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Home Office problems left ‘vulnerable’ asylum seekers without access to doctor or schools for 86 days, watchdog finds

03 Jul Home affairs

Hundreds of asylum seekers were left without access to a GP or schools for months after a Home Office programme to temporarily support and house them struggled to get going, the public spending watchdog has found.

02 Jul Communities

Sir Keir Starmer says he regrets calling Black Lives Matter movement 'a moment'

01 Jul Home affairs

Priti Patel says Labour ‘denying the will of the people’ as bill ending EU freedom of movement clears Commons hurdle

30 Jun Home affairs

Boris Johnson under mounting pressure to protect child refugees as Immigration Bill rebellion grows

26 Jun Home affairs

Labour calls for judge-led review into 'lone-attacker' terror threat following Reading stabbings

23 Jun Home affairs

Government will spell out plan to implement full Windrush review before summer, Priti Patel says

22 Jun Home affairs

Reading attack: Threat from 'lone actors' growing, warns Priti Patel

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30 Jun Brexit

The Government's destructive immigration plans risk creating a new Windrush scandal

26 Jun Coronavirus

Has immigration policy contributed to excess BAME deaths from coronavirus?

25 Jun Home affairs

Our new blue passports will be produced in Poland — we must bring the contract back to the UK

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12 Jun Coronavirus

The Breakfast Briefing: Lockdown Britain sees economy plummet PLUS Brexit u-turn imminent

Your essential morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster.

09 Jun Coronavirus

The Breakfast Briefing: Schools u-turn, Boris Johnson says ‘Black Lives Matter’, and Japan talks kick off

Your essential guide to what’s moving in Westminster this morning.

05 Jun Foreign affairs

As we condemn racist violence abroad, we must also commit to eradicating racial prejudice in our own backyard

The killing of George Floyd has transformed into a truly global moment. But his death is not a unique or isolated event. We must acknowledge that what’s happening across the pond is a lot closer to home than many would like to admit – and work together to build a society in which black people can finally breathe

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19 Aug 2014 Health

Poor advice increases electrical risk for gardeners

Electrical Safety First is calling on the manufacturers of electrically powered garden equipment, such as lawn mowers and hedge trimmers, to improve safety advice on packaging and instruction manuals - as research reveals they cause thousands of injuries a year.

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11 Jul 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First wins major video award

Electrical Safety First’s Beauty Burns campaign hit the spot at the CorpComms Digi Awards, taking away the prize for the Best Use of Video. The awards, which recognise the innovative use of digital media in communication programmes, took place in London on July 10th.

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10 Jul 2014 Home affairs

Ministers warned over “rushed” data law

MPs must properly debate and examine proposed new emergency legislation, cyber-security experts have warned.

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30 Jun 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First supports APPG Report on the private rented sector

Commenting on the new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector, Phil Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First said:

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04 Jun 2014 Home affairs

A mad dash for infrastructure will cost the countryside dearly

Following the Queens speech today (Wednesday), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) warns of increasing threats to the countryside.

28 Nov 2013 Foreign affairs

Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.

Energy and equity: affordable warmth wherever you live

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03 Oct 2013 Home affairs

Energy and equity: affordable warmth wherever you live

Calor and National Energy Action hosted a fringe meeting at Conservative conference on rural fuel poverty. Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and 3 MPs including the former Energy Minister were on the panel.

Seizing economic opportunity from renewable energy

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02 Oct 2013 Home affairs

Seizing economic opportunity from renewable energy

The Government has ‘absolute commitment’ to the offshore wind industry, Laura Sandys MP has said in a Conservative conference fringe meeting.

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17 Sep 2013 Home affairs

Powering sustainable growth: Seizing economic opportunity from renewable energy

The Dods Renewable Energy Dialogue hosted an event at Lib Dem conference. Speakers included Energy Secretary Ed Davey MP, Rebecca Taylor MEP, and representatives from JDR Cables, RSA and Co-operative Energy.

Standing charge lottery yet another symptom of broken energy market

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15 Sep 2013 Home affairs

Standing charge lottery yet another symptom of broken energy market

Ahead of Ed Davey’s party conference speech today, Richard Lloyd, Executive Director at Which?, says it’s time for the Energy Secretary to take more radical action to reform the energy market for hard-pressed consumers.