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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote

03 Jul Foreign affairs

Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.

09 Jul Home affairs

Labour Peer Says His Immigration Bill Amendment Would Give Refugee Children "A Decent Life"

03 Jul Home affairs

MPs Asked For Views On Islamophobia Definition

28 Jun Communities

Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review "Isn't Going To Go Far Enough" For Policing

26 Jun Home affairs

The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst

23 Jun Foreign affairs

Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law

22 Jun Communities

Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns

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01 Jul Home affairs

FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation

Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures

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01 Jul Home affairs

Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures

13 Jun Home affairs

Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?

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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote

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07 Jul Energy

One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?

06 Jul Political parties

Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge

08 Jul Political parties

House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored

03 Jul Parliament

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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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18 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Civil war: Inside the crumbling relationship between ministers and the civil service

With relations between civil servants and ministers at breaking point, John Johnston reports on the mood in Whitehall, and the big choice facing the next prime minister on their first day in Downing Street.

18 Jul 2022 Brexit

Peter Kyle: Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would do untold damage to our global reputation

The government is in chaos, if it can be said to be governing at all. Ministers are nowhere to be seen, either checked-out early ahead of September’s reshuffle or consumed with the leadership campaign. They’re failing in their duty to our country.

18 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Karen Bradley: Sir Mo Farah’s bravery is a reminder of our global responsibility to victims of trafficking and modern slavery

It takes enormous courage for a survivor of human trafficking to talk about their experiences and I applaud Sir Mo Farah’s bravery.

18 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Government's Rwanda Plan Failing To Deter Migrant Crossings, MPs Say

A new report has warned that the government's efforts to curb Channel crossings using the threat of deportation to Rwanda are "unrealistic" and will "not succeed".

15 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism Is On An "Upward Trajectory", New Report Warns

A damning new report by the secretive Intelligence and Security Committee has warned that MI5 desperately needs increased funding in order to stave off a worrying growth in extreme right-wing terrorism.

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15 Jul 2022 Communities

Comic all-stars choose Veterans Aid as UK beneficiary of special edition sale

Frontline UK charity Veterans Aid is to benefit from a unique transatlantic funding collaboration between two of the world’s top comic book creators.

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14 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Worrying pattern on judicial diversity shows more action is needed, says Bar Council

Responding to today's publication of the official Diversity of the Judiciary 2022 Statistics, Mark Fenhalls QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:

14 Jul 2022 Brexit

Senior Tory Refuses To Say If UK Plans To Pull Out of European Convention On Human Rights

Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey has refused to confirm whether she was in favour of the UK leaving the European Convention On Human Rights after the government's plans to send migrants to Rwanda were blocked.

12 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Priti Patel Ruled Out Of Tory Leadership Over Fear Of "Fractured" Right-Wing Vote

The Home Secretary Priti Patel has ruled herself out of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister over fears she “risked splitting the vote on the Tory right”.

11 Jul 2022 Defence

The long and fascinating history of transatlantic extradition

Julian Assange’s high-profile battle to resist extradition to the United States continues to play out in the courts, but it's part of a long history of transatlantic extradition.

08 Jul 2022 Foreign affairs

Benefit Delays For Ukrainian Refugees Leave British Families Turning To Crowdfunding

A Labour MP has branded delays "unacceptable and dangerous" after the wait for benefits payments to Ukrainian refugees has put financial strain on families.

08 Jul 2022 Home affairs

We must end restrictive rules on family reunion for refugees

Families being torn apart is one of the most painful consequences of any conflict. The current crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine are no exception.

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07 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Reforms to protect victims of intimate image abuse, criminalising “downblousing” and sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent

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06 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Costco and Swissport yet to report gender pay gap data

One-stop shopping giant Costco and aviation business Swissport are among 28 organisations that are yet to comply with their legal obligation and report their gender pay gap data for 2021–22, following the 30 March and 4 April deadlines.

The real university challenge: creating a knowledge economy for all

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05 Jul 2022 Education

The real university challenge: creating a knowledge economy for all

Above all, universities are institutions grounded in place: we talk of the University of Oxford, the University of Liverpool. My own university – Sheffield Hallam – proudly declares its affiliation to a great city and its historic region. And universities have been great drivers of prosperity for their places.

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30 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Criminal legal aid fee increases a welcome first step, but next stages critical to rebuilding justice system, says Bar Council

The Government has announced the next steps in the criminal legal aid review including a Statutory Instrument to be laid in Parliament by 21 July to bring in a fee increase of 15% for the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS – ie the fees paid to barristers) from 30 September 2022.

29 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Victims of sexual violence must not be deterred from seeking counselling

Reporting sexual violence to the police can be an utterly terrifying experience, and the process of going through the criminal justice system often re-traumatises many victims and survivors.

29 Jun 2022 Home affairs

What Does It Mean That The Met Police Have Been Placed In ‘Special Measures’?

The police watchdog Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has announced they will place Britain’s largest police force – the Metropolitan Police – into special measures following a string of high-profile incidents and “systemic” failings.

Now is the time to crack down on online ad criminals

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27 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Now is the time to crack down on online ad criminals

The Online Safety Bill was a step in the right direction, but the Government needs to do more to remove loopholes that put consumers at risk during the cost of living crisis.

How advertising is addressing uncomfortable truths about its own industry

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27 Jun 2022 Education

How advertising is addressing uncomfortable truths about its own industry

The Advertising Association has recognised the media companies and ad agencies driving real change in diversity and inclusion, as the industry sets out the next phase of its All In action plan, which was showcased in Parliament last week.

Court closures have weakened access to justice in England and Wales – a solution must be found fast

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24 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Court closures have weakened access to justice in England and Wales – a solution must be found fast

To mark Justice Week 2022, the Bar Council of England and Wales has highlighted the number of court closures and is calling for greater investment to help solve the problem.

23 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Boris Johnson Urges Prince Charles To “Keep An Open Mind” About Rwanda Deportation Scheme

The Prime Minister has urged Prince Charles to “keep an open mind” about contentious plans to deport migrants who arrive in the UK to Rwanda after the royal was reported to have been critical of the scheme.

22 Jun 2022 Home affairs

My experience as a Hongkonger shows that anyone can become a refugee

When I was growing up I never imagined that, aged just 15, I would find myself in a black hole that meant I had to leave Hong Kong altogether

22 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Justice Secretary Says Controversial New Bill Of Rights Will Guarantee "Parliament Has The Last Word"

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has said it is a “sensible approach” for government to introduce powers that will enable the UK to override the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

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