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Baroness Jenny Jones of Mouslecoomb

Peer slams Southern Water and says they 'cannot be trusted'

Helen Liu addresses guests during the Blockchain for Good Alliance Impact Leaders’ Summit at the UK House of Lords, sharing insights on advancing blockchain for societal impact.

Ad Feature Blockchain for Good Alliance hosts summit at the House of Lords

A former First Sea Lord has bemoaned the state of the Royal Navy submarine fleet.

Ex-First Sea Lord slams "parlous state" of Royal Navy submarines

The Bishop of Portsmouth enters the House of Lords

Bishop of Portsmouth enters House of Lords

The national Palestine Solidarity Campaign has called three mass mobilizations against the arms trade with Israel, specifically the F-35 fighter jet supply chain on Tuesday 17th June 2025.

Do pro-Palestine protests impact defence industry? Peers debate

Alan Mak MP with Havant Constituency residents in Westminster Hall

MP Alan Mak welcomes another group of Havant Constituency residents to Parliamen...

Peers in the House of Lords have demanded that housing protections for civilian renters should be passed on to armed forces personnel living in military housing. The government was defeated in a vote. From L: Housing minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Lord Stirrup and Baroness Grender.

Lords demand civilian renters rights for military housing - vote set

Admiral Lord West of Spithead, former First Sea Lord, has given his thoughts on reported by claims by Elbridge Colby, a top Pentagon policy chief, that HMS Prince of Wales should be turned around and sent back to Europe.

Ex-First Sea Lord responds to HMS Prince of Wales go home remarks

Alan Mak MP with the latest group of Havant constituents to go on a tour of Parliament

MP Alan Mak welcomes another group of Havant Constituency residents to Parliamen...

Alan Mak MP in the House of Commons

Havant MP Alan Mak votes against Assisted Dying Bill as it is passed by House of...

A third of medical professional believe beds are currently blocked by people in hospital who would be able to go home sooner

NHS bed blocking crisis fuelled by poor quality incontinence care

Alan Mak MP

Political Comment: Havant MP Alan Mak continues to vote against Assisted Dying B...

Entrepreneur Michelle Mone was the subject of a two-part BBC documentary

Gripping and thriller two-part BBC 2 documentary on lingerie queen Baroness Mich...

Local MP Alan Mak welcomes another group of Havant Constituency residents to Parliament

Local MP Alan Mak welcomes another group of Havant Constituency residents to Par...

Alan Mak MP with Havant Constituency residents in the Grand Committee Room at Westminster

Havant MP Alan Mak welcomes group of residents on his first Parliament tour of 2...

HMS Prince of Wales’ deployment to the Indo-Pacific region will “assert the rule of law” over China, a defence minister has said. The Royal Navy flagship will carry out extensive operations in the region.

HMS Prince of Wales deployment to "assert rule of law" over China
Heavy Royal Navy presence in the Indo-Pacific will “assert the rule of law” over China, a defence politician has said.
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Lord Robathan, Conservative, said defence spending on the Royal Navy, Army and RAF should be double the target the government is currently working towards in order to deter Russia amid the ongoing war with Ukraine.

"Raging" Russia should force higher defence spending target, Lord says

Alan Mak MP and residents from Havant in Westminster Hall

Havant MP Alan Mak welcomes more residents on guided tour of Parliament

Alan Mak MP with schoolchildren from Havant on a previous visit to Parliament

Havant MP Alan Mak congratulates local schools and community groups for UK Parli...

Alan Mak MP with Havant constituents on their trip to Parliament

Havant MP Alan Mak welcomes another group of residents to Parliament

Sparklers and spiked hot chocolate around the firepit

Remember, Remember the 5th of November

The government has admitted that they are having problems with training pilots, which is resulting in highly-skilled people leaving the forces.

"Problems" plaguing pilots training programmes - MoD review issued

The government is reviewing how HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth will be deployed in the future, as well as looking into the nation’s future aircraft capability and how aircraft will be utilised.

Future carrier deployments to be reviewed amid RAF bolstering plan

HMS Spey has returned to Malaysia to work alongside the nation's navy. The Portsmouth-based River-class offshore patrol vessel previously visited the country in February on a diplomatic security mission across Southeast Asia. Pictured is the ship and her crew alongside Penang in February 2024.

HMS Spey and Tamar to stay in Asia for HMS Prince of Wales exercise

HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth Harbour on Wednesday afternoon.

Pictured - HMS Prince of Wales

Photos by Alex Shute

Minister explains UK working in Indo-Pacific ahead of carrier task

HMS Queen Elizabeth makes her way under the Forth Bridges.

Royal Navy: HMS Queen Elizabeth takes to sea once more after repairs

Lights go out in the House of Lords.

