Parliament, government and politics

Michael Shanks of the Labour Party was elected as the new Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 5 October 2023

Chair reacts to the announcement that the Birmingham-Manchester HS2 high-speed rail line would be cancelled

Chair comments on media reports in relation to the death of Royal Artillery Gunner, Jaysley Beck

Chair comments on Prime Minister's announcement on electrification of the North Wales Main Line

The Environmental Audit Committee publishes a letter to the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, raising questions arising from the recent announcement on net zero measures

Recognising the achievements and contributions of Black women members of the House of Lords for Black History Month's ‘Saluting our Sisters’. Learn more

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today published a Report following its pre-appointment hearing with Amerdeep Somal, the Government’s preferred candidate for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England (CLAE)

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Chair Angus Brendan MacNeil MP has written to ESNZ Secretary Claire Coutinho with questions about the Government’s net zero policy following the announcements made by the Prime Minister last week

The Education Committee has proposed a range of measures to reverse the worrying trend of children’s absence from school

Committee publishes the Government’s response to its report on football governance

Urgent action is needed from the Government, Ofgem and energy suppliers to help households facing an apparently inevitable new winter crisis, a cross-party committee of MPs says today

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hosted representatives of financial scrutiny committees and national audit bodies from around the UK, Crown Dependencies and British Islands and Mediterranean Region at an event earlier this month

The Defence Sub-Committee on Service Accommodation has published a letter to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) reacting to the Department’s decision not to allow Service personnel to contribute to its inquiry.

Members discuss the situation in Ukraine. Catch up

From agricultural robotics and engineering to conservation and environmental advice, MPs will examine the wide range of career opportunities which exist in land-based sectors including and beyond farm-based jobs