The UK’s geographic position, distant from fighting in Ukraine or Russian airborne or drone incursions in Estonia or Poland, can lead to people feeling the threat from Vladimir Putin is someone else’s problem. That could not be more wrong. We sit at the
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is one of the most difficult things anyone and their family can go through in life. I remember this from when I had my cancer diagnosis back in 2008. At the time, my daughters were 13 and 14.
The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has dramatically sacked Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick after what she described as “irrefutable evidence” surfaced of him plotting to defect to Reform UK. In a shock statement, is reverberating across Westminster, Badenoch announced Jenrick has been
For years, universities have rightly been encouraged to take student mental health more seriously. Many have done so in good faith, expanding wellbeing, counselling and mental health support services. But while day-to-day practices have evolved, the law has not. When I led
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she no longer trusts West Midlands Police chief after Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban, citing watchdog report failings.
Since being elected in 2005 I have campaigned for safer streets. High streets play a vital part in how safe people feel where they live. Across towns and cities in the UK, communities are struggling under the weight of the proliferation of
As devolved nations, both Scotland and Northern Ireland have full control over their own justice systems. Wales, however, remains an outlier, with Westminster’s continued grip on our criminal justice system denying us the parity of powers afforded to other parts of the
We live at a time when it feels like the UK Labour Government is losing its moral bearings in a way that threatens its connection with the electorate, a particular problem when one remembers it received less votes than when Labour lost
On New Year’s Day, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care set out a very welcome renewed commitment to bring a really strong focus on children’s health and healthcare. This is therefore a very timely moment to make the case
In the debate on Monday, MP after MP of all political stripes stood up to lambast the performance of Thames Water. We were clear. Thames Water is a mess, and it is time to admit that it’s a failing company and it
