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She built the ground campaign that took Labour from 202 seats to 411 and she ran the party with care for the people in it. By Kevin Craig, Founder and CEO of PLMR and former Labour Party Councillor and Parliamentary candidate During the very difficult years of the Corbyn era, Hollie Ridley still managed to... Read more » The post Hollie Ridley, Labour’s Youngest and Most Successful General Secretary will be missed appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Prime minister Andy Burnham has called Brexit one of the “wrong turns” taken in recent decades. His government will seek closer links between Britain and the European Union – rescheduling this November’s summit. New research from British Future finds public support for that direction of travel, but uncertainty about quite how far that should go.... Read more » The post Britain needs to talk about Europe, again. Both sides of the debate will need a new script appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

For so many children, going into hospital carries connotations of fear and a lack of autonomy, and even trauma that can carry through to adulthood. It can mean unfamiliar rooms, scary equipment, painful procedures, and adults using words that they neither understand nor are explained to them. With the right support, we can help make... Read more » The post Alistair Strathern MP: ‘The power of play can transform children’s healthcare’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

MPs have voted by 286-270 – a majority of 16 – to reject the assisted dying bill at its House of Commons second reading. The bill, which fell in the House of Lords at the end of the last parliamentary session, was brought back by Labour MP Lauren Edwards after she placed second in the... Read more » The post How every MP voted on the assisted dying bill in commons return appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Like many MPs, I have spent a great deal of time over the past few years deeply considering the assisted dying debate. I have not drawn a firm conclusion on the principle of the matter itself. Like many, I have personal experience of losing loved ones, and I have seen difficult deaths. I understand why... Read more » The post Allison Gardner MP: ‘You don’t have to oppose assisted dying to know that this bill isn’t right’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.