Andrew Bettridge Articles

During the summer the Tory government, the so-called party of law and order, announced that it was consulting on plans to shut down 91 courts and tribunals across England and Wales. In the midst of the Labour leadership contest, this consultation was commented on by...

We often assume that if you live in an urban part of the country, you will naturally vote Labour and if you live in the countryside you will simply vote Conservative. When you look at the ‘safe’ Labour cities like Manchester, Liverpool and Stoke and ‘rock solid’ blue...

Emma Lewell-Buck is the ‘new girl in school’ – so new in fact, when I arrive at Portcullis House the receptionist cannot even find her on the computer. Two months into the job, the new MP for South Shields is finding her feet. However she admits a feeling of being...

In June, Gerald Kaufman – the second oldest member of the House of Commons – will have been a MP for 43 years, longer than many elected at the last general election have been alive. He has, he tells me as we settle into his Westminster office, no intention of standing...