Vaccinations were first trialled in 1796 by Edward Jenner, a rural country doctor in Berkeley, in my constituency. He ...

The Terminally Ill Adults Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords today. I was devastated when it was passed by the House of Commons earlier this year. I’m not ashamed to say that my ...

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

Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is set to fundamentally improve work for the millions of workers stuck on exploitative short ...

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

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

When we talk about the great health challenges facing the UK, cancer and heart disease rightly come to mind. But too often we ...

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

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 ...

In terms of economic policy, the Conservative Party is economically liberal, generally favouring the free market and opposing government controls. Positioning itself as the party of small business, ...

Prostitution describes the offering and provision of sexual services for financial gain. In the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland (where buying sex is illegal), the law around prostitution is ...

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 ...