Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is set to fundamentally improve work for the millions of workers stuck on exploitative short and zero-hours contracts. But it’s not a done deal — key hurdles still need ...

After Angela Rayner’s resignation last week, the sweeping cabinet reshuffle that followed, and the blundering defenestration ...

Lord Mandelson may no longer be US ambassador, but Starmer still has many questions he must answer about this debacle.

What is lobbying in politics? Lobbying is a catch-all term to describe ‘special interest’ groups and their tactics to gain influence in the political process, particularly around the shaping of ...

Reform UK contends fracking would fix Britain’s energy crisis. But here’s the truth: it wouldn’t cut your bills, it wouldn’t ...

Summer is definitely over”, exhaled a self-assured sounding Keir Starmer on Monday. The prime minister had just kicked off ...

A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post ...

Local government in England operates under either a one tier system – unitary authorities, or a two tier system – county and district councils. There are five types of local authority in England: ...

The House of Commons Recess is a phrase that is used to describe the period when the House of Commons is not sitting. It is thus a break in the Commons proceedings. Members of Parliament typically ...

What is the 2010 Equality Act? The 2010 Equality Act unites a range of anti-discrimination legislation and compounds it into a single, comprehensive law. It is the dominant piece of equality ...

What is the law on cannabis in the UK? Cannabis remains illegal to possess, distribute, sell or grow in the UK. Cannabis is classified as a class B drug. As such, any person who is caught with ...

The 1996 Employment Rights Act lays out the rights of workers in the United Kingdom. The Act updated a range of previous employment legislation dating from the 1960s, as well as the Employment ...