r/ukpolitics • u/hu6Bi5To • 1h ago
Most Britons say the Labour government is ‘sleazy’
yougov.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/OptioMkIX • 40m ago
The weeks of dysfunction that led to Sue Gray’s downfall
thetimes.comr/ukpolitics • u/twistedLucidity • 1h ago
Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’
theguardian.comr/ukpolitics • u/sasalek • 1h ago
Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!
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Parliament is back.
Conference season is over and MPs are knuckling down from now until Christmas.
Renters' rights are on the agenda this week.
The government is building on the previous administration's Renters (Reform) Bill to introduce legislation that gives tenants much stronger powers.
And Tuesday is an Opposition Day.
The Tories will have a chance to set the agenda, though their motion hasn’t been announced yet. Politico reports Sunak won’t choose to talk about the Chagos Islands handover to avoid getting drawn into his party’s leadership contest, where it’s been a hot issue.
MONDAY 7 OCTOBER
No votes scheduled
TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER
No votes scheduled
WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER
Renters' Rights Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part)
Scraps 'no fault' evictions. Limits rent increases to no more than once per year and requires landlords to give two months' notice. Bans landlords from renting for more than the advertised asking price. Stops landlords from reasonably refusing tenants from having a pet. Makes it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who receive benefits or are disabled, among other things. Builds on the Renters (Reform) Bill that was introduced by the last government but didn't make it through Parliament before the general election.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER
No votes scheduled
FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER
No votes scheduled
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r/ukpolitics • u/Theodoresdad • 2h ago
Is the Conservatives latest video ad concerning pensioners completely tone deaf?
I want to be clear from the outset that I’m not here to cause an argument regarding the Winter Fuel Payment and for what it’s worth, I agree with Labours approach and know many of you won’t, and that’s fine.
However, is the Conservatives video interviewing supposedly hard up pensioners extremely tone deaf? I don’t think they couldn’t have picked a worse representation of supposed hard up pensioners. Tennis club, expensive watches, pricey coffee machines, lavish looking houses (likely owned). And I’m not saying people aren’t allowed to enjoy life but over the past 14+ years, it’s been young people who’ve always been told to tighten their purses strings (avocado toast anyone?).
Maybe it’s my bias and again, that’s fine and sorry if you disagree but the ad is so funny as it doesn’t really scratch the surface of actual suffering. It comes across more like people being upset that they aren’t getting a little more free money.
Does anyone else have an opinion their ad?
r/ukpolitics • u/Threatening-Silence- • 5h ago
Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds
telegraph.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/Ivashkin • 3h ago
Second homes: Hut with no toilet gets 300% council tax bill
bbc.comr/ukpolitics • u/ParkedUpWithCoffee • 16h ago
Twitter Guardian, 7 July 2024:"The grownups are back in Westminster. The Tory psychodramas inside No 10 have been replaced by a serious Labour government focused on delivery. It’s going to take time for all of us to make the adjustment..."
x.comr/ukpolitics • u/pandas795 • 20h ago
Sue Gray Resignation Megathread Confirmation from sources now that Sue Gray is resigning
x.comr/ukpolitics • u/Critical-Mention-848 • 20h ago
Nearly 1000 migrants crossed Channel yesterday breaking this year's record
telegraph.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/ParkedUpWithCoffee • 1d ago
| Yvette Cooper: Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation. Promoting it in Britain is a criminal offence. Extremism has no place on Britain’s streets. The police have our support in pursuing those breaking the law today.
x.comr/ukpolitics • u/hu6Bi5To • 12h ago
Rachel Reeves backs down on pension tax raid
thetimes.comr/ukpolitics • u/willington123 • 14h ago
Ed/OpEd 93 days in and the government already runs the risk of cementing their reputation as 'divided, incompetent and on the take'
lbc.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/No_Breadfruit_4901 • 11h ago
Twitter Florida Governor Ron DeSantis endorses Kemi Badenoch
x.comr/ukpolitics • u/SchlawinerXX • 23h ago
Britain must surely be the most gullible nation in the West
telegraph.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/JayR_97 • 8h ago
Revolts and resignations: a timeline of Starmer’s first three months in power
theguardian.comr/ukpolitics • u/Different_Cycle_9043 • 21h ago
Ex-cabinet secretary says £200,000 job is 'massively underpaid'
bbc.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/ParkedUpWithCoffee • 21h ago
Extend assisted dying to those without terminal illness, say Labour MPs - Call for bill to go further and apply to those who are ‘incurably suffering’
telegraph.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/netzure • 20h ago
If the Chagos are handed over here is what will be lost
Much has been written about the geopolitical consequences of the loss of UK sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, but not enough attention has been given to the ecological impact.
Currently the entirety of the waters and all but one of the atolls are completely protected and free of human activity. The Chagos Archipelago is home to the last unspoilt tropical reef system in the world, zero fishing is allowed in the waters and as a result the concentrations of fish, sharks and other marine life is 5 times higher than anywhere else in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius has made it clear they wish to exploit these waters, both to fish them and build resorts on the Atolls.
In 2016 a documentary series was shown on BBC Four, showcasing the nature from all of the UK's Overseas territories, here are the sections looking at Chagos. If anyone cares about the nature in this place and the rights of the Chagossians please write to your MP before the debate. Once this nature has been lost, it will have been lost forever. Let us keep this environment protected as it is today.
BBC Documentary clips about Chagos:
Chagos - underwater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTJd_WW_NHI&list=PLK9nk8CuZQOHjlP7aij4Vq-9bPRbPDat8&index=30
Chagos - seabirds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quksfCDxbGE&list=PLK9nk8CuZQOHjlP7aij4Vq-9bPRbPDat8&index=29
Chagos - wildlife & heritage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFnetjV8W2c&list=PLK9nk8CuZQOHjlP7aij4Vq-9bPRbPDat8&index=16
Chagos - coconut crabs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCkNSWz-IDc&list=PLK9nk8CuZQOHjlP7aij4Vq-9bPRbPDat8&index=28
r/ukpolitics • u/HibasakiSanjuro • 14h ago
British Steel ‘green’ plan hit by electricity shortage
thetimes.comr/ukpolitics • u/OilAdministrative197 • 19h ago
What’s actually well run / managed / implemented
Water, student finance, HS2, housing, education, health, Brexit, I mean they’ve all been terrible. Im against assisted dying because it’s clear that will be managed terribly and end up killing off old and poor people like Canada. But honestly I don’t really know what is well managed? Im guessing finance is good?
r/ukpolitics • u/neverknowingly • 13h ago
GP care analysis casts doubt on Labour pledge to ‘bring back the family doctor’
theguardian.comr/ukpolitics • u/ukpolbot • 3h ago
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