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We should be welcoming Afghan refugees, not criminalising them – the Nationality and Borders Bill must be scrapped
Home affairs
By Gulwali Passarlay
We should be welcoming Afghan refugees, not criminalising them – the Nationality and Borders Bill must be scrapped
The government says it wants to have a warm welcome for Afghan refugees, but if they come here via irregular routes, they will be criminalised and penalised.
Women’s trust in the police can not be rebuilt until officers are held accountable for their own misconduct
Home affairs
By Jamie Klingler
Women’s trust in the police can not be rebuilt until officers are held accountable for their own misconduct
The Prime Minister refusing to make misogyny a hate crime and the Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, not even knowing the definition of the word, illustrates that tackling violence against women and girls is not a priority for this government.
Sarah Everard's murder must be a watershed moment to tackle serious systemic failings at the heart of the police
Home affairs
By Wendy Chamberlain MP
Sarah Everard's murder must be a watershed moment to tackle serious systemic failings at the heart of the police
At the time of my election in 2019, I viewed being a former police officer as a way of demonstrating that I was someone to be trusted. That trust has been seriously eroded and damaged by Sarah Everard's terrible murder.
We must protect vulnerable and pregnant migrant women wrongly charged for NHS maternity care
Health
By Ros Bragg
We must protect vulnerable and pregnant migrant women wrongly charged for NHS maternity care
Our advice lines are full of terrified women, scared to go to antenatal appointments in case they are charged, even if they should be exempt.
The urgent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan highlights the deep flaws in our asylum system
Home affairs
By Lord Dubs
The urgent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan highlights the deep flaws in our asylum system
Are we really still saying that unless a refugee is able to assemble and retain all their documents and make an ordered and planned journey, that they are not welcome here? Those requirements are unrealistic at best, at worst cruel.
Violent misogyny does not exist on the fringes – it’s a daily threat to women’s lives
Home affairs
By Tabitha Morton
Violent misogyny does not exist on the fringes – it’s a daily threat to women’s lives
Half-hearted legislation to subject gun license applicants to a social media check will remain ineffective unless misogynistic motivations behind the violence are acknowledged.
Misogynistic incel culture must be treated as violent extremism
Home affairs
By Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Misogynistic incel culture must be treated as violent extremism
Responsibility must be placed on online platforms to prevent this toxic ideology from gaining credence and indoctrinating more young men.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council slams "short term fix" on courts
The Bar Council has responded to new measures announced by the Government today regarding courts.
Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures
Home affairs
By Sarah Owen MP
Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures
Community policing and trust takes investment of both time and money, which are two things that our police forces have been starved of.
The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation
Home affairs
By David Simmonds MP and Neil Coyle MP
The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation
The Bill will remove a large part of the social safety net within the asylum system by denying migrants access to public funds. We are determined to make the case for a fairer and more efficient immigration system.
The Nationality and Borders Bill will make a rotten system worse
Home affairs
By Caroline Lucas MP
The Nationality and Borders Bill will make a rotten system worse
We need a fair and efficient asylum processes for everyone, more safe routes and support for people to rebuild their lives in Britain. This bill fails on all counts.
Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor
Home affairs
By Dr Waheed Arian
Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor
If I were fleeing for my life today, I would be classified as an “irregular” asylum seeker and summarily removed from the country. Refugees deserve a fair and compassionate asylum system.
David Cameron and Theresa May battled modern slavery – now Boris Johnson is enabling it
Home affairs
By Marchu Girma
David Cameron and Theresa May battled modern slavery – now Boris Johnson is enabling it
Priti Patel pledged to build a system “where criminality is not rewarded”. Yet the Nationality and Borders Bill does exactly that.
Government can help end the scourge of domestic abuse by taking robust action on perpetrators
Home affairs
By Baroness Bertin
Government can help end the scourge of domestic abuse by taking robust action on perpetrators
There are proven methods to change the behaviour of those who commit violent crimes against women. Government must include long-term funding for these strategies in the comprehensive spending review
We must introduce buffer zones to stop the harassment of women outside abortion clinics
Home affairs
By Rupa Huq MP and Bernard Jenkin MP
We must introduce buffer zones to stop the harassment of women outside abortion clinics
Images of women having to walk past people holding out plastic babies and telling them they’re murderers do not belong in England.
Smarter sentencing is not harsher sentencing
Home affairs
By Nina Champion, Dr. Laura Janes, Dr. Kate Paradine, Dr. Jonathan Bild
Smarter sentencing is not harsher sentencing
The Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill will see people convicted of more serious offences spending a lot longer in prison, but there is no evidence to support this. Instead, government should improve education and other rehabilitative opportunities in prisons.
The government must listen to young people on the best ways to tackle knife crime
Home affairs
By Rachel Ojo
The government must listen to young people on the best ways to tackle knife crime
Back in 2019, the Youth Select Committee gathered evidence for our inquiry, 'Our Generation’s Epidemic: Knife Crime', following a UK-wide ballot of more than a million young people aged 11 to 18.
The government has failed women – we need deeds not just words to turn the tide on systematic rape failures
Home affairs
By Mandu Reid
The government has failed women – we need deeds not just words to turn the tide on systematic rape failures
The Rape Review didn’t come close to meeting the scale of the challenge in the criminal justice system. We need a tangible, urgent plan to address what has effectively become the decriminalisation of rape in this country.
Priti Patel Says 'Deeply Alarming' Daniel Morgan Report Finds 'Litany Of Mistakes' By Metropolitan Police
Home affairs
Priti Patel Says "Deeply Alarming" Daniel Morgan Report Finds "Litany Of Mistakes" By Metropolitan Police
Priti Patel has described a report into the police handling of the murder of Daniel Morgan as "deeply alarming" and said the failures had been "devastating" for his family.
The UK must be a place of sanctuary for refugees
Home affairs
By Baroness Ludford
The UK must be a place of sanctuary for refugees
My Bill would enable child refugees to bring their parents and siblings to join them in the UK, as well as allowing adult refugees to be joined by their children.
Ensuring access to justice for all is essential for a functioning democracy
Home affairs
By Sir Robert Neill MP
Ensuring access to justice for all is essential for a functioning democracy
If the government is serious about levelling up, it must invest in key local services, of which the courts are an integral component.
Locked up in lockdown: the devastating effect of Covid on the prison population
Home affairs
By Adam Payne
Locked up in lockdown: the devastating effect of Covid on the prison population
Confined to their cells for 23 hours a day and curbs places on education and therapy sessions. The pandemic has taken its toll on prisoners and staff, and prompted renewed warnings that many of Britain’s jails are not fit for purpose.
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life
Home affairs
By Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life
Unless the UK government provides more legal campsites, its plans to toughen up crime legislation could pose an existential threat to the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller way of life and breach their human rights, campaigners say.
Dog theft should be made a specific criminal offence
Home affairs
By Tim Farron MP
Dog theft should be made a specific criminal offence
There is no real deterrent to stop these criminals and no evidence that these crimes are taken seriously.