MP Article Archive
Alison McGovern MP: Speaking up for hard-pressed football fans
Wirral South MP Alison McGovern examines the continuing issue of football governance reform, and why the need for structured supporter involvement in our national game has never been greater.
Tuesday 29th January 2013
Margot James MP: Britain 'enhanced by EU'
The Prime Minister’s long awaited speech on Europe delivered an upbeat message about Britain’s continued membership of the European Union, writes Margot James MP.
Thursday 24th January 2013
Graham Evans MP: Holocaust is a 'modern social issue'
Graham Evans will host a debate in the Chamber of the House of Commons to commemorate Holocaust Memorial day.
Thursday 24th January 2013
Stephen Williams MP: It is time for 'votes at 16'
Stephen Williams MP writes about the debate on reducing the voting age to 16. This is especially relevant now as the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum will be open to 16 and 17 year olds.
Thursday 24th January 2013
Sadiq Khan MP: Why I believe 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to vote in elections
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan tells PoliticsHome why he thinks 16 and 17-year-olds should get the vote.
Thursday 24th January 2013
Jim Murphy MP: 'Carry on regardless' is not good enough from Ministers
Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy calls on the Government to re-open its Defence spending review in light of the emerging threats in North Africa.
Tuesday 22nd January 2013
Paul Flynn MP: The taboo is broken
Paul Flynn MP argues for a wider open debate not just on succession, but on the wider future of the monarchy in Britain.
Tuesday 22nd January 2013
Peter Bone MP: Heir today gone tomorrow
Peter Bone MP explains the complex changes contained within the Royal Succession Bill. It has its second reading in parliament this week.
Tuesday 22nd January 2013
Robert Halfon MP: Why Britain needs a "Great Gordon Brown Repeal Bill"
Today at 2.30pm MPs will debate restoring the 10p band of income tax. Robert Halfon is MP for Harlow. His campaign website is GreatGordonBrownRepealBill.com and on Twitter at @CutTaxTo10p
Tuesday 22nd January 2013
HMV administration underlines need for a government sector strategy for retail
Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna says the Government must respond to the collapse of HMV by bringing forward a 'proper strategy' for retail.
Wednesday 16th January 2013
Robert Halfon MP: Iraq's missing million
The state of Iraq has now officially recognised the genocide against the Kurds in Iraq: it is the duty of the rest of the world to do the same, writes Robert Halfon MP.
Wednesday 16th January 2013
David Amess MP: Iranian regime is sticking two fingers up at the world
The entire world seems to stay silent as human rights in Iran are abused, writes David Amess MP.
Wednesday 16th January 2013
Barbara Keeley MP: The great PSHE debate
The teaching of subjects that fall under the umbrella term of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is an issue that MPs are raising in debates at Westminster with increasing urgency.
Wednesday 16th January 2013
John Denham MP: Are you really getting a supermarket bargain?
Consumers need a comprehensive way to police misleading offers at the supermarket, writes John Denham MP.
Tuesday 15th January 2013
Nadhim Zahawi MP: ‘State-sponsored savagery was genocide’
The ‘Anfal Campaign’ against the Kurdish people in Iraq, should be recognised internationally as the genocide that it truly was, writes Nadhim Zahawi MP.
Tuesday 15th January 2013
John Mann: It’s time for the A team!
Writing for PoliticsHome, Labour MP John Mann urges Ed Miliband to bring his brother David and Alistair Darling back into the Shadow Cabinet and highlights three other Labour MPs he thinks are potential future leaders.
Friday 11th January 2013
Toby Perkins MP: Making the case for local pubs
The Shadow Small Business Minister Toby Perkins MP makes the case for a 'statutory code of practice' for pub companies on the day of an opposition debate on this in the House of Commons.
Wednesday 9th January 2013
Adrian Sanders MP: Majority of diabetes spend 'is avoidable'
The NHS spends an estimated £10 billion per year on diabetes related treatments, a great deal of which is unnecessary, writes Adrian Sanders MP.
Wednesday 9th January 2013
John Robertson MP: Something's got to give
John Robertson MP has arranged a Westminster Hall debate on trends in donations to charities. He recognises the important role charities play across the country and how many rely solely on donations to keep going.
Tuesday 8th January 2013
Peter Riddell: Mid-term review - Reconciling unity and competition; governing and electioneering
Responding to the Coalition Mid-Term Review, Institute for Government director Peter Riddell says the challenge for the two parties now is to 'reconcile governing' with their preparations for the 2015 election.
Monday 7th January 2013
Cameron's Europe speech reveals more about his weakness at home than his agenda abroad
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander says the fact that David Cameron has delayed his big speech on Europe until this year 'reveals more about the Prime Minister’s weakness at home than his agenda abroad'.
Monday 7th January 2013
Michael Dugher: No amount of reviewing and re-launching can hide Cameron and Clegg's record
Ahead of the Coalition's mid-term review, Labour MP Michael Dugher criticises the Government's record in its first two-and-a-half years.
