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Why time matters for Tory MPs deciding Kemi Badenoch's future
Matt Chorley5 Live presenter Louis Armstrong had all of it in the world. The Beautiful South needed a little more. For Kemi Badenoch, and…
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Backlash from Labour MPs to Andy Burnham leadership ambitions
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is facing a backlash from dozens of Labour MPs over suggestions he could mount a challenge to Prime…
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Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham has said MPs have privately called on him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to become Labour leader and prime minister. In the…
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Keep EHC plans for special educational needs, MPs say
Kate McGoughEducation reporter, BBC News Individual care plans for children with special educational needs, known as education, health and…
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Labour MPs despondent, says minister after Mandelson and Rayner chaos
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said Labour MPs will be feeling "despondent" following a chaotic week which has seen the sacking…
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MPs push for change on Palestine Action but minister stands firm
Some MPs have piled pressure on the government to change tack on its proscription of Palestine Action after another weekend of mass…
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MPs call on government to bring sick and injured Gaza children to UK
A cross-party group of MPs has written to the government urging them to bring sick and injured children from Gaza to the UK "without…
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220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
Sam Francis Political reporter More than a third of MPs have signed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer calling for the UK to recognise…
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Labour suspends four rebel MPs for breaching party discipline
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four MPs from Labour over repeated breaches of party discipline. Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian…
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Football Governance Bill: MPs vote to make Bill law
MPs have voted to back the Football Governance Bill and establish an independent regulator to oversee the men's game in England's top five…
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Home Office unaware if foreign workers leave UK after visas end, MPs say
The Home Office does not know whether foreign workers are leaving the UK or staying to work illegally after their visas expire, a…
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MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on
MPs will vote on the government's planned reforms to welfare later - with dozens of Labour MPs still planning to vote against them,…
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Lifetime ISAs leave some with less money than they put in, MPs warn
Shanaz Musafer Business reporter, BBC News Some people who pay into a Lifetime Individual Savings Account (LISA) may end up getting less…
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More Labour MPs join benefit revolt despite ministers' appeals
A growing number of Labour MPs are supporting a bid to block the government's planned welfare changes, despite ministers phoning…
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Dozens of Labour MPs back bid to block benefits changes
About 80 Labour MPs are supporting a fresh effort to block the government's planned changes to the benefits system, the BBC has been told.…
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Paternity leave in UK is outdated and unequal, say MPs
The UK's statutory parental leave system is "one of the worst in the developed world" and has "fundamental flaws", a group of cross-party…
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Growing number of MPs changing their mind on assisted dying
Opposition to a bill which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is growing among MPs, the BBC has found. The Assisted Dying…
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MPs reject two-tier policing claims in 2024 riots - report
Cachella Smith & Stewart Whittingham BBC News Police forces were in several cases unprepared for the level of violence that broke out in…
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Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang: Denying MPs entry to Israel 'unacceptable', says Lammy
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has criticised Israeli authorities after two Labour MPs were denied entry to the country, describing the…
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Councils putting homeless children at risk, MPs find
Joshua Nevett Political reporter Councils are exposing homeless children to serious health and safeguarding risks by housing them in…
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MPs criticise 'wealth-hoarding' boomers stereotype as ageist
MPs are challenging stereotypes around older people stockpiling wealth as younger generations struggle. A report from the Commons' women…
