Sacked minister Harriett Baldwin to run for Treasury committee chair
Sacked Foreign Office minister Harriett Baldwin will run for the vacant chairmanship of the Treasury select committee, the New Statesman…
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Steve Baker promises Brexit scrutiny as Treasury select committee chair
The elevation of Nicky Morgan to cabinet has created a vacancy for one of the biggest jobs open to backbench Conservatives:…
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Heidi Allen joins the Liberal Democrats*
Are the Liberal Democrats about to welcome their second defector in as many months? Heidi Allen, the former Change UK…
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Why Dominic Cummings at No 10 could spell trouble for Boris Johnson
The appointment of the former Vote Leave chief as a senior adviser has brought the anxieties of the hardest Brexiteers…
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MPs can no longer hide from the mass incarceration of Uighur Muslims in China
Over the last three years, the Chinese government has subjected 13 million ethnic Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims to repressive surveillance…
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Parliament must better reflect the country it represents
The 2017 election saw more women and BAME MPs elected than ever before. 52 BAME MPs were elected – an…
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Can the rise in eco-anxiety help save us from climate disaster?
Re-directing this anxiety into anger and collective action might just pull humanity back from the brink.
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Cabinet audit: What does Gavin Williamson at Education mean for policy?
The appointment of Gavin Williamson as Education Secretary continues a remarkable journey from the backbenches to the Cabinet table twice…
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