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Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes
Letters

Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes

The bill for putting MPs up in London could be drastically slashed if leaders put their minds to it

House of Campaigns: We need to open parliament up to campaigners to give us the voice we deserve
Richard Ellis

House of Campaigns: We need to open parliament up to campaigners to give us the voice we deserve

A House of Campaigns could make campaigners feel that they have a genuine presence in Westminster

I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let’s rebuild parliament from the foundations
Opinion

I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let’s rebuild parliament from the foundations

Hannah Spencer said in her acceptance speech that “we don’t have to fight dirty to fight for change”

Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Letters

Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes
John Bird

Prime minister is a job for the odd fishes

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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

Criminals to be stopped from smuggling puppies: ‘Thousands are taken from their mothers far too young’
Animal welfare

Criminals to be stopped from smuggling puppies: ‘Thousands are taken from their mothers far too young’

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns
Richard Ellis

This is why parliament needs to replace the e-petitions system with a House of Campaigns

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?
Trust

Brits don’t trust politicians. Could a Welsh plan to ban lying in politics help turn that around?

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill
Roz Savage MP

Calling MPs of all stripes: Our planet is counting on your vote on the Climate and Nature Bill

Homelessness is a ‘political choice’, MPs told as they return to parliament
Homelessness

Homelessness is a ‘political choice’, MPs told as they return to parliament

Emilia Clarke: ‘Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you’
Big Issue Recruit

Emilia Clarke: ‘Hospitals will fix your brain, but the recovery process will save you’

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Israel-Gaza war

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt ‘ashamed’ to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM
Interview

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt ‘ashamed’ to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM

Sadiq Khan rules out ever returning to Parliament
Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan rules out ever returning to Parliament

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground
Activism

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground

How to find out if your MP has a second job… and how much they get for it
Politics

How to find out if your MP has a second job… and how much they get for it

Here are the 10 MPs making the most money on top of their salaries
MPs

Here are the 10 MPs making the most money on top of their salaries

Anti-monarchy protesters hold blank signs outside Parliament after arrests
King Charles

Anti-monarchy protesters hold blank signs outside Parliament after arrests

Patrick Vallance set to brief MPs on dangers of climate crisis after man’s 37-day hunger strike
Climate Crisis

Patrick Vallance set to brief MPs on dangers of climate crisis after man’s 37-day hunger strike

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How long does Boris Johnson have left as prime minister? 
Boris Johnson

How long does Boris Johnson have left as prime minister? 

Will Boris Johnson resign?
Boris Johnson

Will Boris Johnson resign?

Who is Michael Hintze? The Tory funder and climate sceptic about to be made a Lord
Climate scepticism

Who is Michael Hintze? The Tory funder and climate sceptic about to be made a Lord

Glenda Jackson: ‘What made me give up acting and go into politics was Margaret Thatcher’
Letter to my younger self

Glenda Jackson: ‘What made me give up acting and go into politics was Margaret Thatcher’