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Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of 'Casual Indifference' After A Week Of Violence

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of "Casual Indifference" After A Week Of Violence

3 hr Brexit

Two former Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland have called on the government to step up its engagement with the province amid criticism that ministers have been slow to react to sectarian violence.

The UK Has Entered A Period Of National Mourning, This Is What It Means

09 Apr Home affairs

The UK Has Entered A Period Of National Mourning, This Is What It Means

Politicians And World Leaders Pay Tribute To The Duke Of Edinburgh, Who Has Died Aged 99

09 Apr Home affairs

Politicians And World Leaders Pay Tribute To The Duke Of Edinburgh, Who Has Died Aged 99

Brandon Lewis Heads To Northern Ireland Amid Ongoing Violence As Boris Johnson Faces Pressure To 'Step Up'

08 Apr Brexit

Brandon Lewis Heads To Northern Ireland Amid Ongoing Violence As Boris Johnson Faces Pressure To "Step Up"

Boris Johnson Accused Of A 'Leadership Vacuum' After Four Nights Of Violence In Northern Ireland

07 Apr Brexit

Boris Johnson Accused Of A "Leadership Vacuum" After Four Nights Of Violence In Northern Ireland

Police Urged To Recruit Locally To Tackle Ethnic Injustice In New Race Report

31 Mar Home affairs

Police Urged To Recruit Locally To Tackle Ethnic Injustice In New Race Report

Met Police Officers 'Did Not Act Inappropriately” At Sarah Everard Vigil, Report Finds

30 Mar Home affairs

Met Police Officers "Did Not Act Inappropriately” At Sarah Everard Vigil, Report Finds

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31 Mar Education

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Protections for migrant women must be included in the Domestic Abuse Bill

30 Mar Home affairs

Protections for migrant women must be included in the Domestic Abuse Bill

We cannot allow victims of crime to become victims of our justice system

29 Mar Home affairs

We cannot allow victims of crime to become victims of our justice system

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Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of 'Casual Indifference' After A Week Of Violence

3 hr Brexit

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of "Casual Indifference" After A Week Of Violence

Two former Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland have called on the government to step up its engagement with the province amid criticism that ministers have been slow to react to sectarian violence.

Hartlepool's Tory Candidate Divides Opinion Among Right-Wing Voters

29 Mar Home affairs

Hartlepool's Tory Candidate Divides Opinion Among Right-Wing Voters

The Conservative party's choice of candidate for the Hartlepool by-election has left local right-wing voters reeling, as they worry selecting a North Yorkshire farmer has given Labour the edge.

Furious Tory Cladding Campaigner Slates Government's 'Incompetent' Handling Of The Crisis

10 Feb Home affairs

Furious Tory Cladding Campaigner Slates Government's "Incompetent" Handling Of The Crisis

Boris Johnson must take personal charge of the cladding crisis from “incompetent” Robert Jenrick’s housing department, according to Tory backbencher Stephen McPartland.

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Labour Calls For Urgent Action To Tackle 'Horrendous' Delays To Court Cases

29 Mar Coronavirus

Labour Calls For Urgent Action To Tackle "Horrendous" Delays To Court Cases

Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy has urged ministers to introduce temporary courts and cut the size of juries in order to tackle a growing backlog of unheard court cases.

The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish the wrong people

29 Mar Home affairs

The UK’s “broken” asylum system is the Home Office’s own doing – Priti Patel’s cruel reforms punish the wrong people

The newly announced asylum “overhaul” does this country and our proud humanitarian tradition a disservice

To tackle violence against women, we must address its root causes

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29 Mar Home affairs

To tackle violence against women, we must address its root causes

All forms of violence against women and girls are rooted in attitudes and stereotypes about their roles in society. We must look at how our society treats women on the whole, rather than in isolation.

Britain will loose significant access to EU security data due to Brexit deal

26 Mar Brexit

Britain will loose significant access to EU security data due to Brexit deal

The greatest impact on our security comes from losing access to the Schengen information System, for swapping alerts on the movement of criminals and missing persons.

Dame Vera Lynn should have a permanent memorial

26 Mar Home affairs

Dame Vera Lynn should have a permanent memorial

Dame Vera Lynn's voice brought warmth and hope into the homes of ordinary people whose lives had been thrown into chaos by war. Together with Dame Vera’s family, I am launching a campaign for a permanent memorial for her.

Local Election Officers Will Be Insured Against Covid Death Claims

25 Mar Coronavirus

Local Election Officers Will Be Insured Against Covid Death Claims

Local election officials will be protected by the government when they run the 6 May local election in case anyone dies from Covid on their watch.

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25 Mar Home affairs

Bar Council urges action over largest Crown Court backlog for six years

The Bar Council has responded to the latest criminal court statistics which suggest the highest level of outstanding cases at the Crown Court since 2014.

Nobody is protected from coronavirus until everyone is: why we should repeal and replace the Coronavirus Act

25 Mar Coronavirus

Nobody is protected from coronavirus until everyone is: why we should repeal and replace the Coronavirus Act

This week marks one year since the UK first went into lockdown and MPs voted to give the Government unprecedented and extraordinary powers under the Coronavirus Act. My thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of the 127,000 people who have lost their lives since then.

