Remembering the past – protecting the present

Security guard Marcus Burdyszek has an extraordinary – and tragic – family history. He tells Noa Hoffman how honoured he was to represent his grandfather at Parliament’s Holocaust Memorial Day

We have a duty to protect British Nationals in Hong Kong whose freedoms are under threat

The limited power of British National (Overseas) Passports, coupled with the recent situation in Hong Kong, has led to calls in the House and in Hong Kong for the rights of these Passport holders to...

We have a duty to protect British Nationals in Hong Kong whose freedoms are under threat

The limited power of British National (Overseas) Passports, coupled with the recent situation in Hong Kong, has led to calls in the House and in Hong Kong for the rights of these Passport holders to...

The UK must stop coronavirus being weaponised to violate human rights in Hong Kong

I have tabled a motion calling for Magnitsky-style sanctions against China, enabling the UK to target individuals who authorise and commit abuses of human rights overseas, showing China their actions...

We need urgent sanctions to protect the rights and freedoms of Hongkongers

Hong Kong healthcare is being forced to operate in the face of unacceptable intimidation tactics and abuse perpetrated by the police. We must impose sanctions now and send a clear message to China.

Vaccine passports are a slippery slope to lockdown. We do not want another Christmas of Covid misery

It is not comfortable voting against your own government, and I am certainly no serial rebel. In two years, I have rebelled just twice - on Covid curfews for hospitality venues, and on the National...

The international community must act to protect Hong Kong’s health workers

Medics in Hong Kong allege a shocking campaign of harassment, intimidation and arrest by Chinese authorities. An international inquiry is urgently needed

The UK must stop coronavirus being weaponised to violate human rights in Hong Kong

I have tabled a motion calling for Magnitsky-style sanctions against China, enabling the UK to target individuals who authorise and commit abuses of human rights overseas, showing China their actions...

Honours should not be awarded to police officers involved with human rights violations

It is unconscionable to witness the Hong Kong honours system rewarding police officers responsible for the abuse of HongKongers. The UK government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions to demonstrate...

Britain must send a strong message to China and stand up for Hong Kong’s democracy

Magnitsky style sanctions should be applied immediately to officials and politicians in Hong Kong and China, or we risk defaulting on our promises to the people of Hong Kong.

£120m government event born of 'Festival of Brexit' has seen just 238,000 visitors

Exclusive: Unboxed, the arts festival widely dubbed the "festival of Brexit", has seen just 238,000 visitors, against its organisers' initial "stretch target" of 66 million.

The Government must listen to councillors’ fears over the financial cost of net zero

The data is clear - rural households need to be given a choice on how they decarbonise.

The Government must listen to councillors’ fears over the financial cost of net zero

The data is clear - rural households need to be given a choice on how they decarbonise.

The Government must listen to councillors’ fears over the financial cost of net zero

The data is clear - rural households need to be given a choice on how they decarbonise.

We must hold Beijing to account for its chilling efforts to weaponise the law in Hong Kong

The British government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on those senior officials in Hong Kong who are responsible for this deep injustice and the weaponisation of law in Hong Kong.

Vaccine misinformation is a virus unto itself and it's costing lives

With vaccine disinformation creating confusion and distrust, healthcare workers that have put their head above the parapet are a target for abuse.

Britain must reassert its values and interests on the global stage – starting with a new China...

The UK has been sleepwalking in our relationship with China. Now the international community faces a serious geo-political problem

180 years on from the founding of modern Hong Kong, what is her future?

Tuesday 26th January marks 180 years of Hong Kong’s association with Great Britain. Despite having a complicated past, the city was built on principles of internationalism, liberal trade and entrep...

Real action is needed to honour the second anniversary of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement

Events over the past two years paint a bleak picture for the present, and future, of Hong Kong. The UK government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on officials complicit in human rights abuses.

A permanent home for blockchain innovation

Calvin Ayre, organiser of the London Blockchain Conference, speaks to PoliticsHome about how the event is helping businesses and government organisations understand the technology to harness its...

With the world’s eyes on Ukraine, Azerbaijan is taking full advantage

The nature of my work often requires me to enter war zones.

Sanctions will not silence me from speaking out against China’s abuse of the Uyghurs

In the context of gross and widespread human rights abuses, we have a duty to speak out. If the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) thinks that threats and intimidation will lead to silence, they have made...

‘Patriots’ law is a fatal blow to democracy in Hong Kong. The UK government has a moral duty to...

To check the worst impulses of the CCP and revive Hong Kong’s tradition of democracy and respect for human rights, the UK government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on Hong Kong officials...

