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Pat McFadden | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

House of Commons | Commons Chamber | 14 May 2026 - 12:09 - 17:06

Can this Labour government get Britain working again?

MPs clashed over how to cut inactivity and youth unemployment, with ministers backing training, apprenticeships and a youth guarantee, whil... MPs clashed over how to cut inactivity and youth unemployment, with ministers backing training, apprenticeships and a youth guarantee, while critics said higher business costs, weak reform and an unsustainable welfare bill mean the Government still lacks a clear plan.

#Getting Britain Working Again

An editorial cartoon showing a large pair of work boots being pulled in two directions: one side toward a toolbox labelled training, apprenticeships and support, and the other toward a tightening benefits clip, representing the debate over whether to help more people into work or make welfare harder to claim. In the background, the UK economy looks strained with a slow-moving conveyor belt, a hospital queue and a worried young person waiting for an opportunity.

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Dan Jarvis | Backbencher (MP)

House of Commons | Commons Chamber | 14 May 2026 - 10:30 - 12:58

Britain’s threat level is severe — but are ministers acting fast enough?

Ministers said the UK now faces a severe security threat and outlined plans to fund policing, protect Jewish communities and tighten laws o... Ministers said the UK now faces a severe security threat and outlined plans to fund policing, protect Jewish communities and tighten laws on foreign interference, while MPs pushed for faster action on antisemitism, the IRGC and state threats from China, Russia and Hong Kong...

#National Security

An editorial cartoon of the UK Government in Parliament trying to shield the country from hostile foreign interference while MPs press for faster action. A minister stands at a large green shield marked with a simple Union Jack motif, holding it up against dark, shadowy hands reaching in from the edges, while a few loose papers labelled with a small, plain ‘law’ are being rushed forward in the background. The scene suggests urgency around national security, banning the IRGC, and strengthening counter-extremism and protest laws. Bold, modern British cartoon style, bright but serious colours, clear shapes and expressions, one main subject and one main metaphor, 16:9 composition with the key action kept safely within the central area, no dense text.

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David Burton-Sampson | Backbencher (MP)

House of Commons | Commons Chamber | 14 May 2026

Should MPs give notice before visiting another MP’s constituency?

David Burton-Sampson complained that the Member for Newark visited his constituency without warning, prompting a reminder from Judith Cummi... David Burton-Sampson complained that the Member for Newark visited his constituency without warning, prompting a reminder from Judith Cummins that MPs should normally give advance notice unless the visit is private, and that the point has now been placed on the record.

#Point of Order

An editorial cartoon of two MPs in a bright UK constituency street, where one MP is arriving in a bus while the other stands waiting with a watch and a raised eyebrow, symbolising the complaint about not being given proper advance notice of a visit. The scene contrasts hurried, last-minute contact with the expectation of courteous parliamentary notice.

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