Priti Patel Accused of 'Empowering' People Smugglers With Latest Immigration Proposals

24 Mar Communities

Priti Patel Accused of "Empowering" People Smugglers With Latest Immigration Proposals

The government's latest immigration plans will create a "more chaotic, dangerous and fragmented" asylum system, leading charities have warned.

Sarah Everard Vigil Organiser Says Government Dealt Police A “Difficult Hand” With “Unclear” Protest Rules

24 Mar Home affairs

Sarah Everard Vigil Organiser Says Government Dealt Police A “Difficult Hand” With “Unclear” Protest Rules

The government is “at fault” over violent scenes at a Sarah Everard vigil event earlier this month as they didn’t provide police with “proper guidance to work from” on coronavirus restrictions, an organiser has claimed.

Tech companies must clean up the digital Dodge City by tackling anonymous internet trolls

24 Mar Health

Tech companies must clean up the digital Dodge City by tackling anonymous internet trolls

The tragic death of Sarah Everard has rightly put safety in our towns and cities front and centre of a big societal debate and we want action to be taken. But people face danger and harassment, not only in the physical world, but on the dark cyber streets and alleyways of the internet, and particularly from anonymous accounts on social media.

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24 Mar Home affairs

Law Commission consultation on 14th Programme of Law Reform now open

The Law Commission has today launched a consultation for our 14th Programme of law reform. The responses we receive from the public will shape a great deal of the of the work of the Commission for the next few years. We are asking for your help to identify areas of the substantive law of England and Wales that need reform, and to prioritise those reforms.

Priti Patel Insists New Asylum Seeker Plans Do Not Break International Law

24 Mar Home affairs

Priti Patel Insists New Asylum Seeker Plans Do Not Break International Law

Priti Patel has defended new immigration rules which make harder for people to claim asylum if they arrive in the UK illegally, following criticism from charities working with asylum seekers.

Priti Patel Condemns “Anarchic And Violent” Bristol Protests After Multiple Officers Injured

22 Mar Home affairs

Priti Patel Condemns “Anarchic And Violent” Bristol Protests After Multiple Officers Injured

Priti Patel told MPs she condemned the actions of a “criminal minority” behind violent scenes at protests in Bristol last night which saw vehicles set on fire and several police officers injured.

We need to raise better boys and men to prevent stranger murders of women

19 Mar Home affairs

We need to raise better boys and men to prevent stranger murders of women

The debate must move on from what women and victims could do differently, to how we stop violent men from reoffending time and again.

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19 Mar Communities

Chancellor brings confidence back to the housing market

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19 Mar Communities

BSA comments on Scottish Government announcement on cladding

Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage and Housing Policy at the BSA said:

Criminalising street harassment and kerb crawling is a much needed first step to keep women and girls safe

19 Mar Home affairs

Criminalising street harassment and kerb crawling is a much needed first step to keep women and girls safe

Currently it’s not a criminal offence for a man in a vehicle to follow a woman or girl; call out to her, film her, try to get her into the vehicle, pester her. That is terrifying and should be an offence punishable by taking away his driving licence.

Inquiry concludes Nicola Sturgeon 'misled parliament' over Alex Salmond

19 Mar Home affairs

Inquiry concludes Nicola Sturgeon 'misled parliament' over Alex Salmond

Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of misleading parliament by a majority of MSPs on Holyrood’s harassment committee.

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18 Mar Home affairs

Bar Council responds to MoJ plans to reform judicial review

The Bar Council will be looking closely at the Ministry of Justice's plans to reform judicial review.

Gibraltar And Isle Of Man Reject “Inhumane And Ridiculous” Plans To Host UK Asylum Processing Centres

18 Mar Home affairs

Gibraltar And Isle Of Man Reject “Inhumane And Ridiculous” Plans To Host UK Asylum Processing Centres

Both Gibraltar and the Isle of Man have roundly rejected reports they will host proposed new asylum processing centres as part of a shake-up of UK immigration policy.

Less Than One In Six Rape Victims Report Crimes To The Police, New Figures Show

18 Mar Home affairs

Less Than One In Six Rape Victims Report Crimes To The Police, New Figures Show

Only 16% of female victims of rape or sexual assault by penetration report the crimes to the police, according to the latest analysis of sexual offences in England and Wales.

Women’s voices should not be an afterthought in policies about their own safety

18 Mar Home affairs

Women’s voices should not be an afterthought in policies about their own safety

The government’s announcement of plain clothed police in clubs to keep women safe completely misses the point. Women need to feel confident that they will be believed when they report harassment.

The disastrous Sentencing Bill has exposed the government’s disregard for victims - women and girls in particular

17 Mar Home affairs

The disastrous Sentencing Bill has exposed the government’s disregard for victims - women and girls in particular

Labour has set out our own Victims’ Bill for the government to accept, enshrining victims’ rights and protections into law for the very first time.

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