UK politics Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/uk-politics/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sun, 04 Aug 2024 14:38:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Religion in UK Politics: A Precarious Balancing Act https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/religion-in-uk-politics-a-precarious-balancing-act/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/religion-in-uk-politics-a-precarious-balancing-act/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 14:38:47 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=60683 Is religion a legacy of the past, or a continuous force in UK politics? Rising secularism and diversity pose an interesting question.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/religion-in-uk-politics-a-precarious-balancing-act/feed/ 0 Young voters are being excluded in the UK – can we not have anything? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/general-election-young-voters-have-been-excluded-from-voting/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/general-election-young-voters-have-been-excluded-from-voting/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:55:50 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=59596 It’s high time the British public gets rid of the Conservatives. This time, the responsibility falls on students and young voters to make a difference.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/general-election-young-voters-have-been-excluded-from-voting/feed/ 0 The Politics of Instagram’s Update: A Polarising Response https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/instagram-update-political-content/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/instagram-update-political-content/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:36:36 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=57000 Toeing a fine line between increasing user autonomy and perpetuating algorithmic echo chambers, Instagram's update limiting political content could have a strong impact on this year's general election — for better or for worse. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/instagram-update-political-content/feed/ 0 Environmental Groups Warn Rishi Sunak Over Climate Backsliding https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/environmental-groups-warn-rishi-sunak-over-climate-backsliding/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/environmental-groups-warn-rishi-sunak-over-climate-backsliding/#respond Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:26:25 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=45094 Environmental groups have written to Rishi Sunak, condemning the government's "watering down" of climate commitments, following weeks of extreme weather worldwide.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/environmental-groups-warn-rishi-sunak-over-climate-backsliding/feed/ 0 Empoword Explains: UK by-election results https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empoword-explains-uk-by-election-results/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empoword-explains-uk-by-election-results/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:13:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=44158 On Thursday 20th July, UK by-elections took place in Somerton and Frome, Selby and Ainsty, and Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empoword-explains-uk-by-election-results/feed/ 0 Labour MP Jess Phillips faces ‘Racist and bullying’ accusations https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/labour-mp-jess-phillips-faces-racist-and-bullying-accusations/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/labour-mp-jess-phillips-faces-racist-and-bullying-accusations/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 20:39:50 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=42712 Labour MP, Jess Phillips, has been accused of "racist and bullying behaviour" a headteacher from Northwest London. The accusations could lead to an investigation by the Labour Party. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/labour-mp-jess-phillips-faces-racist-and-bullying-accusations/feed/ 0 Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker of the House, dies at 93 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/betty-boothroyd-dies-at-93/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/betty-boothroyd-dies-at-93/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:47:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=38554 Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House, died on the 26th February at the age of 93.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/betty-boothroyd-dies-at-93/feed/ 0 Nicola Sturgeon Resigns as First Minister of Scotland https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-as-first-minister-of-scotland/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-as-first-minister-of-scotland/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:51:45 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37737 Nicola Sturgeon has announced her resignation as First Minister of Scotland, shocking her pro-independence Scottish National Party and unleashing the contest to succeed her as SNP leader.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-as-first-minister-of-scotland/feed/ 0 Is the UK set to leave the European Convention on Human Rights? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/is-the-uk-set-to-leave-the-european-convention-on-human-rights/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/is-the-uk-set-to-leave-the-european-convention-on-human-rights/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:45:44 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37495 After Rishi Sunak raised the possibility of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights to halt asylum seekers attempting to cross the Channel, Downing Street has stated that there are in fact “no plans” for the government to do so.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/is-the-uk-set-to-leave-the-european-convention-on-human-rights/feed/ 0 Conservative Leadership Contest: Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s new Prime Minister https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-contest-rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-new-prime-minister/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-contest-rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-new-prime-minister/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:08:28 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32977 Rishi Sunak has emerged as the UK’s new Prime Minister—the fifth in six years—after winning the Conservative Party’s leadership contest on Monday.

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