This week, Parliament News held two well attended events in the House of Lords. The first talk, in the beautiful Committee Room Four overlooking the river, sponsored by Lord Jackson of Peterborough, pulled together an expert panel, Marco Forgione, Lord Graham Evans,
Protecting the environment is a noble cause and one that we should all support. But it must be done with pragmatism, common sense and respect for local communities. The approach should not be ideological, inflexible and dictated from the top down by
As the UK prepares to put the clocks back this weekend, a Labour MP has called for a new approach to time proposing a shift to Double British Summer Time, dubbed “Churchill Time.” Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions this week (Wednesday 22
Students across the country are navigating an assessment system that too often leaves them feeling overwhelmed, anxious and uncertain about their future. This week, I led a debate calling on the Government to seize the opportunity offered by the Independent Curriculum and
October is ADHD Awareness Month, and this year it feels more urgent than ever to cut through the noise and confront the misinformation that continues to circulate, especially on social media, about what ADHD really is and how deeply it affects people’s
Well, here we go again. It’s taken twenty years, but ID cards are back, this time in shiny digital form, turbocharged by modern technology. This week, I led the first House of Commons debate on Digital ID, with the SNP leading opposition
During Baby Loss Awareness Week, Parliament came together for one of the most moving debates of the year – a debate that, for many of us, is deeply personal. As I stood in the Chamber, I did so not only as a
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Education Minister Josh MacAlister says Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has the support of PM Keir Starmer amid calls for resignation over grooming inquiry. As reported by Sky News, Home Office minister Jess Phillips has retained government backing
Four years ago, I lost my brilliant friend Sophie, who took her own life after the birth of her third child. Her little daughter was just 10 weeks old at the time. Sophie’s death remains a huge sadness in my life, and
I still remember walking into the house. A warm afternoon in Kingstanding, years ago, when I was working as a district nurse. The door creaked open, and I found myself in a living room where the light could barely reach the floor.
