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There are few questions Parliament is asked to settle that matter more than this one. Assisted dying touches life, death, dignity, autonomy and the proper role...

There was no pocket money in our house. My mum raised us on her own, and there was rarely anything spare at the end of the month. If I wanted to go out with my...

A flutter on the Grand National. A night at the dogs. A pint drunk standing at the bar with friends after work. These are not vices to be stamped out. They are...

I know what it means to go without. I grew up as one of three boys raised by a single mother, in a household where every pound was counted twice before it was...

I write this as a mixed race Brit. I say that not to claim any special authority, but because it goes to the heart of why I feel so strongly about what follows...

Britain’s tax burden is heading for a post-war record. Before the Chancellor asks for another penny, the Government should be made to prove it has done its own...

Politics has gone soft. Not soft on crime: soft on truth. Ministers have worked out that you can get through a whole career without ever telling people...

Earlier today, I joined colleagues from the Shadow Work and Pensions team for a round table discussion with the Association of British Insurers (ABI). It was a...

Millions of people across Britain enjoy a bet. Whether it is a flutter on the Grand National, an evening at the races, or a football accumulator at the weekend...