Scots will pay the price for the SNP’s tedious crusade for independence

Strip away the measured, diplomatic legalese he deployed and the message from Lord Reed was unequivocal: there is no legal basis for the Scottish government to hold an independence referendum off...

The latest arrests in Hong-Kong show human rights must be at the heart of British foreign policy

Hong Kong's rule of law is on the brink. The onus is on Britain to urgently take more substantive steps to signal to China there is a diplomatic cost to breaking international treaties.

Better thrombectomy access can save brains and change lives

Thrombectomy, an extraordinary stroke treatment, saves brains, saves money and changes lives. It can transform stroke recovery in an instant and would save the NHS £73 million each year. So why do...

Be a light in the darkness: a new generation must stand up against atrocities

With the turning of each year, the number of people who experienced the obscenity of the Holocaust diminishes. Gradually it is moving from living memory into the history books.

Alison McGovern: The Lionesses finally brought football home – this must be a huge turning point in...

Did you cry? I did. I was crying before kick-off, never mind at the end.

The 'fire and rehire' practices at British Airways are immoral and should be illegal

Under the cover of the coronavirus crisis, BA have threatened to fire tens of thousands of their staff and rehire them on worse pay and conditions. This cannot be acceptable in the UK in 2020

More needs to be done to help people eat healthily during the cost-of-living crisis according to...

With a new survey revealing that half of UK adults (51%) are finding it harder to make healthy food choices amid spiralling costs, Slimming World outlines how it is helping people through the...

The Delta variant is only here because Conservative ministers failed

Throughout this pandemic, Labour has said put the national interest first. Our priorities are the priorities of the British people: saving lives, protecting livelihoods and supporting our NHS.

Bankruptcies, destroyed careers, and suicide – the 'disastrous' Loan Charge will affect thousands

Vice chair of the Loan Charge APPG warns that evidence shows that if the Loan Charge comes in on the 5th of April as planned, there will be a disastrous impact on thousands of people, including...

For the first time in 75 years the House recognises ongoing genocide – what’s next?

Eyes will be on both G7 and COP26 for our government to work with western democracies to collaborate in ending this nightmare for the Uyghur people.

Exclusive: Welfare should reflect ‘what you put in’ to tackle public mistrust, says Labour’s shadow...

Britain’s welfare system needs a stronger link between “what you put in and what you get out” to tackle cynicism among working people, Labour’s new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary has said.

Grandma Wong personifies the bravery of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners - she would be a worthy...

Grandma Wong represents the very best of the Hong Kong protesters in bravely and stubbornly refusing to give in to tyranny. In nominating her for the Nobel Peace Prize, we send a clear signal to...

‘Some of my fellow MPs have made a career out of perpetuating racist tropes’ – Dawn Butler’s review...

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu’s brutally honest examination of white privilege might help some politicians see the error of their ways

There is widespread abuse of postal votes, this simply cannot go on

My constituents would be shocked if they knew the extent of corrupt election practices and voter fraud, if we fail to understand the magnitude of this, then we are a politically bankrupt nation,...

Britain must hold China to account or risk seeing democratic freedoms slip away

China has shown they have no respect for human rights and democracy. It's time Britain takes more decisive action to help Uyghurs, Hongkongers and other people being brutally repressed by Beijing.

Disagreements over Nuclear Deal must not distract from larger Iranian threats

Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool writes that the UK and its European allies should give a fair hearing to any appeal that the US government makes for multilateral participation in a strategy of...

MPs say productivity should be at the top of the Government’s “to-do” list if it’s serious about...

A new report examining the UK’s “productivity gap” suggests that the Government must decentralise the UK’s decision-making structures and invest in skills if it is to heal the North-South divide,...

Members of Parliament will not be forgiven if we flout the rules we are asking others to respect

Virtual proceedings are not perfect. But if Members of Parliament cannot set an example and respect the request to stay at home, why on earth would anyone else think that they should bother?

The government and its experts aren't asking themselves the right questions before they restrict...

Scientists respond to incentives like everyone else – we must not confuse or terrify the public by speaking about Covid risk as if it is certain, and allow it to limit people's liberties with no...

The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish...

The newly announced asylum “overhaul” does this country and our proud humanitarian tradition a disservice

It’s time to step in and support the thousands of hardworking people excluded from Government...

The new APPG for the Excluded will meet for the first time tomorrow to help those left with no income in coronavirus, abandoned and ignored by the Government

Coronavirus should accelerate action on animal cruelty - not delay it further

Increasing prison sentences for animal cruelty from six months to five years could save the lives of animals and prevent unspeakable suffering.

