Nuclear power stations, it turns out, need a lot of water. Hinkley Point C, just outside my constituency of Bridgwater, will be no different. Once operational, it will need nearly 8,000,000 litres of water a minute. That’s an Olympic swimming pool taken
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The London School of Economics has been slammed by a UN rapporteur and blamed for Islamophobia after presenting an allegation that students behind a pro-Palestine demonstration in July had stirred fears of a repeat of the 7/7
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Gender-critical advocates have cautioned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour schemes to bar trans conversion therapy risk criminalising parents who objected to their child’s transition. Around 140 people including peers, MPs, doctors and psychotherapists have signed an open
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to hit aristocrats and other rich property owners with a £1 billion inheritance tax raid in her Budget. Rachel Reeves is peeking at reforming business relief, a loophole which permits the
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – More than 2,000 incidents of violence and abuse were reported against London paramedics and ambulance staff last year. Data issued by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) indicates that 2,159 incidents of abuse were registered in the year
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A survey found that more than a fifth of councillors have received death threats or violence threats. The survey has been unleashed by the Local Government Association (LGA) before its annual conference next week. It is calling
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the latest figures, there were more than 28,000 crossings – up slightly from last year, but down from 2022. More than 600 people travelled the Channel in small vessels, the day after a baby perished on
This week, I led a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR). With the Autumn Budget looming, farmers and family business owners are anxious about potential changes to these vital reliefs, and it
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Social media firms will face punishments for failing to keep children secure on their platforms, communications watchdog Ofcom has cautioned. Services like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp could encounter fines from the regulator if they do not concede
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Students in London worry they may have to leave their school and university courses to save funds after a cyber hack on Transport for London’s (TfL) IT systems left them incapable of applying for discounted travel. TfL
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The United Kingdom has announced the most extensive package of sanctions against Russia’s shadow oil tanker fleet. Britain has inflicted sanctions on 18 further Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of
The new Labour government have rightly placed addressing the housing crisis central to our programme for government, delivering security and opportunity for hundreds of thousands of families. To meet this ambition, we must ensure that we’re building not just houses, but communities.