Sunday 6th January 2013
Gordon Marsden MP: Give young and old a taste for STEM
It’s not just younger learners we need to be encouraging towards STEM subjects, argues Gordon Marsden MP.
Friday 4th January 2013
Ed Balls: Britain needs real welfare reform that is tough, fair and that works
Writing for PoliticsHome, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls unveils Labour's plan to give all adults unemployed for more than 24 months a guaranteed job offer.
Friday 4th January 2013
Mark Pritchard MP: Party must be a party of merit, not tokenism
Tory MP Mark Pritchard says his party should not embark on an "ethnic beauty parade" when selecting parliamentary candidates.
Thursday 3rd January 2013
Yvette Cooper: Labour is changing its approach to immigration
Writing for PoliticsHome, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper unveils fresh Labour plans to curb illegal immigration.
Thursday 20th December 2012Harriet Harman MP: Five years since Nick Clegg became Lib Dems leader he still says one thing while doing another
What the public want and deserve are politicians that will keep their word - people will not fooled by the Lib Dems duplicity, writes Harriet Harman.
Monday 17th December 2012
John Woodcock MP: Britain's nuclear weapons mean jobs
Abandoning Britain's nuclear deterrant would decimate entire communities, writes John Woodcock MP.
Thursday 13th December 2012
Diana Johnson MP: Church must smash stained glass ceiling
Our Church belongs to Adam and Eve, not just Adam and Steve, writes Diana Johnson MP.
Wednesday 12th December 2012
Andrew Rosindell MP: We ignore the trade benefits of the Commonwealth at our peril.
As a long-standing proponent of the Commonwealth, it gives me great pleasure to call a Parliamentary debate, which highlights one of its biggest strengths – the capacity for trade.
Tuesday 11th December 2012
Lilian Greenwood MP – Transport Can Lead Green Growth Agenda
Lilian Greenwood MP explores how a sustainable transport programme led by local and national government can increase economic growth and cut carbon emissions.
Tuesday 11th December 2012
Sadiq Khan: Human Rights and the Media
Writing for PoliticsHome on the 64th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, Sadiq Khan calls on the media to end the "sensational reporting" around the Human Rights Act.
Monday 10th December 2012
Jim Dobbin: Vaccines in the developing world: A cost-effective health intervention that’s reaping rewards
Writing for PoliticsHome, Jim Dobbin MP outlines the importance of the Government maintaining its commitment to spending on vaccinations in the developing world.
Friday 7th December 2012
Jim Sheridan MP: We owe our troops a duty of care
Many of our returning troops suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and we should not rely on charities to support them, says Jim Sheridan MP.
Thursday 6th December 2012
Graham Allen MP: Police Commissioners should focus on early intervention
Newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners should use their roles to eradicate crime at the source, through early intervention, writes Graham Allen MP.
Wednesday 5th December 2012
Karen Buck MP: Ending gang violence - lessons from the riots
We cannot afford to release our grip on gang violence, writes Karen Buck MP.
Tuesday 4th December 2012
Liam Byrne MP: The Work Programme is failing and Britain’s strivers are picking up the tab
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne says figures published yesterday show the Government's Work Programme has been a 'desperate failure'.
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Stella Creasy MP: Lords must send message to loan sharks
Writing for PoliticsHome, Labour MP Stella Creasy urges peers to vote in favour of an amendment that would give new powers to the regulator to cap payday loan interest rates.
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Mark Hoban MP: Work Programme has to be about the people
Writing for PoliticsHome, Mark Hoban says the bottom line of the Government's work programme has to be the people.
Tuesday 27th November 2012
Anne Marie Morris MP : Let’s train a future generation of lifesavers
I am absolutely delighted to have the chance to put the case for every child leaving school knowing how to save a life, writes Anne Marie Morris MP.
Thursday 22nd November 2012
Europe in Crisis: peeling back the layers
The leader of the UK's Conservative MEPs offers his take on the European crisis.
Wednesday 21st November 2012
Margot James MP: Sexual exploitation by Asian men ‘cannot be sidelined’
The interim report by the Children’s Commissioner contains one significant defect, the authors shy away from the issue of child exploitation within the Asian community, writes Margot James MP.
Wednesday 21st November 2012
Mary Glindon MP: Removing housing benefit for under-25s is a cheap trick
Removing housing benefit for the under-25s is a cheap trick to try to win political support but it won’t raise or save money overall, writes Mary Glindon MP.
Wednesday 21st November 2012
John Stevenson MP: We need to stop relying on London for growth
Much has been said about the need to rebalance the economy, but is it not time we started looking into rebalancing the country, writes John Stevenson MP.
