Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have both pledged to further toughen the UK's stance on illegal migration if they win the Tory leadership contest as they try to scoop up right wing support from the party’s grassroots.

The Bar Council welcomes a new measure banning alleged perpetrators of domestic abuse from cross-examining their alleged victims in family and civil courts.

The Bar Standards Board has issued new interim social media guidance and launched a three-month consultation on new social media guidance and the regulation of non-professional conduct.

The Bar Council has welcomed a Ministry of Justice package of measures to address Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), in which legal action is brought to intimidate journalists, authors, and campaigners.

Albert (pseudonym) is a fisherman from Ghana. Last year, he left his family and friends to work in the United Kingdom fishing industry.

Last Thursday (July 14th) was the Day of Memory for victims of Honour Based Abuse and National Lottery-funded charities have been calling for increased visibility, reporting and understanding of Honour-Based Abuse (HBA), to ensure survivors get the right support.

Honour based abuse is nothing of the sort. It is rooted not in honour but in patriarchy and child abuse. July 14th was the Day of Memory for victims of Honour Based Abuse and Parliament and our communities need to take action.

When P&O Ferries fired 800 staff without notice, it was not just a betrayal of the workers who kept this country stocked through the pandemic, but of every taxpayer who kept that business afloat.

The Law Commission of England and Wales has today outlined recommendations to reform weddings law, proposing a fairer system that gives couples more choice over where and how their wedding takes place.

In a turbulent and dislocated political environment, is easy to wonder why anyone would choose to be an MP. Then something happens that reminds you and so it was last week.

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.

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.

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

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".

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.

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

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

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.

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”.

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.

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

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

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.