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Big Tech Firms Are 'Winning In A Big Way' On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Big Tech Firms Are "Winning In A Big Way" On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
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Major tech companies are "winning in a big way" against efforts to make the internet safer for women and children, according to former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips.
Counter Terrorism Now Leading On Investigation Into Ann Widdecombe Death
Home affairs
Counter Terrorism Now Leading On Investigation Into Ann Widdecombe Death
28-Year Old Man Arrested After Ann Widdecombe Found Dead
Home affairs
28-Year Old Man Arrested After Ann Widdecombe Found Dead
Migration Minister Says He “Won’t Be Intimidated” By Home Secretary
Home affairs
Migration Minister Says He “Won’t Be Intimidated” By Home Secretary
'We Are The Cavalry': Shiv Malik's Plans To Build A New City Near Cambridge
Communities
"We Are The Cavalry": Shiv Malik's Plans To Build A New City Near Cambridge
Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Home affairs
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Violence Against Women And Girls Rises Despite Labour Manifesto Pledge
Home affairs
Violence Against Women And Girls Rises Despite Labour Manifesto Pledge
Opinion
How Andy Burnham could do immigration differently
Home affairs
By Beth Gardiner-Smith
How Andy Burnham could do immigration differently
Burnham should take the first steps towards electoral reform in his first 100 days
Home affairs
By Darren Hughes
Burnham should take the first steps towards electoral reform in his first 100 days
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Foreign affairs
By Barry Gardiner MP and Prof Tim Clack
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
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Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
By Peter Cardwell
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Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well Partner content
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well
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Social affairs
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Political parties
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
By Lord Alton, Baroness Hoey & Baroness Browning
Obituaries
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
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Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Home affairs
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Lord Heseltine speaks to Noah Vickers about regenerating Britain’s cities, the devolution agenda and why Margaret Thatcher ‘would have hated’ Nigel Farage
Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories
Home affairs
Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories
As Lord Dubs leads the charge against the government’s immigration changes, he talks to Sienna Rodgers about his disappointment in Labour, his hopes for rejoining the EU, and why Keir Starmer must step out of his advisers’ shadow
FBU's Steve Wright: “We’ve Got A Labour Government But That Doesn’t Mean The Attacks Stop'
Home affairs
FBU's Steve Wright: “We’ve Got A Labour Government But That Doesn’t Mean The Attacks Stop"
Steve Wright, the Fire Brigades Union general secretary, talks to Sienna Rodgers about losing firefighters and battling Reform UK
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What We Know About Home Office Plans To House Asylum Seekers On Boats
Home affairs
What We Know About Home Office Plans To House Asylum Seekers On Boats
The government has confirmed plans to house 500 asylum seekers on a barge off the Dorset coast, with people to be moved on to the vessel in “the coming months”.
Review to examine 50-year-old laws on finances after divorce and the ending of a civil partnership Partner content
Home affairs
By Law Commission
Review to examine 50-year-old laws on finances after divorce and the ending of a civil partnership
Suella Braverman Warned Grooming Gang Race Rhetoric Is A 'Gift' To The Far Right
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Warned Grooming Gang Race Rhetoric Is A "Gift" To The Far Right
Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of “mainstreaming far-right talking points” with remarks spotlighting race in her announcement of the government's latest plans to tackle so-called “grooming gangs”.
Unionists must seize this opportunity to transform Northern Ireland for all
Brexit
By Julian Smith MP
Unionists must seize this opportunity to transform Northern Ireland for all
The current debate within unionism, both in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom, is fundamental to the whole future of the union.
Suella Braverman Won't Commit To Stopping Illegal Channel Crossings This Year
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Won't Commit To Stopping Illegal Channel Crossings This Year
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has refused to commit to “stop the boats” this year, despite it being one of the Prime Minister’s five key pledges for government in his new year speech.
Labour Review Plans For World-First 'Trauma-Informed' Criminal Justice System
Communities
Labour Review Plans For World-First "Trauma-Informed" Criminal Justice System
Labour is carrying out a review into how to create the world’s first “trauma-informed” criminal justice system, as the party also promises to be tough on crime and antisocial behaviour.
Surrogacy laws to be overhauled under new reforms – benefitting the child, surrogate and intended parents Partner content
Home affairs
By Law Commission
Surrogacy laws to be overhauled under new reforms – benefitting the child, surrogate and intended parents
Labour Accuse Government Of Being “Missing In Action” On Crime
Home affairs
Labour Accuse Government Of Being “Missing In Action” On Crime
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the government of being “missing in action” on crime and anti-social behaviour, as she faced deputy prime minister Dominic Raab at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday.
Logistical Challenges Have Halted Home Office Barge Plans Since Last Year
Home affairs
By Adam Payne
Logistical Challenges Have Halted Home Office Barge Plans Since Last Year
A range of practical challenges including food, safety, and where to moor them are believed to have held up Home Office plans to house asylum seekers on barges and cruise ships since last year, PoliticsHome understands.