Wednesday 21st November 2012
Rosie Cooper MP: NHS should embrace mobile technology
The NHS has to make the most of mobile communications technology if it is to respond to the unprecedented challenges it currently faces, writes Rosie Cooper MP.
Wednesday 21st November 2012
Charlotte Leslie MP: Ending the Strasbourg Circus
Charlotte Leslie MP is hosting a Westminster Hall debate on the two seat operation of the European Parliament. The move between Brussels and Strasbourg 12 times each year causes significant extra cost to European member states and increased carbon dioxide emissions.
Tuesday 20th November 2012
Robert Buckland MP: Autistic children still not getting support they need
Obtaining much-needed support at school for children with autism, can be demoralising and draining for families, writes Robert Buckland MP.
Tuesday 20th November 2012
Jim Dobbin: A message on World Toilet Day
Writing for PoliticsHome, Jim Dobbin MP calls for "greater action" to improve sanitation and clean water facilities in the developing world.
Monday 19th November 2012
Tom Greatrex: Questions for DWP on Atos
With the DWP permanent secretary appearing before MPs tomorrow, Labour MP Tom Greatrex sets out some of the questions he wants answered about Atos Healthcare's contract with the Government.
Sunday 18th November 2012
Huw Irranca-Davies: Our seas deserve more than a political token
Writing for PoliticsHome, Huw Irranca-Davies urges the protection of the best remaining bits of our seas and says without decisive action now, there will be less and less of our seas to protect.
Friday 9th November 2012
David Burrowes: We will remember them – and protect their memory
Conservative MP David Burrowes highlights the lack of successful convictions for people who desecrate war memorials.
Friday 9th November 2012
Ed Balls: Postpone the fuel duty rise
Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, Ed Balls calls on the Government to postpone the 3p increase in fuel duty - currently planned for January - until "at least" April.
Thursday 8th November 2012
Jeremy Lefroy MP: Success of UK's unseen aid programme
The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) is a success. It is a company wholly-owned by the people of the United Kingdom which has been investing in businesses in developing countries since 1948.
Wednesday 7th November 2012
Sarah Teather: Asylum through a child's eyes
Former Children's Minister Sarah Teather writes for PoliticsHome about launching a new inquiry into asylum support offered to families.
Wednesday 7th November 2012
Trying to have their cake and eat it
A group of Lib Dem MPs spearheaded by John Pugh, Stephen Gilbert and Annette Brooke are writing to the OFT and Monitor accusing the South West Health Consortium who are seeking unilaterally to change health workers terms and conditions of wanting to have their cake and eat it.
Tuesday 6th November 2012
Therese Coffey: Off-Grid Inquiry Evidence Sessions
Writing for PoliticsHome, co-chair of the APPG on Off-Gas Grid Therese Coffey discusses the importance of the group’s two inquiry sessions this week.
Tuesday 6th November 2012
Greg Mulholland MP: A bitter pint to swallow
The Chair of the All Party Parliamentary 'Save the pub' group writes about the beer duty escalator which will be debated in the House of Commons after an epetition achieved over 100,000 signatures.
Thursday 1st November 2012
Gordon Marsden: LEPs – where next?
Writing for PoliticsHome, Shadow Regional Growth Minister Gordon Marsden accuses the Government of an 'inconsistent and unfocused approach' towards Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Monday 29th October 2012
Shining a Spotlight on Iran's Persecution of Christians
Christians are finding they are not welcome in Iran, David Burrowes writes.
Monday 29th October 2012
Penny Mordaunt MP: Up Pompey
Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt explains the plight of Portsmouth Football Club and sets out why Pompey Supporters' Trust were the right choice to take over as preferred bidders from the Administrators.
Friday 26th October 2012
Jim Murphy MP: We need reform to prevent cash for military access
Labour's Jim Murphy proposes a tough new code of conduct for ex-military personnel working in the commercial sector.
Wednesday 17th October 2012
Alan Duncan MP: Modest progress to eradicate hunger
There has been some 'modest progress' towards eradicating global poverty the minister for International Development has said.
Tuesday 16th October 2012
Ian Murray: The wrestle for your rights at work
Shadow Minister for Employment Relations Ian Murray accuses Vince Cable of "pretending to put up a fight" over fire-at-will proposals, and claims the Enterprise Bill - set to be debated in Parliament this week - will "fundamentally change the relationship employees have with employers".
Tuesday 16th October 2012
David Amess MP : An Iran enigma waiting for the next US President
David Amess MP is a member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom. He writes exclusively for PoliticsHome on the biggest foreign policy challenge facing the next US President.
Monday 15th October 2012
Timothy Kirkhope: The UK's Home Affairs opt-out was the correct choice, but carping about it will endanger British lives
Writing for PoliticsHome, Timothy Kirkhope MEP backs the decision for the UK to opt out of European Justice and Home Affairs legislation, but he warns it would be “naive at best” to believe this will solve all the UK’s legal and immigration issues.
Monday 15th October 2012