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Labour MP Calls For Reboot Of Theresa May's "Admirable" Immigration Skills Charge Policy

30 Apr Home affairs

A Labour MP has said the government should revive former prime minister Theresa May's immigration skills charge policy, describing it as a good idea, badly implemented.

28 Apr Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Call For Iranian Revolutionary Guards To Be Proscribed As Terrorists

09 Apr Communities

Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell: "We Are At A Record-Low For Trust in Government"

04 Apr Health

Duty of Candour In NHS "Not Working", Says Inquiry Chair

31 Mar Home affairs

Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation

20 Mar Communities

Ministers Poised To Demand Inquiry Recommendations Are Enforced

20 Mar Communities

Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment

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30 Apr Home affairs

Theresa May’s immigration skills charge was a good idea badly implemented – Labour can make it work

03 Apr Foreign affairs

Northern Ireland could be caught in the middle of Trump's EU tariff fight

18 Mar Home affairs

Magistrates are essential to an efficient family justice system

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Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections

26 Apr Political parties

The Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act should cause no confusion – the judgment is a model of clarity

01 May Social affairs

Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor

27 Apr Political parties

Keir Starmer Would Harm Labour’s Chances In Runcorn By-Election, Say Labour MPs

30 Apr Political parties

Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak

30 Apr Parliament

Nigel Farage Hopes Net Zero Will Help Him Win Over Union Members

28 Apr Political parties

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02 Mar Home affairs

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

29 Jan Home affairs

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

28 Jan Communities

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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Investigatory powers and client confidentiality - where the Bill has gone wrong

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15 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Investigatory powers and client confidentiality - where the Bill has gone wrong

Members of Parliament will today have the opportunity to debate the Investigatory Powers Bill in the House for the first time. The Bar Council explains where the Bill has gone wrong and looks forward to working with members on all sides of the House at committee stage to put in place proper protections for the right of citizens to consult with their lawyer in confidence.

Budget 2016: Chancellor must make UK building stock more energy efficient

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15 Mar 2016 Economy

Budget 2016: Chancellor must make UK building stock more energy efficient

Ahead of this week's Budget, the Glass and Glazing Federation urges a greener budget from the Chancellor

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12 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Believe in Blue - Celebrating British Policing

A new campaign to highlight why British policing is the best in the world has been launched.

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11 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Confiscation orders: progress review

The governments administration of criminal confiscation orders has seen a greater focus on enforcing the orders, according to the NAO. Many of the fundamental weaknesses identified two years ago remain, however, and the system of managing confiscation orders has not been transformed.

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10 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Technical change good news for ensuring standards in advocacy

A technical change agreed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Board helps to pave the way for the introduction of a system that will ensure solicitors acting as advocates in criminal cases deliver consistently high standards.

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10 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Bar Council warning: Lawyerless courts will entrench two-tier justice

Plans to create lawyerless courts will not improve access to justice, the Bar Council has warned in response to plans for civil claims of up to 25,000 to go through an online court.

09 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Impact of Brexit on legal sector

Conservative MP, Jonathan Djanogly warns that up to £1.7bn of annual legal services output could be lost following Brexit.

04 Mar 2016 Environment

UK energy & economic security 'stronger within the EU'

Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister Barry Gardiner writes that being in the EU ensures both the UK's energy and economic security.

03 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Let’s get rational on immigration

Labour MP Keith Vaz writes on the future of the UK’s immigration policy, calling for a holistic approach.

Legal experts hit out at ‘rush job’ Investigatory Powers Bill

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03 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Legal experts hit out at ‘rush job’ Investigatory Powers Bill

Leading figures from the legal community have slammed the Government’s Investigatory Powers Bill, branding it a ‘disappointment,’ that undermines confidentiality.

02 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Simple changes in drugs policy could save thousands of lives

Scottish National Party MP Ronnie Cowan writes that the war on drugs isn't working and calls for small policy changes which would save lives and potentially reduce policing and prison costs to the taxpayer.

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02 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Empower consumers to keep their homes warm and comfortable - new report published by Policy Exchange

In a compelling report published by Policy Exchange today, the leading think-tank has called for home-buyers to be given stamp duty reductions for more energy efficient homes.

02 Mar 2016 Environment

Sentences for dog theft need to be increased

Conservative MP Gareth Johnson argues ahead of his Adjournment debate today that tougher sentences for dog theft will go some way towards reducing these offences.

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01 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Investigatory Powers Bill will weaken legal privilege

Parliamentary timetable too short for proper scrutiny says Bar Council.

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01 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Government sleight of hand on Surveillance Bill

Claims that the Government consulted with the legal sector over the surveillance Bill are not what they seem, says Bar Council.

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01 Mar 2016 Home affairs

Efficiency in the criminal justice system

The National Audit Office has found that although the management of cases has improved since 2010, the criminal justice system is not currently delivering value for money.

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29 Feb 2016 Home affairs

US surveillance powers threaten UK legal privilege

US authorities could access legally privileged information held by barristers in England and Wales, the Bar Council has warned its members.

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25 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Proposals to ban paid Mckenzie friends: Bar Council response

The Bar Council has responded to todays proposals from the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary that would prohibit the remuneration of McKenzie Friends, saying lawyers should be legally qualified.

Legal regulation must be accountable to public – SRA chief calls for independence

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24 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Legal regulation must be accountable to public – SRA chief calls for independence

The CEO of the Solicitors Regulation Authority Paul Philip tells PoliticsHome why he is backing Government plans to separate it from the Law Society.

How the Royal Courts of Justice bridge the gap between Parliament and the judiciary

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19 Feb 2016 Home affairs

How the Royal Courts of Justice bridge the gap between Parliament and the judiciary

Former Labour MP and Solicitor General, Sir Ross Cranston, calls for more work to be done to ensure both Parliament and the judiciary understand better how each operates.

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18 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Bar Council welcomes Court of Appeals ruling on legal aid changes

The Bar Council responds to today's ruling by the Court of Appeals which found legal aid changes for domestic violence victims unlawful.

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16 Feb 2016 Health

Gene could help identify psychosis risk in cannabis users

Researchers at the University of Exeter and UCL (University College London) have identified a gene which can be used to predict how susceptible a young person is to the mind-altering effects of smoking cannabis. The finding could help identify otherwise healthy users who are most at risk of developing psychosis.

Draft surveillance bill lacks protection for legal privilege - joint committee report

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12 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Draft surveillance bill lacks protection for legal privilege - joint committee report

Bar Council response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill.

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11 Feb 2016 Home affairs

SRA response to LSB consultation on changes to the Practising Certificate Rules

The SRA has today welcomed the Legal Services Boards (LSB) consultation on legal practising fees.

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Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport

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