A grassroots organisation in Yorkshire is leading a campaign to ban far-right group, the English Defence League from staging a protest through the centre of Bradford.

Philip Hollobone MP

Leading human rights organisation, Liberty, has threatened a Conservative MP with legal action for unlawful discrimination after he issued a refusal to meet any constituents attending his surgeries wearing a niqab.

The Labour Party is allowing itself to fall into utter disrepute in regards to the selection process for the Tower Hamlets elected Mayoral race.

Time to 'move beyond' Asbos, says home secretary May
The home secretary has said it is "time to move beyond" Asbos, signalling the possible end of their use in England and Wales.

Cameron plays down cabinet rift over non-EU migrant cap
David Cameron is attempting to play down cabinet divisions over immigration.

'Rich, thick kids' achieve much more than poor clever ones, says Gove
Education secretary tells MPs he had to act fast on academies because of huge gap in attainment

Professor Michael Balls: It is not right to genetically modify animals
Animals are different from humans. They must be respected, not distorted in some hideous fashion.

Marvin Rees

Former OBV MP and Commissioner Shadow Scheme participant, Marvin Rees, has been named 2010 Yale World Fellow.  Rees is one of 15 Yale World Fellows for 2010 selected by Yale University from a pool of nearly 1,500 applicants.

Chuka Umunna (pictured left), Member of Parliament for Streatham, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Nigeria All-Party Parliamentary Group.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are composed of politicians from across all parties and focus on a specific area or concern, while many correspond to individual countries.

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New MP Shadows with Minister Andrew Stunnell

Thirty-one aspiring politicians were welcomed to Westminster on Monday at the launch of the OBV MP Shadowing Scheme.