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UK parliament

October 20, 2019

Parliament sits on a Saturday to debate Prime Minister's proposed Brexit deal

The House of Commons sat on Saturday 19 October, to discuss the Prime Minister's new Brexit deal. It is the first time since the Falklands conflict that the House has sat on a Saturday.
October 1, 2019

Brexit, threats and divisions

There have been extraordinary scenes in Parliament and beyond after the Supreme Court ruled against the government.
June 17, 2019

Bereaved families march for legal control and regulation of drugs trade

Every week in the UK 70 people die in drug-related deaths, and one in three drug-related deaths in the EU happens in the UK.
May 21, 2019

New bill will ban employers from making pregnant women redundant

Maria Miller, Chair of the cross-party Women and Equalities Select Committee, will present a bill to Parliament on 21 May which will prohibit employers from making women redundant during pregnancy and for six months after their return from maternity leave except in exceptional circumstances.
March 21, 2019

Meticulous and reticent lives 2.0

Good poetry stays in the mind. It takes root, develops and insists on keeping company with the reader.
December 20, 2018

Government faces urgent question as homeless deaths top 500 in 2018

Melanie Onn, the Shadow Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government has asked an urgent question in Parliament on statistics relating to the deaths of homeless people.
October 9, 2018

Young Women's Trust responds to Education Committee report on apprenticeships

Parliament's Education Committee has published a report into how well apprenticeships are working. It looks at the barriers that those from disadvantaged backgrounds face in starting apprenticeships, as well as examining the quality of current apprenticeship provision.
April 16, 2018

Church of Scotland responds to 'deeply concerning' Syrian airstrikes

The Church of Scotland has responded to the US, UK and French decision to launch airstrikes against Syria in the wake of the chemical attack in Douma calling the action, "deeply concerning".
April 14, 2018

CND condemns bombing of Syria

Peace campaigners have responded to airstrikes conducted by the US, UK and France early this morning.
February 14, 2018

Fawcett Society welcomes cross-party report on sexual harrassment at Westminter

Nearly one in five people working in Britain’s parliament were sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behaviour in the past year, according to a new cross-party report commissioned after a series of sexual misconduct allegations at Westminster.