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01 MAR 2024 Explainer

MPs' security

Increasing levels of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have seen a rise in threats made to MPs. So what security do they receive and how is this funded?

26 FEB 2024 Explainer

What is a manifesto?

Manifestos set out the policies a political party would deliver if they were to win an election.