Watch: House of Lords lights go out during minister’s speech
The justice minister can be seen using the light of a small lamp to continue his speech after the main lights went out in the Lords chamber - watch below.
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Alan Mak MP with members of Havant Conservative Association in Westminster Hall

MP Alan Mak welcomes members of Havant Conservative Association to Parliament

HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure from Portsmouth was delayed today. She is due to sail to Rosyth in Scotland to fix a mechanical fault discovered in February, before she was due to join Nato allies on Exercise Steadfast Defender.

Why HMS Queen Elizabeth is no longer leaving Portsmouth today

The forward section of Type 26 Frigate HMS Cardiff is rolled out from the SBOH at BAE Systems Shipyard in Govan, Scotland. Picture: John Linton 2023/BAE Systems/Royal Navy

Slippage in Type 26 frigate project could be "clawed back" - minister

HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to sail to Rosyth in Scotland after a fault stopped her from sailing to the North Sea. Picture: Sarah Standing (010224-6156)

HMS Queen Elizabeth to leave Portsmouth soon after mechanical fault

The Labour Party has confirmed that Alan Haworth died on holiday in Iceland on Monday morning - Credit: Gov/Wiki

Breaking Labour politician Lord Alan Haworth dead at 75

Susan Bonnar outside the Houses of Parliament

‘I’m more inspired than ever about the future of business in Britain’

Dame Caroline Dinenage

Dame Caroline Dinenage’s delight as Carer’s Leave Bill is closer to becoming law

Freedom from Torture attached a mock blue plaque to Suella Braverman's constituency office in Fareham

Campaigners put mock blue plaque on Suella Braverman's office wall

WhatsApp could disappear off UK phones if the company do not comply with the Online Safety Bill

WhatsApp could disappear from UK phones over privacy concerns

Lord Lawson was also a journalist and the father of celebrity cook, Nigella Lawson (Picture: B Barrett/Express/Getty Images)

Breaking Former Conservative party politician Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

A letter from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) to the information commissioner argues TikTok could be in breach of UK law. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking MPs believe TikTok breaches UK law - could be banned

Lady Masham was a near life-long campaigner for disabled rights (Photo: UK Parliament)

Breaking Tributes to former paralympian Baroness Masham who has died aged 87

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords

Suella Braverman talking to members of the press at Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Home secretary says 'enough is enough' as she pushes protest law

Susan Bonnar, the Lee-on-the-Solent business woman behind The British Craft house, was invited to a festive event at the prime minister's home in Downing Street.

Lee-on-the-Solent business selected to attend Downing Street festive market

Keir Starmer will set out Labour's new vision for the constitutional future of the UK today.

Keir Starmer looks to abolish House of Lords in ‘transfer of power’

Hilsea student Joe Harper was invited by the Department for Education for a celebratory event at the House of Lords on November 28.

Hilsea student celebrates success at the Lords

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Passengers on Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to St Malo voyages can enjoy two new productions.

Brittany Ferries calls on government to focus on bill to bump seafarers salaries

Liz Truss following the announcement she is the new Conservative party leader and will become the next Prime Minister

Prime Minister Liz Truss: Hear the voice of the people of Portsmouth

Sand and dust gets thrown up as No 3 Company he First Battalion The Grenadier Guards deploy out of an RAF Chinook helicopter in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan. in July 2007. Picture: Sergeant Will Craig/Crown Copyright

Military chiefs slam UK's 'indefensible' war crimes immunity bill

A general view of the Portsmouth International Port on December 21, 2020. Picture: Andrew Hasson/Getty Images

£4m Brexit traffic plan at Portsmouth port to begin after MPs vote for deal

Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street following the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on September 15, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Here’s what you need to know about Boris Johnson’s controversial Internal Market...

A number of countries have already enforced lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how lockdown happened in other countries - and what restrictions Britain...

People walk past Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC. MPs have voted in favour of an amendment to the Deregulation Bill which, if passed, will require the Government to conduct a review of punishments for non-payment of a TV licence fee, potentially leading to its decriminalisation. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Worried Ex-Royal Navy boss accuses Boris Johnson of attempting to 'dismantle' BB...

Bishop of Portsmouth the Rt Rev Christopher Foster. Picture: Paul Jacobs (160241-4)

Portsmouth bishop opposes proposed changes to divorce laws

Admiral Lord Alan West, former First Sea Lord and security minister.

Ex-Royal Navy chief blasts government’s ‘meaningless’ stance on defence

Lindsey Wilmshurst from Portsmouth is to be honoured with a British Citizen Award for her services to healthcare

Tireless fundraiser to be recognised for hard work setting up club for deaf chil...