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Keir Starmer Accuses Nigel Farage Of "Unforgiveable" Response To Henry Nowak Murder

03 Jun Home affairs

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told MPs "there is no justification for more violence and disorder" following riots in Southampton and criticised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's calls for "pure cold rage" in response to the murder of Henry Nowak.

02 Jun Home affairs

Home Secretary Says Politicians Should Not "Seek Personal Profit" From Henry Nowak’s Murder

16 May Home affairs

Labour MP Says Government's Migration Rhetoric Has Failed To Cut Through

01 May Home affairs

Train Teachers To Identify Antisemitism In Classrooms, Says Independent Adviser

16 Apr Home affairs

“Critical Friend”: Chief Inspector John Tuckett Resets Role Of Borders Watchdog

14 Apr Health

Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned

13 Apr Home affairs

Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories

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01 Jun Home affairs

Antisemitism is being amplified online for profit – we can’t tackle Jew hatred without removing this poison

21 May Foreign affairs

Vital extradition protections have been lost in the new Crime & Policing Act

15 May Home affairs

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Inside Andy Burnham's Makerfield Campaign: "Nobody Thinks This Is In The Bag"

30 May Political parties

The First Restore Britain University Societies Are Being Created

31 May Education

Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV

01 Jun Culture

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22 Jun Health

Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield

03 Jun Political parties

Making Money Shouldn't Be Universities' Priority, Says Zack Polanski

28 May Education

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13 Apr 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

08 Feb 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

01 Feb Education

How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo

More than 60,000 Ukrainian children have grown up in the UK since fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zoe Crowther explores how the absence of a long-term settlement plan is leaving these children and their families in limbo.

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20 May 2020 Coronavirus

Families of care workers who die from coronavirus can now stay in UK after Home Office climbdown

The families of NHS care workers and cleaners who die on the coronavirus frontline will be allowed to stay in the UK after a major climbdown from the Home Office.

20 May 2020 Home affairs

Terror suspects could have movements restricted indefinitely under new laws

Terror suspects could have their movement restricted indefinitely under new laws put forward by ministers.

18 May 2020 Home affairs

APCC apologises to Federation amid Taser training calls

National Chair raises concern after PCC backed IOPC scrutiny report

18 May 2020 Coronavirus

Bar Council response to civil legal aid remuneration changes

The Bar Council have responded to the changes made through the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) SI laid today, which comes into force on 8 June 2020.

18 May 2020 Coronavirus

Labour claims Immigration Bill a ‘threat to health and social care sector’ amid coronavirus pandemic

Labour has accused the Government of posing a “threat to our health and social care sector” as ministers press ahead with a wide-ranging shake-up of the immigration system amid the coronavirus pandemic.

18 May 2020 Home affairs

As we reshape our immigration system, we need a fair, affordable and equal route to British citizenship

This new opportunity to shape an immigration system fit for the 21st century brings with it new opportunities to shape citizenship policy too

18 May 2020 Coronavirus

The cynical Immigration Bill shows how ministers will clap for carers before taking away their rights

So many of the key workers who are now keeping our society running will be hit by this rotten bill

15 May 2020 Home affairs

PFEW to launch Compensation Claim against Government

The Police Federation of England & Wales is launching a compensation claim against the Government on behalf of members who were victims of discrimination and suffered any ‘injury to feeling’ as a result of changes to members’ pensions caused by the introduction of a new scheme in 2015

15 May 2020 Home affairs

Federation disputes IOPC Taser use claims

PFEW responds to watchdog scrutiny report

14 May 2020 Brexit

Michael Gove tells EU there is a ‘serious risk’ Brexit deal not being met amid bitter row over citizens’ rights

Michael Gove has told Brussels there is a “serious risk” that the rights of UK nationals living in the bloc are not being protected, in an escalating row over the issue.

14 May 2020 Coronavirus

EHRC Chair comments on support for older people during pandemic

The current crisis has raised serious questions about how we value the rights of older people in our society

13 May 2020 Coronavirus

‘Freezing officer pay would be morally bankrupt’

National Chair warns government a pay freeze would be a slap in the face for police officers

Warning to Chancellor of the Exchequer: Don’t turn your back on law and order

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12 May 2020 Coronavirus

Warning to Chancellor of the Exchequer: Don’t turn your back on law and order

The Bar Council is urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, to ensure the criminal justice system doesn’t collapse post-Covid-19 lockdown, by taking urgent measures to protect social order in the country.

11 May 2020 Coronavirus

PFEW position on lockdown guidance

Responding to this evening’s announcement by the Prime Minister, John Apter, National Chair of the Police Federation of England & Wales, said:

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Equality body calls on retailers to do more for disabled customers during corona crisis

The retail sector is being told to take swift action to ensure that disabled people are not left unable to shop for food and essentials during the coronavirus crisis.

06 May 2020 Coronavirus

Survey shows 70% of tower block residents say their buildings still have combustible cladding on

A new survey into those living in tower blocks reveals 70% of them still have on combustible cladding almost three years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster.

06 May 2020 Coronavirus

Rory Stewart quits race to become Mayor of London after coronavirus made campaigning ‘impossible’

Former Tory minister Rory Stewart has pulled out of the London mayoral race, citing the “considerable challenges” of running his campaign for another year during the coronavirus pandemic.

05 May 2020 Coronavirus

Just 300 passengers who arrived in UK from coronavirus hotspots quarantined out of 18 million, new figures show

Fewer than 300 of the 18 million who arrived in the UK from coronavirus hotspots in the three months before lockdown began were put into quarantine, new figures show.

05 May 2020 Coronavirus

Bar Council steps up to help 'essential worker' self-employed barristers get tested for Covid-19

The Bar Council, the representative body for all barristers in England and Wales, will help self-employed barristers showing Covid-19 symptoms to get tested under the Department of Health & Social Care employer referral testing scheme.

Why collaboration holds the key to coordinated border management

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05 May 2020 Coronavirus

Why collaboration holds the key to coordinated border management

The way in which we manage our borders has come under the spotlight in the last few years. This is largely a consequence of Brexit, though the challenge we face from Covid-19 and its implications on international trade and travel have sharpened the focus even more.

02 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Communities Secretary vows priority council housing for people fleeing domestic abuse

People fleeing domestic abuse will be given priority for council housing amid fears of a surge in cases during the coronavirus lockdown, the Communities Secretary has announced.

30 Apr 2020 Home affairs

Funding reassurance needed on 20,000 recruitment drive

National Chair John Apter responds to first set of figures showing uplift programme progress.

30 Apr 2020 Home affairs

Equality body warns of future-limiting effects new grading system could have on pupils across England

Using predicted grades in place of this year’s summer assessments could deepen the existing inequality in education and put the future of disadvantaged young people at risk if not correctly implemented, David Isaac, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned.

30 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus is a perfect storm in our overcrowded prisons

Our prisons are incubators, pumping the virus and spreading it to the community both within and outside their walls. The government must accelerate the release scheme, only then will prisons have the space to isolate and undertake social distancing.

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