Westminster

Keir Starmer exclusive: ‘There’s always that challenge of getting good news out there’
Politics

Keir Starmer exclusive: ‘There’s always that challenge of getting good news out there’

In an exclusive interview, prime minister Keir Starmer explains how Renters’ Rights Act will allow monumental changes to come into force – changes that Big Issue and other organisations have spent years campaigning to make happen

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

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?
Politics

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?

The Palace of Westminster is rapidly decaying. But, in Phil and Kirsty style, should MPs love it or list it? We look at the different options, and how much they could cost.

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
Child poverty

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’

Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Sabine Goodwin

Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster

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Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
John Bird

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Exclusive

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the primetime push for justice
Paul McNamee

Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the primetime push for justice

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 
John Bird

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
Dr Avila Kilmurray

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow
Local elections

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
poverty

Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?

Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons
Westminster sleaze

Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons

The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week
Politics

The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper
Levelling up

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper

The government’s levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago
Levelling Up

The government’s levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country
Levelling Up

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse
John Bird

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse

Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia scandal ‘could put ethnic minority women off a career in politics’
Politics

Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia scandal ‘could put ethnic minority women off a career in politics’

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‘Pensioners died without getting their due’ from DWP, says scathing report
pensions

‘Pensioners died without getting their due’ from DWP, says scathing report

MPs vote through ‘deeply depressing’ voter ID laws
Elections

MPs vote through ‘deeply depressing’ voter ID laws

‘He is alone on this one’: Fury at Boris Johnson excuses after PMQs showdown
partygate

‘He is alone on this one’: Fury at Boris Johnson excuses after PMQs showdown

New Year’s Eve restrictions: What are the rules in my area?
Politics

New Year’s Eve restrictions: What are the rules in my area?