as whip over welfare cuts she feared would seriously harm disabled people. As reported by The Independent, a former Labour frontbencher who resigned over
There’s a printing revolution happening in Bedfordshire which is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Every day, in an unassuming building just off the M1, thousands of paperback books are printed. When I first visited Amazon’s print-on-demand facility, I thought it was
Before I ever had the chance to spend, I was already saving with a credit union. That was during my time working in the NHS. Like many others, I joined the NHS Credit Union through a payroll deduction scheme. It was a
On Saturday the 19th July, it was Changing Places Awareness Day. I was honoured to have secured the final Adjournment debate before the Summer Recess and to use this platform to pay tribute to the campaign organisation Changing Places in its 20th
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – MPs warned that Labour’s revised welfare plans still risk pushing 50,000 newly sick and disabled people into poverty by 2030 as support is halved. As reported by The Guardian, MPs have raised concerns that cuts to incapacity
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Reform UK’s Mark Hoath condemned London Mayor Sadiq Khan for rejecting Nigel Farage’s debate challenge, calling his record on crime “shameful.” As reported by GB News, Sir Sadiq Khan faces accusations of “cowardice” for avoiding a debate
The Northern Ireland Protocol/Windsor Framework subjects Northern Ireland to the EU customs code which treats Great Britain as a ‘third country’, that is a foreign country in relation to Northern Ireland. Its application thus has the effect of dividing the United Kingdom
When we talk about public services in the UK, fairness and compassion should be at the heart of it. Yet, for cancer patients and individuals with other life-altering conditions, the current Blue Badge parking scheme reflects neither. Despite the severe and often
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Scottish Labour MSPs, including deputy leader Jackie Baillie, have urged PM Sir Keir Starmer to swiftly recognise Palestine amid Gaza’s worsening crisis. As reported by Sky News, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and all party MSPs have
