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The Westminster Desk covers government, Parliament, political strategy, elections, parties and policy decisions shaping the national agenda.

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The government's flagship rail reform begins as passenger train operations on selected routes transfer to public ownership under the newly…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The Independent Football Regulator, given statutory powers over English football's top leagues, is preparing to exercise its new role from…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The legislation enabling the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk has moved through Parliament as the…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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A Supreme Court judgment on the interpretation of the Equality Act has prompted intense political and legal debate about the…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The Employment Rights Bill delivers the most significant expansion of workers' rights in a generation, including day-one unfair dismissal protections

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Ofwat and the Environment Agency imposed substantially increased penalties on water companies that failed to prevent illegal sewage releases into…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Ministers intervened to prevent the loss of the last primary steelmaking capacity in the UK after the Scunthorpe blast furnaces…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Whatever the Holyrood results, the structural conditions that produced the independence movement remain firmly in place

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The 2024 general election returned the highest number of women MPs in UK history, with the new parliament significantly more…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Following a Scottish Affairs Committee report, ministers confirmed they would set out a strategic approach to supporting Scotland's emerging space…

23 Apr 20262 min read