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UK And EU Prepare For September 'Pressure Point' With Northern Ireland Talks This Week

UK And EU Prepare For September "Pressure Point" With Northern Ireland Talks This Week

27 Jul Brexit

UK and EU leaders expect talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol to reach a cliff-edge once again, with both sides still a long way off agreeing a way forward before various grace periods covering trade across the Irish Sea expire in September.

Army Is Needed To Deal With Devastating Weather Events, Says Flood Zone MP

26 Jul Home affairs

Army Is Needed To Deal With Devastating Weather Events, Says Flood Zone MP

Ministry of Defence 'Failing' To Protect Women in the Armed Forces, MPs Report Finds

25 Jul Defence

Ministry of Defence "Failing" To Protect Women in the Armed Forces, MPs Report Finds

Lorry Drivers Union Criticises 'Ridiculous' Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers

24 Jul Coronavirus

Lorry Drivers Union Criticises "Ridiculous" Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers

Westminster Orders Northern Ireland's Leaders To Set Up Abortion Services Immediately

22 Jul Health

Westminster Orders Northern Ireland's Leaders To Set Up Abortion Services Immediately

NHS Staff Offered 3% Pay Rise By Government After Shambolic Announcement Left Unions 'Furious'

21 Jul Coronavirus

NHS Staff Offered 3% Pay Rise By Government After Shambolic Announcement Left Unions "Furious"

Attorney General Criticised Over Pleas For MPs To Pay For £175,000 Royal Sculpture

21 Jul Home affairs

Attorney General Criticised Over Pleas For MPs To Pay For £175,000 Royal Sculpture

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Without protections, spy law reform will criminalise journalists and civil servants

28 Jul Home affairs

Without protections, spy law reform will criminalise journalists and civil servants

Windrush victims are being failed again by flawed compensation scheme

27 Jul Home affairs

Windrush victims are being failed again by flawed compensation scheme

Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures

21 Jul Home affairs

Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures

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Without protections, spy law reform will criminalise journalists and civil servants

28 Jul Home affairs

Without protections, spy law reform will criminalise journalists and civil servants

Without a general public interest defence, the law lacks a vital safety valve to ensure that governmental secrecy is not abused to cover up serious wrongdoing.

The Saturday View: How The Culture War Backfired On The Tories

17 Jul Culture

The Saturday View: How The Culture War Backfired On The Tories

“I do not want to engage in a political culture war of any kind." Those were the words of Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, after a bruising few days for his party off the back of the row kicked up by the England football team’s defeat in the final of Euro 2020.

Northern Ireland's Future Is Hanging In The Balance, Says DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson

10 Jul Brexit

Northern Ireland's Future Is Hanging In The Balance, Says DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson

Unionists cannot afford to lose the next year's election in Northern Ireland, the DUP’s new leader Jeffrey Donaldson has warned.

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27 Jul Home affairs

Bar Council slams "short term fix" on courts

The Bar Council has responded to new measures announced by the Government today regarding courts.

Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten

21 Jul Brexit

Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten

The government has called for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be fundamentally changed, with Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, warning "we cannot go on as we are".

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21 Jul Home affairs

Reforms to protect victims of online abuse and safeguard freedom of expression announced

The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation

19 Jul Home affairs

The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation

The Bill will remove a large part of the social safety net within the asylum system by denying migrants access to public funds. We are determined to make the case for a fairer and more efficient immigration system.

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

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16 Jul Environment

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

Addressing climate change is the biggest issue of our lifetimes. Since the first industrial revolution over 200 years ago, economic growth and the advances that have flowed from it have been almost entirely driven by fossil fuels.

50 Tories Vow to Hold Boris Johnson's 'Feet To The Fire' On Levelling Up

15 Jul Home affairs

50 Tories Vow to Hold Boris Johnson's "Feet To The Fire" On Levelling Up

More than 50 Conservative MPs have pledged to hold the Prime Minster’s “feet to the fire” over his levelling up promises, saying he must deliver on his commitments before the next election.

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15 Jul Home affairs

New statistics show more must be done on diversity in the judiciary

Alcohol Related Deaths Have Soared In The Pandemic, New Data Shows

15 Jul Coronavirus

Alcohol Related Deaths Have Soared In The Pandemic, New Data Shows

An increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic has led to a significant rise in alcohol-specific deaths, new figures from Public Health England (PHE) have shown.

World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic

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15 Jul Coronavirus

World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic

This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?

