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Hannah White
Director and CEO
Hannah's recent work
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The gambling betting scandal is the latest reminder of the need to restore trust in politics
Ethical scandals, like the election betting furore, disrupt the ability of governments to deliver on their political priorities.
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Labour and the Conservatives might regret ducking the most difficult choices in their manifestos
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have not said how they would address implausible spending plans.
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General election 2024: Six things the winner must do to improve government
Government problems go beyond party or ideology: the whole system needs to change.
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Parliamentary Monitor 2021
The government must drop its dismissive approach to scrutiny as parliament returns to in-person sittings.
Parliament must be afforded proper scrutiny of any Covid passport scheme
The government should introduce a bill to ensure the Covid passport scheme receives proper parliamentary scrutiny
The UK’s new relationship with the EU will still require parliamentary scrutiny
The government should recognise that parliament still has an important role to play in scrutinising the future UK–EU relationship
Coronavirus rules must be published before they come into force
Hannah White argues the government should go further to enable MPs to scrutinise its response to the pandemic properly
The extension of coronavirus powers and the “Brady amendment”
The Commons will vote on whether the government should be able to keep using the emergency powers it was given in the Coronavirus Act 2020.
It is inappropriate for the government to interfere in parliamentary scrutiny
Parliamentary scrutiny will lose credibility if the government continues to interfere in the membership of parliamentary committees.
A virtual parliament was well equipped to make progress on the government’s legislative agenda
The government's justification for abolishing the 'virtual parliament' that it was holding up its legislative programme does not stand up to scrutiny
The return of the Liaison Committee has added to the prime minister’s coronavirus problems
The Liaison Committee evidence session showed parliamentary scrutiny in a good light by exposing gaps in Boris Johnson’s knowledge