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Michael Martin, Commons Speaker
The final days of Michael Martin

By Ian Dunt Michael Martin has made his farewell speech to the Commons today, by launching a blistering but carefully worded attack on party leaders for not acting earlier on expenses. In a moving and emotional speech Mr Martin described why he loved the mother of parliaments, but he also reserved some harsh comments for… Read more »

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Trafficked children lost behind 'wall of silence'
Trafficked children lost behind ‘wall of silence’

By politics.co.uk staff Trafficked children are suffering from abuse as professionals struggle to identify them, according to a new report published today by the NSPCC and the University of Bedfordshire. The study, Breaking the wall of silence, looked at 37 cases of trafficked children and spoke to 72 different children’s professionals in three areas of… Read more »