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Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review 'Isn't Going To Go Far Enough' For Policing
Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review "Isn't Going To Go Far Enough" For Policing
Communities
Labour’s chief police and crime commissioner Emily Spurrell tells Sienna Rodgers the money allocated to policing ‘isn’t going to go far enough’ and warns against slashing back-office staff
The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst
Home affairs
The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst
Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
Foreign affairs
Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns
Communities
Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To 'Damning' Grooming Gangs Report
Home affairs
Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To "Damning" Grooming Gangs Report
Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?
Home affairs
Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?
Opinion
FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation
Home affairs
By Dan Jarvis MP
FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation
Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures Partner content
Home affairs
By Women's Aid
Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures
Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?
Home affairs
By Luke Taylor MP
Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?
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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Political parties
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
By Emma Lewell MP
Health
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
By Robert Hutton
Political parties
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
By Chris Coghlan MP
Communities
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Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'
Will the government clamp down on legal but harmful online pornography? Sienna Rodgers talks to Conservative peer Baroness Bertin about her new review, which comes with a warning for ministers
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Speaking to Sienna Rodgers, HM chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor details the many failures he has seen across the prison estate, including the ‘existential risk’ presented by phones, drugs and weapons entering via drones
Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate
Unable to innovate or even buy basic materials, and struggling to keep staff while operating antiquated systems, prison governors are trapped in a failing system, reports Tali Fraser
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Rwanda Bill Scrapes Through Commons After Rishi Sunak Swerves Major Defeat
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Scrapes Through Commons After Rishi Sunak Swerves Major Defeat
The government's contentious Rwanda Bill has scraped through the House of Commons despite threats of a major rebellion from the right of the Tory party.
'Bulk' Of Right Wing Tory MPs Refuse To Support The Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
"Bulk" Of Right Wing Tory MPs Refuse To Support The Rwanda Bill
A collective of Conservative MPs on the right of the party has confirmed that it will not support the Rwanda bill in its current form, with the "bulk" vowing to abstain when voting on its second reading on Tuesday night.

Asylum Seeker Dies On Bibby Stockholm Barge
Home affairs
Asylum Seeker Dies On Bibby Stockholm Barge
An asylum seeker has died onboard the Bibby Stockholm in Dorset, the barge used by the government to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers.
Tories Tell Rishi Sunak To 'Pause' Rwanda Bill As He Scrambles To Avoid Major Defeat
Home affairs
Tories Tell Rishi Sunak To "Pause" Rwanda Bill As He Scrambles To Avoid Major Defeat
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is still scrambling to avoid a defeat on the government's new Rwanda Bill, with a rebel group of Conservative MPs plotting their next move after attending last-ditch talks with Sunak in No10.
PCC Donna Jones: 'You can’t police properly if you’re down on one knee'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
PCC Donna Jones: 'You can’t police properly if you’re down on one knee'
Who are police and crime commissioners, and what do they do? Sienna Rodgers talks to Conservative PCC and APCC chair Donna Jones to find out
Rishi Sunak In Last-Ditch Talks To Avert Tory Rwanda Rebellion
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak In Last-Ditch Talks To Avert Tory Rwanda Rebellion
Rishi Sunak will spend the coming hours trying to persuade a critical mass of MPs on the right of the Conservative party to back his Rwanda plan when it is put to a House of Commons vote for the first time on Tuesday night. A group of 40 are threatening to defy him.
ERG Alliance Claims New Rwanda Bill Should Be 'Pulled'
Home affairs
ERG Alliance Claims New Rwanda Bill Should Be "Pulled"
The ERG Alliance has claimed the Government will be "best advised to pull" the Rwanda Bill, after the group claimed it offered a "partial" and "incomplete" solution to tackle illegal migration.
We should not send pregnant women to prison unless they have committed serious violent offences
Home affairs
By Sir Robert Neill MP
We should not send pregnant women to prison unless they have committed serious violent offences
Every year, a small number of pregnant women are sentenced to custody. Surprisingly it was only in 2021 that official figures on the number of pregnant women in prison were gathered and published.
Sentencing: Is Labour's prisons policy just a 'blank page'?
Home affairs
By Rob Merrick
Sentencing: Is Labour's prisons policy just a 'blank page'?
We are on course to imprison more than 100,000 people within the next three years but don’t have the space. Rob Merrick finds a troubling lack of answers about what comes next. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will spend this weekend trying to convince cantankerous Conservative MPs to back his latest Rwanda plan when new legislation is put to a high-risk House of Commons vote early next week. 
