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UK to lead the way on animal welfare through flagship new Action Plan

In a first of its kind, the Government has today published an action plan for animal welfare that will revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK and introduce measures to protect the welfare of animals abroad...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:01

New measures to protect voters, ensuring your vote is yours, and yours alone

New measures to be brought into law this year will deliver on a manifesto commitment to crack down on the potential for different forms of voter fraud and intimidation, further strengthening the integrity of UK elections...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:01

Government lets working people down by failing to deliver key promises to protect them in Queen’s Speech

Labour will today call for ambition and a fair economic recovery as the party highlights the Government's empty rhetoric, with key promises to protect workers left by the wayside for years and left out of the Queen’s Speech...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:01

Foreign Secretary warns of threat to democracy in first major cyber speech

The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, will warn that hostile state actors and criminal gangs are undermining the foundations of our society and democracy...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:01

Which? comments as the government publishes its draft Online Safety Bill

Rocio Concha, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Which?, said: “It is good to see the government recognising that the major online platforms we interact with every day have a legal responsibility..."

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:01

Deep concern as violence escalates in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

The UN Secretary-General said he was "gravely concerned" at escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Tuesday, while the UN rights office, OHCHR, appealed for “a redoubling of efforts...

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 17:37

Chloe Smith MP backs campaign to battle against discrimination in sport and PE lessons for people with disabilities

Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, is supporting a campaign to battle discrimination against people with disabilities within physical education lessons...

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 16:37

Home Secretary Priti Patel speech to CyberUK Conference

The Home Secretary has spoken at the National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberUK conference on cyber security...

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 16:35

Labour responds to PM's commitment for public inquiry into Government’s handling of Covid pandemic within this session of Parliament

Angela Rayner MP, Labour's Deputy Leader, responding to the Prime Minister's commitment to establish a public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid pandemic within this session of Parliament, said...

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 16:32

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's speech to the Commons during the debate on the Queen's Speech

Mr Speaker, in a matter of five months this country has inoculated over 35 million people...

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 16:29