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Naomi Phillips: 'It is hard to believe it would be a vote-loser for Labour to support a truly inclusive school system'

Comment: The battle for Labour’s secular soul

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Mimi Bekhechi: "Animals will never be safe until experimenters admit that all the genetic manipulations and wishful thinking in the world will not turn a mouse into a tiny human being."

Comment: It’s time to end animal experiments for good

News

Traces of cocaine found in parliament - report

Cocaine in the Commons: Parliament embarrassed by drug revelation

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NHS' worst trusts saw 13,000 unnecessary deaths in seven years from 2005 - report

NHS death toll: Ten times worse than you thought

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The next week in politics

Week in Westminster: July 15th – 19th

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Belfast: portrait of change.

WATCH: The re-imaging of Sandy Row

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We know about the EU referendum bill - but what other private members' bills are vying for a place in the statute book?

Private members bills 2013: The backbench frontrunners

Our quick guide to this year’s crop of likely private member’s bills.

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Two of the climbers take a break during their ascent of the Shard

A Shard without a view: Greenpeace protest closes Europe’s tallest building

Six female Greenpeace protesters scaling the Shard skyscraper have prompted the closure of the building’s popular viewing deck.

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Alex Burrows: 'Railways are hugely valuable in supporting regional economies'

Comment: A missed opportunity to boost the railways

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Denis MacShane charged over expenses claims totalling £12,900

Denis MacShane charged over expenses claims

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Sophie Shrubsol: 'Beyond the Blackadder episodes there is a raft of history that is desperate to break into the mainstream'

Comment: The generals of the First World War were heroes, not fools

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Giles Bristow, Forum for the Future's head of energy: "We'll work with the businesses who say they will and prove they want to make a difference."

Forum for the Future: Finding the ‘holy grail’ of sustainability

*Comment & Analysis

Ed Miliband union funding speech in full

Ed Miliband union funding speech in full

*Comment & Analysis

Prisoner voting rights: One of the most emotive issues in Westminster.

WATCH: Jack Straw & Dominic Raab on prisoner voting

News

Ed Miliband takes on the unions, one hand gesture at a time

Miliband shocks Westminster with MPs’ second jobs announcement

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Ben Scotchbrook: Let's sweep aside our pre-conditioned views for a proper debate

Comment: Stop knocking our gin-soaked HS2 Nimbys

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The next week in politics

Week in Westminster: July 8th – 12th

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Nick Kingsley: 'HS2 gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to liberate our ageing railway network'

Comment: Mandelson is wrong on HS2 – the ‘railway deserts’ are already here

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Rafeef Ziadah: 'As should be obvious, not all artists can be swayed to act in solidarity with the struggle against apartheid.'

Comment: Alicia Keys’ Tel Aviv gig shows her progressive politics are just skin deep

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