Tories Are Divided Over Whether Rishi Sunak Is “Finished” Ahead Of Rwanda Vote
Home affairs
Tories Are Divided Over Whether Rishi Sunak Is “Finished” Ahead Of Rwanda Vote
Conservative MPs are split between believing Rwanda is the Government's only option to "stop the boats", and thinking the Prime Minister is “finished” ahead of Rishi Sunak's crunch vote on his emergency legislation to cut illegal migration.
Home Office Rows Back On Modern Slavery Support Measures
Home affairs
Home Office Rows Back On Modern Slavery Support Measures
The Home Office has backtracked on two of its promises to survivors of modern slavery, prompting accusations from charities working to support those at risk that Government is “no longer committed to protecting victims of modern slavery”.
Lord Blunkett interview: 'Don’t go down rabbit holes with the Tories'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Lord Blunkett interview: 'Don’t go down rabbit holes with the Tories'
Lord Blunkett talks to Sienna Rodgers about his time as home secretary, his opposition to the government’s ‘stupid, impractical’ Rwanda plan, and his advice for the Labour leadership
Blue on Blue: Has the government set the Met up to fail at protests?
Home affairs
By Harriet Symonds
Blue on Blue: Has the government set the Met up to fail at protests?
As tensions rise over the Gaza conflict, the Met has come under intense scrutiny over its handling of protests. Harriet Symonds explores whether the police are falling short or being put in an impossible position
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Home affairs
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Rishi Sunak had hoped to keep the right and moderate wings of his party happy with his emergency legislation designed to enact the government’s plans to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Foreign Office Says Russian Intelligence Targeted MPs and Lords With 'Cyber Interference'
Home affairs
Foreign Office Says Russian Intelligence Targeted MPs and Lords With "Cyber Interference"
A foreign office minister has told the House of Commons that Russian intelligence services are believed to be responsible for "cyber interference" on MPs and other influential figures that have intended to “meddle in British politics”.
Rishi Sunak Insists Rwanda Scheme 'Blocks Every Single Reason' For Legal Challenges
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Insists Rwanda Scheme "Blocks Every Single Reason" For Legal Challenges
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has issued a robust defence of the government's emergency legislation on the Rwanda migration scheme, insisting opportunities for legal challenges to the scheme would be "extremely narrow".
It’s Time To Evolve How The UK Procures Offshore Wind Partner content
Economy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
It’s Time To Evolve How The UK Procures Offshore Wind
Introducing “Mega-projects” for offshore wind will capture the maximum economic benefits of the sector, address key challenges and bolster the UK’s reputation as a policy innovation powerhouse
Conservative MPs Divided Over Whether New Rwanda Treaty Will Cut Illegal Migration
Home affairs
Conservative MPs Divided Over Whether New Rwanda Treaty Will Cut Illegal Migration
Backbench Conservative MPs appear divided over whether the Government’s new asylum deal with Rwanda will cut illegal migration.
Robert Jenrick Resigns Over Government's Rwanda Plan
Home affairs
Robert Jenrick Resigns Over Government's Rwanda Plan
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned on Wednesday night citing "strong disagreements with the direction of the government's policy on immigration" after it published emergency legislation in a bid to salvage its Rwanda asylum plan.
Rwanda Wouldn't Agree To Migrant Deal 'Without Lawful Behaviour By The UK'
Home affairs
Rwanda Wouldn't Agree To Migrant Deal "Without Lawful Behaviour By The UK"
Rwanda has said it would not have been able to continue with the deal to allow the UK to forcibly deport asylum seekers to the African country unless the UK complied with "lawful behaviour".
Suella Braverman Says Tories Face 'Electoral Oblivion' If Rwanda Legislation Doesn't Meet Five Tests
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Says Tories Face "Electoral Oblivion" If Rwanda Legislation Doesn't Meet Five Tests
Former home secretary Suella Braverman has set out five key tests that Rishi Sunak's emergency Rwanda legislation must meet if the Prime Minister is to retain the support of MPs on the right of the Conservative party, of whom she is a figurehead.
Tory MPs and Housing Industry Leaders Clash Over Leasehold Reform
Home affairs
Tory MPs and Housing Industry Leaders Clash Over Leasehold Reform
A number of Conservative MPs and housing industry leaders have clashed over a key part of the upcoming Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, after the Government promised to tackle "unfair" ground rents faced by leaseholders.
James Cleverly Signs New Treaty With Rwanda With Guarantee Refugees Won't Be Sent To Unsafe Countries
Foreign affairs
James Cleverly Signs New Treaty With Rwanda With Guarantee Refugees Won't Be Sent To Unsafe Countries
UK Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a new treaty with Rwanda, which he believes will "amplify" the relationship between the two countries in the face of criticism from international bodies and courts.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Portcullis House
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