MPs will debate unauthorised school absence fines after a campaign launched by a Derbyshire mum gathered more than 180,000 signatures. Marehay mum-of-two Natalie Elliott, who launched the Fight School ...
OTTAWA - Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne will appear in front of the House of Commons’ finance committee in two weeks as MPs seek clarity on the budget cycle. Ottawa’s spending plans are ...
Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar has returned to parliament's health committee as part of a reshuffle of Labour members on various parliamentary committees. Cutajar, who had been appointed chairperson of ...
MPs and peers are to get advice and training from MI5 to help them spot Chinese and Russian spies. Politicians and aides deemed 'high risk individuals' are to receive guidance from spooks about the ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have released a joint statement today on the JLR cyber incident, in response to concerns over how ...
With 1.7 million children identified as having SEND in England, a cultural shift across the sector, backed by investment in training and staff, is needed for schools to become genuinely inclusive, a ...
Antonia Bance is the Labour MP for Tipton and Wednesbury and a member of The Business and Trade Committee A group of MPs from the West Midlands and Merseyside has written to the government, asking for ...
HMS Somerset flanking Russian ship Yantar near UK waters in January. MPs and peers have warned they are "not confident" the UK could protect its undersea cables from attacks that could cause ...
A former Labour councillor has been charged over an alleged "honeytrap" that targeted MPs. Oliver Steadman, 28, is accused of blackmail after it is claimed he demanded the contact numbers of 12 people ...
Five British MPs have written to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper urging the government to "urgently pursue UN-led military intervention" to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. The letter by independent MP ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...