Government Faces Backlash From Troubles Victims' Families Over Prosecutions 'Amnesty'

14 Jul Defence

Government Faces Backlash From Troubles Victims' Families Over Prosecutions "Amnesty"

Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, today unveiled the government's controversial plan to block prosecutions of former soldiers and paramilitaries accused of crimes during The Troubles.

Zarah Sultana Was Told To 'Lower Her Tone' By Minister During Racism Debate

14 Jul Home affairs

Zarah Sultana Was Told To "Lower Her Tone" By Minister During Racism Debate

Home Office minister Victoria Atkins clashed with Labour MP Zarah Sultana during a Commons debate on racism, telling her to “lower the tone” and "stop shouting'.

The Nationality and Borders Bill will make a rotten system worse

09 Jul Home affairs

The Nationality and Borders Bill will make a rotten system worse

We need a fair and efficient asylum processes for everyone, more safe routes and support for people to rebuild their lives in Britain. This bill fails on all counts.

Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor

09 Jul Home affairs

Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor

If I were fleeing for my life today, I would be classified as an “irregular” asylum seeker and summarily removed from the country. Refugees deserve a fair and compassionate asylum system.

David Cameron and Theresa May battled modern slavery – now Boris Johnson is enabling it

08 Jul Home affairs

David Cameron and Theresa May battled modern slavery – now Boris Johnson is enabling it

Priti Patel pledged to build a system “where criminality is not rewarded”. Yet the Nationality and Borders Bill does exactly that.

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06 Jul Coronavirus

BANT critically questions the announcement of a new £100 million NHS Digital Weight Management Programme and subsequent snub of existing practitioners

BANT critically questions the strategy and merit of investing £100 million into the new NHS digital weight management program, launched 1st July 2021

Our society is currently letting down women and girls

06 Jul Home affairs

Our society is currently letting down women and girls

Making misogyny a hate crime would cement a new mindset into future generations of men and boys that every day, casual sexism and misogyny is unacceptable.

Armed Forces drugs policy is leaving legacy of distress

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06 Jul Education

Armed Forces drugs policy is leaving legacy of distress

A recent research paper into the discharge process for men and women dismissed from the Armed Forces for drug use found it ‘inconsistent and damaging’. Pledges to explore and redress this are welcome, but in the interim frontline charities like Veterans Aid are dealing with its devastating impact on individuals and families. Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of the charity, explains why a review of the policy is needed.

Government can help end the scourge of domestic abuse by taking robust action on perpetrators

05 Jul Home affairs

Government can help end the scourge of domestic abuse by taking robust action on perpetrators

There are proven methods to change the behaviour of those who commit violent crimes against women. Government must include long-term funding for these strategies in the comprehensive spending review

We must introduce buffer zones to stop the harassment of women outside abortion clinics

05 Jul Home affairs

We must introduce buffer zones to stop the harassment of women outside abortion clinics

Images of women having to walk past people holding out plastic babies and telling them they’re murderers do not belong in England.

Smarter sentencing is not harsher sentencing

05 Jul Home affairs

Smarter sentencing is not harsher sentencing

The Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill will see people convicted of more serious offences spending a lot longer in prison, but there is no evidence to support this. Instead, government should improve education and other rehabilitative opportunities in prisons.

Our frontline shop workers are too important to treat this way

03 Jul Coronavirus

Our frontline shop workers are too important to treat this way

This pandemic has taught us all a great deal about what really matters in life. One of the key lessons has been that our society cannot function without the dedication and hard work of our frontline workers. Yet all too often they are undervalued and underpaid.

The Online Safety Bill won’t solve online abuse

02 Jul Home affairs

The Online Safety Bill won’t solve online abuse

The Online Safety Bill contains threats to freedom of expression, privacy, and commerce which will do nothing to solve online abuse, deal with social media platforms, or make the web a better place to be.

MPs Call For Six-Month Limit On Domestic Abuse Assault Prosecutions To Be Scrapped

01 Jul Home affairs

MPs Call For Six-Month Limit On Domestic Abuse Assault Prosecutions To Be Scrapped

A cross-party group of MPs has proposed an amendment to the government’s policing bill which would give domestic abuse victims more time to bring assault charges against their abusers.

High Court Judge Throws Out Legal Challenge Against The Northern Ireland Protocol

30 Jun Brexit

High Court Judge Throws Out Legal Challenge Against The Northern Ireland Protocol

The Belfast Hight Court has ruled that the Northern Ireland Protocol is not unconstitutional, shooting down a legal challenge spearheaded by pro-Brexit politicians.

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