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Articles tagged with: Home Affairs Committee
'Male-Dominated' Fire and Rescue Service Set To Face MPs' Scrutiny
Home affairs
"Male-Dominated" Fire and Rescue Service Set To Face MPs' Scrutiny
Labour MP and committee chair Diana Johnson has said “completely inappropriate” behaviour in the “male-dominated” fire and rescue services requires urgent investigation, as an inquiry is due to begin in Parliament this week.
Large Events Could Be At Risk Of Being Overlooked In Anti-Terror Laws
Home affairs
Large Events Could Be At Risk Of Being Overlooked In Anti-Terror Laws
Conservative MP Tim Loughton has accused the government of "under-legislating" to mitigate terror risks at large, commercial venues with its draft anti-terrorism bill, while punishing small venues which are at much lower risk from attacks.
Home Secretary Unable To Explain Legal Route To The UK For A Vulnerable Migrant
Home affairs
Home Secretary Unable To Explain Legal Route To The UK For A Vulnerable Migrant
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has struggled to explain how a teenage orphan fleeing persecution could legally arrive in the UK to claim asylum.
Tory MP Fears Home Office Risks “Whipping Up Vigilante Action” With Migrant Response
Home affairs
Tory MP Fears Home Office Risks “Whipping Up Vigilante Action” With Migrant Response
A Conservative member of the Home Affairs Committee has warned there is a “real risk” that the government's response to the migrant crisis could escalate tensions unless a long-term solution is found to address an increase in asylum seekers arriving in the UK.
Government's Rwanda Plan Failing To Deter Migrant Crossings, MPs Say
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".
The government needs to introduce new 'spiking' criminal offence to keep people safe
Home affairs
By Diana Johnson MP
The government needs to introduce new 'spiking' criminal offence to keep people safe
Last year, when reports emerged of a new and sinister form of spiking, where victims were being injected with unknown substances, there was understandable concern. The Home Affairs Select Committee recently held hearings on the issue and have published recommendations.
The government is repeating its failings for Windrush victims
Home affairs
By Diana Johnson MP
The government is repeating its failings for Windrush victims
The Windrush scandal was the culmination of decades of hostile treatment and its consequences cannot be understated.
I know that select committee work can show Parliament at its very best, which is why I'm running to chair the Home Affairs Select Committee
Political parties
By Diana Johnson MP
I know that select committee work can show Parliament at its very best, which is why I'm running to chair the Home Affairs Select Committee
One of the joys of politics is that you never know what is around the corner. A new opportunity can arise out of the blue.
Action, not warm words, is needed to stamp racism out of policing for once and for all
Home affairs
By Yvette Cooper MP
Action, not warm words, is needed to stamp racism out of policing for once and for all
Nearly four decades on from Stephen Lawrence’s racist murder, the police and government need to deliver urgent change so that community confidence and the long-standing principle of fairness in policing are not permanently undermined.
Home Office Housed Asylum Seekers In “Filthy, Impoverished And Unsafe” Barracks During Pandemic
Coronavirus
Home Office Housed Asylum Seekers In “Filthy, Impoverished And Unsafe” Barracks During Pandemic
A highly critical report into the use of “filthy” army barracks to house asylum seekers during the Covid-19 pandemic is “damning criticism of the leadership and culture of the Home Office”, according to Yvette Cooper.
Priti Patel Blames “Mingling” Asylum Seekers For Covid Outbreak At Napier Army Barracks
Coronavirus
Priti Patel Blames “Mingling” Asylum Seekers For Covid Outbreak At Napier Army Barracks
The Home Office has revealed that 178 asylum seekers caught coronavirus last month while being held at an army barracks in Kent in a dramatic Commons committee hearing this morning.
Coronavirus: Failure to toughen border measures made pandemic 'much worse' for UK, MPs say
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Failure to toughen border measures made pandemic 'much worse' for UK, MPs say
A series of "critical errors" in the Government's approach to travellers entering the UK made the coronavirus pandemic much worse, a cross-party group of MPs has said.
Asylum seekers still at ‘heightened risk’ of coronavirus unless accommodation changes are made, MPs warn
Coronavirus
Asylum seekers still at ‘heightened risk’ of coronavirus unless accommodation changes are made, MPs warn
MPs have warned that many asylum seekers are still at “heightened risk” of catching Covid-19 unless urgent changes are made to accommodation arrangements.
Just 300 passengers who arrived in UK from coronavirus hotspots quarantined out of 18 million, new figures show
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.
Priti Patel in furious row with Yvette Cooper over attempts to quiz her on Home Office's coronavirus response
Coronavirus
Priti Patel in furious row with Yvette Cooper over attempts to quiz her on Home Office's coronavirus response
A furious row has erupted beween Priti Patel and Yvette Cooper over claims the Home Secretary has refused to appear before MPs to be quizzed on her department’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.