Gina Miller: Three years of lies, sleaze and chaos has eroded what little trust was left in British...

Every prime minister wants to leave a legacy. The ego and ambition that drove them to No 10 also means that have the desire to make their mark on the world. Unfortunately, Boris Johnson’s legacy is a...

Government data must prove any Covid restrictions imposed on the British people are necessary

Protecting people's incomes, jobs, and their mental health should be at the heart of the government's Covid-recovery response. We must have sight of the data government has been using to make...

We cannot ignore the military coup in Myanmar

Myanmar is fast descending into the very worst kind of military dictatorship, with arbitrary arrest and judicial murder as the main levers of state control. The UK government must step up the arms...

It’s time for change

The countryside is at risk of being used as a pawn in the next general election, by those intent on living in the past

How the Sapporo agreement can make the UK a world leader in nuclear

The landmark agreement at the G7 Nuclear Energy Forum offers tremendous benefits we must not waste.

Health Means Wealth: Exploring the business of health equity

Health is a critical factor in driving social and economic wellbeing and has a vital role to play as we work to help the UK ’level up’. Much current policy focuses on how government and the NHS can...

Obscene profiteering and cronyism has been the hallmark of the government’s response to Covid

Firms were fast-tracked for lucrative Covid-19 contracts, with little or no prior experience, after tips from Ministers, MPs and peers. The need for a robust system of checks and balances has never...

Retained EU Law entering last chance saloon in House of Lords – now is the time to listen

The Government is rushing ahead far too quickly with the review of EU regulations and putting the UK's hard won reputation for health and safety at risk in the process.

No10 culture buck firmly rests with the Prime Minister – he must go

I’ve started shouting at the television again – not that I really stopped, it just became less frequent and not so loud.

How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story

Britain’s gardening industry is on the verge of a renaissance. So why are the Government restricting the trade of plants so much? James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications of the Horticult...

Now more than ever the government must implement a long-term strategy to combat child hunger

The Prime Minister should work with Marcus Rashford on a long-term solution to end child food poverty. Extending free school meals over the school holidays - at least while Covid-19 restrictions...

Justice will finally be done for abused animals

No leaseholder should pay for interim fire safety measures

Leaseholders did not cause the cladding scandal, and yet they are paying the price while those responsible are not pursued in any meaningful way.

Pakistan’s place on the red list is political, not scientific, and reeks of discrimination

This has been a political decision taken by the UK government to soften up the Indian government ahead of trade negotiations and signals a turn away from Pakistan – a country with such a rich shared...

How arts-in-nature experiences can boost the wellbeing of children and young people

Arts-in-nature practice improves mental health and connection with nature.

If anyone is in need of “discipline and order” it’s Gavin Williamson

The focus should be on the social, emotional and academic disruption young people have been facing. That Gavin Williamson is still in his job is a reflection of Boris Johnson’s poor judgement and a...

By creating a network of ‘community shields’ we can stop the spread of Covid-19 – and support those...

A community-based response can suppress the spread of Covid-19, provide support to patients in their own homes and give people the reassurance they need that they will be safe when the lockdown is...

A brutal satire with a pantomime feel: Lord Wood reviews 'Pandemonium'

Very angry, frequently vicious and sometimes moving, Armando Iannucci’s new play is an excoriating lampoon of those who rule us

The government has repeatedly missed opportunities to help bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home

Some politicians spend a long time choosing a campaign that they are going to focus on. When I got a call from my office in 2016 saying that one of my constituents had been arrested for a crime she...

Why is this Government so afraid of the scrutiny of the British people?

There are currently 25 petitions waiting to be debated in the House of Commons, with a combined total of more than five million signatures. If the government truly believes in the importance of...

We must not allow the western Balkans to slide back into conflict

Next October it will be 30 years since I came to live in the UK. I didn’t come out of choice, but because I had nowhere else to go. I was seeking refuge from one of the bloodiest conflicts in Europe...

Sanction Stations: Battling Back Against Chinese Oppression

Far from being cowed, those subject to retaliatory sanctions by China remain determined to shine a light on violations against the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and hold China to account.

UK blackcurrant growers celebrated at Ribena Conference

Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) brought together its blackcurrant growers in Somerset to celebrate the nation’s fruit farmers and their contribution to Ribena and biodiversity.

Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies?

The government may be in a hurry to decarbonise Britain's homes and businesses, but in its haste, it is leaving fairness to off-grid households to fall by the wayside.