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Katie Brett and Lorraine Beavers with a photo of Sasha Marsden.

My sister was murdered after fake job interview: MP backs Sasha's Law

The House of Commons' Education Committee took a deep dive into the effects of screen time on children last year

11 ways phone use impacts children, from school to mental health

An artist's' impression of how Wixams station will look

Work on Wixams station could be halted if Universal theme park goes ahead

Conservative MPs met with FirstPort's management in the Houses of Parliament

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson calls out 'rip off fees' in meeting with Fi...

Blake Stephenson MP speaking about Universal in the House of Commons

Negotiations 'going well' on Universal Theme Park In Bedfordshire as local MP Bl...

Classical Poetry topic for Y2

Demand soars for active home education resources amid government debates

Campaigners both for and against turn out as MPs prepare to vote on the proposed assisted dying bill in Parliament.

Countries that have legalised assisted dying as MPs vote on bill

Katie Brett is campaigning again to keep David Minto in prison and to change the lenient sentencing appeals law. Inset: 'Evil' David Minto

I'm trying to keep the man who murdered my sister behind bars

If passed the bill means that terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have six months to live will legally have the choice to end their life.

Assisted dying bill UK: What is the proposed law?

Kim Leadbeater MP to introduce bill to legalise assisted dying.

Watch: Kim Leadbeater MP formally introduces assisted dying bill

Protester speaks at winter fuel cuts rally.

Watch: Rally against winter fuel cuts held outside Parliament

Watch the moment protesters shout “Shame on you!” as they attend a rally against winter fuel cuts outside Parliament - with one man saying, “The government seems to be going out of its way to annoy older people”.

Jessica Martin

A report by the Institute for Government has provided recommendations for how devolution can be completed across the whole of England by the end of the current Parliament

Recommendation to bring devolution to areas including Luton and MK

A report by the Institute for Government has provided recommendations for how devolution can be completed across the whole of England by the end of the current Parliament

Recommendation to bring devolution to areas including Luton and MK

Philippa Fleming. Photo supplied by candidate.

"I want to stop deprivation" says Green Party candidate for North Bedfordshire

Ben Foley. Photo supplied by candidate.

Gaza one of Bedford's biggest issues says Green Party candidate

There were 5,369 residential property sales in Bedford in 2022. Of these, 702 were leasehold properties, while 4,667 were freehold (Pixabay)

Here's how many people bought leasehold properties in Bedford

Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4.

Watch: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces July 4 General Election

MP returns to Parliament following sepsis quadruple amputation.

Watch: MP returns to Parliament following sepsis quadruple amputation

Outside of the bank. Picture: Google Maps

Former bank could be turned into restaurant and shop after nearly £300k grant

The scene at the Palace of Westminster after the attack in March 2017, which lasted 82 seconds. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Westminster Bridge terror attack: Police remember victims 7 years on

Mohammad Yasin MP

OPINION: Bedford people will be 'worse off' says MP as he responds to Budget

Closeup of railway tracks. Picture: Pixabay

East West Rail CEO and mayor Dave to be quizzed by transport committee next week

Concerns have been raised over cuts to BBC local radio services

Moving BBC Concert Orchestra out of London 'didn't make sense'

Mid Bedfordshire MP Alistair Strathern

MP calls for action to end misery of unadopted roads on new housing estates

Idris Elba stands in front of an installation of over 200 bundles of clothing representing the lives lost to Knife crime in the UK as he calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent serious youth violence at Parliament Square on January 08, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Don't Stop Your Future)

Watch as Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on zombie knives

Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she 'let down' staff and shoppers

Alistair Strathern MP outside The Rufus Centre, Flitwick Photo: LDRS

New MP reacts to being part of history “not once, but twice in a week”

Tory MP Peter Bone. Credit: PA

Tory MP 'should be suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct'

Tory MP for Wellingborough Peter Bone denied the allegations saying the claims are "false and untrue".

Ralph Blackburn

Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party

Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

(L to R) Rupert Lowe (ex-MEP), Ann Widdecombe, Dave Holland. Image: Reform UK

Reform UK's Mid Beds candidate "on the side of the ordinary citizen"

The protest was one of more than 30 events taking place in Britain – plus two in Spain – on what was dubbed a “Day for Rejoin”. Pictured here is Steve Bray.

Anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray ‘wrestled out’ of Tory conference

Nadine Dorries (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Date for Mid Beds by-election due to be announced as Parliament returns today

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Criminals must face victims for sentencing after Lucy Letby’s no-show

Nadine Dorries (Getty)

Lib Dems to table ‘Dosser Dorries Bill’ to force by-election in Mid Bedfordshire

The latest Ministry of Justice figures show 84 repossessions were made through 'accelerated possession orders' in Bedford since the beginning of April 2019

Dozens of 'no-fault' evictions in Bedford since Government's ban pledge

Nadine Dorries (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Pressure grows for Nadine Dorries to go as thousands sign petition

Nadine Dorries

Town council's angry letter to Nadine Dorries tells her to quit "immediately"

Keir Mather. Credit: Getty

Johnny Mercer launches attack on Keir Mather - what was said

Ben Wallace will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle

Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP faces eight week suspension over groping claims - what did he do?

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP to face eight-week suspension

Former UK health secretary Sajid Javid

Senior Tory Sajid Javid says MPs £86,000 salary ‘should be doubled’

Partygate probe: Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg named in privileges committee special report

Privileges committee publishes damning report on Conservative MPs

Alistair Strathern (centre). Image supplied by Labour Party

Labour's candidate for Mid Beds says constituents feel 'let down' by MP

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report

Boris Johsnon has suffered a resounding defeat as MPs vote to accept ‘Partygate’ report

Will Millar

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Will Boris Johnson stand as an MP in a different seat?

Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP with immediate effect

Boris Johnson resigns as MP over Partygate report

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Green Party’s only MP to stand down at next election

Gina Miller, leader of the True & Fair Party, with Alan Victor, who stood as an Independent candidate in last week’s local election in Central Bedfordshire

True and Fair Party candidate wants Parliament to work the way it’s supposed to

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Andrew Bridgen MP

MP expelled from Conservative Party

Rishi Sunak could be forced to apologise to the House of Commons is he is found to have breached the MP’s code of conduct (image: Getty Images)

What time is PMQs on today?

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

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