Top Stories: Government Considers Housing Asylum Seekers on Boats, New Bill Could Block Prison Releases
Home affairs
Top Stories: Government Considers Housing Asylum Seekers on Boats, New Bill Could Block Prison Releases
Government is set to confirm a range of new plans aimed at reducing the use of asylum seeker hotels, which could include use of accommodation on ships and in unused military bases.
Decades-old laws affecting business tenants to be reviewed Partner content
Home affairs
By Law Commission
Decades-old laws affecting business tenants to be reviewed
Illegal Migration Bill will turn back the clock on modern slavery legislation
Home affairs
By Mike Adamson
Illegal Migration Bill will turn back the clock on modern slavery legislation
One group likely to welcome the Illegal Migration Bill being debated this week is people traffickers. For them, it could be good for business.
Top Stories: Migration Bill Fights Off Rebellion, New Powers For Landlords To Evict 'Unruly' Tenants
Home affairs
Top Stories: Migration Bill Fights Off Rebellion, New Powers For Landlords To Evict "Unruly" Tenants
The government has avoided a major rebellion on the Illegal Migration Bill after the legislation was debated in the Commons on Monday evening.
Illegal Migration Bill must create a safe passage visa for refugees to claim asylum
Home affairs
By Olivia Blake MP
Illegal Migration Bill must create a safe passage visa for refugees to claim asylum
As the Illegal Migration Bill enters the Committee stage today and MPs have a chance to debate amendments and new clauses, we should reflect on the aims of the bill, what it will achieve, and not only what it means for our asylum process, but the global system for offering aid and support to refugees.
Renewed Hope For Northern Ireland Government Return After May Elections
Brexit
By Adam Payne
Renewed Hope For Northern Ireland Government Return After May Elections
Government is hopeful that Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will return to power sharing at Stormont after the region has held local elections in May.
The Met Police must embrace reform to survive
Home affairs
By Jamie Klingler
The Met Police must embrace reform to survive
The Casey Review speaks volumes and the volume is far too loud for the Met Police to hide from; but the commissioner Mark Rowley is giving it the good old college try.
Top Stories: James Cleverly Signs Off Windsor Framework With EU, £1bn Lost Covid Grants
Home affairs
Top Stories: James Cleverly Signs Off Windsor Framework With EU, £1bn Lost Covid Grants
Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland is due to receive final sign off today at a meeting between Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and vice-president of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič.
Labour MPs Claim Met Chief Accepted Institutional Racism In Met Before Government 'Pressure'
Home affairs
Labour MPs Claim Met Chief Accepted Institutional Racism In Met Before Government "Pressure"
Exclusive: Two Labour MPs claim that Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has backtracked on his previous acceptance the force has a problem with institutional racism because of government "pressure".
Many asylum seekers are living in shameful accommodation
Home affairs
By Tim Naor Hilton
Many asylum seekers are living in shameful accommodation
We all feel happier, healthier and more secure when we live in habitable and secure homes. Which is why it’s vital that people, including families and children, who have experienced trauma live under a roof where they feel safe and can begin to rebuild their lives. People such as refugees.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council comment on family mediation plans
Commenting on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to fund mandatory mediation for separating couples, Sam Townend KC, Vice Chair of the Bar, said:
Deflated Brexit Rebels Fail To Thwart Comfortable Windsor Framework Win For Rishi Sunak
Brexit
By Adam Payne
Deflated Brexit Rebels Fail To Thwart Comfortable Windsor Framework Win For Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework has comfortably passed the House of Commons. Only a small number of Conservative MPs voted against it despite suggestions a significantly larger rebellion was afoot.
Toxic Met Police should be broken up if immediate reform cannot address systemic failings
Home affairs
By Diane Abbott MP
Toxic Met Police should be broken up if immediate reform cannot address systemic failings
The problems with the Metropolitan Police as set out in the Casey Review are horrifying. It is unable to police itself; is failing women and children; has fundamentally withdrawn from neighbourhood policing and is still disfigured by racism, misogyny and homophobia.
Rishi Sunak Says There Is 'No Need' For National Vetting System In Police Recruitment
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Says There Is "No Need" For National Vetting System In Police Recruitment
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said there is “no need” to back the Labour Party’s proposal of a national vetting system for police services across the UK, after a report has found deep rooted issues with misogyny, racism and homophobia in the Metropolitan Police.
Boris Johnson Inflames Rebellion Against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework
Brexit
By Adam Payne
Boris Johnson Inflames Rebellion Against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework
Senior Conservative MPs including Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have joined the rumbling rebellion against Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework, creating a headache for the Prime Minister as a key element of his deal for Northern Ireland is put to a House of Commons vote.
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