!["MPs want at least as much information on the Brexit process as MEPs."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121335_1200-1024x404.png)
*Comment & Analysis
!["MPs want at least as much information on the Brexit process as MEPs."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121335_1200-1024x404.png)
!["It was understood by every MP and peer during the referendum bill that parliament would be bound by its result."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14117577_1200-7-1024x681.jpg)
!["It was understood by every MP and peer during the referendum bill that parliament would be bound by its result."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14117577_1200-7-1024x681.jpg)
!["It quickly becomes obvious why Lewis' name has been repeatedly mentioned as a possible leader of the Labour party"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121314_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["It quickly becomes obvious why Lewis' name has been repeatedly mentioned as a possible leader of the Labour party"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121314_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["Testing prisoners for drugs simply cannot keep up with the rate at which new psychoactive substances are being developed"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121313_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["Testing prisoners for drugs simply cannot keep up with the rate at which new psychoactive substances are being developed"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121313_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["One in every eight workers now lives in poverty"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121294_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["One in every eight workers now lives in poverty"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121294_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["Last month she announced a consultation on a series of reforms to the personal injury sector that critics say will threaten thousands of jobs and tear up hundreds of years of legal tradition"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121292_1200-707x1024.jpg)
!["Last month she announced a consultation on a series of reforms to the personal injury sector that critics say will threaten thousands of jobs and tear up hundreds of years of legal tradition"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121292_1200-707x1024.jpg)
!["In many ways, Blair is emblematic of the type of politics the electorate rejected during Brexit."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121255_1200-1024x683.jpg)
!["In many ways, Blair is emblematic of the type of politics the electorate rejected during Brexit."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121255_1200-1024x683.jpg)
BASC has expressed significant concerns about a number of elements which will be looked at as part of a Scottish Government review of NatureScot’s species licensing functions. BASC Scotland director Peter Clark said the review into NatureScot’s current licensing approach had the potential to affect the balance between predator control and wildlife management. He said… Read more »
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New report underlines the importance of shooting, conservation and the rural vote ahead of the general election. With the main political parties having fired the starter pistol on their general election campaigns, rural organisations are set to publish (Tuesday 4 June) the latest ‘Value of Shooting’ report which will set out in detail the benefits… Read more »
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!["This by-election is significant in so many ways"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121243_1200-1024x666.jpg)
!["This by-election is significant in so many ways"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121243_1200-1024x666.jpg)
If Richmond means we avoid a hard Brexit, we may end up being grateful to Goldsmith
![Paul Nuttal became the new leader of Ukip this week](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121161_1200-1024x752.jpg)
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Our most-read pieces this week
![Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney celebrates after winning the Richmond Park by-election](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121236_1200-1024x685.jpg)
![Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney celebrates after winning the Richmond Park by-election](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121236_1200-1024x685.jpg)
!["Just this month the new work and pensions secretary, Damian Green, reiterated that sanctions "contribute to a fairer society."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14117484_1200-5-1024x683.jpg)
!["Just this month the new work and pensions secretary, Damian Green, reiterated that sanctions "contribute to a fairer society."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14117484_1200-5-1024x683.jpg)
![A man holds a portrait of Fidel Castro during a rally honoring the deceased Cuban leader at the Revolution Plaza in Havana](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121202_1200-1024x616.jpg)
![A man holds a portrait of Fidel Castro during a rally honoring the deceased Cuban leader at the Revolution Plaza in Havana](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121202_1200-1024x616.jpg)
![During the US election campaign, Donald Trump vowed to sign a bill defunding Planned Parenthood.](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121170_1200-740x1024.jpg)
![During the US election campaign, Donald Trump vowed to sign a bill defunding Planned Parenthood.](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121170_1200-740x1024.jpg)
!["Richmond Park is set to be a close by-election, and its result is hotly anticipated by both sides"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14116455_1200-1024x768.jpg)
!["Richmond Park is set to be a close by-election, and its result is hotly anticipated by both sides"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14116455_1200-1024x768.jpg)
!["Aside from all the risks the government is taking with UK adults' privacy and security, the obvious question is whether AV technologies can be forced on foreign websites"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121155_1200-1024x576.jpg)
!["Aside from all the risks the government is taking with UK adults' privacy and security, the obvious question is whether AV technologies can be forced on foreign websites"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121155_1200-1024x576.jpg)
![Donald trump this week suggested that Nigel Farage should be made ambassador to the US](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14120919_1200-1-1024x681.jpg)
![Donald trump this week suggested that Nigel Farage should be made ambassador to the US](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14120919_1200-1-1024x681.jpg)
!["The government plans to introduce a system which will force all websites which contain pornography to collect age verification data on their users"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121132_1200-1024x680.jpg)
!["The government plans to introduce a system which will force all websites which contain pornography to collect age verification data on their users"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121132_1200-1024x680.jpg)
!["The world is moving on and so is the Tory party. The prime minister needs to keep up."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14117485_1200-1-1024x678.jpg)
!["The world is moving on and so is the Tory party. The prime minister needs to keep up."](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14117485_1200-1-1024x678.jpg)
!["Women's Aid say that since 2010 17% of all refuges in England have closed"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121082_1200-3-1024x678.jpg)
!["Women's Aid say that since 2010 17% of all refuges in England have closed"](https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14121082_1200-3-1024x678.jpg)