Articles tagged with: home secretary

29 Feb 2024 Home affairs

Home Secretary Says Police Will Be Automatically Suspended For "Certain Criminal Offences"

Home Secretary James Cleverly has announced that police officers charged with certain criminal offences will be automatically suspended, in response to a damning report investigating the circumstances surrounding the rape and murder of Sarah Everard in 2021.

12 Dec 2023 Home affairs

"Bulk" Of Right Wing Tory MPs Refuse To Support The Rwanda Bill

A collective of Conservative MPs on the right of the party has confirmed that it will not support the Rwanda bill in its current form, with the "bulk" vowing to abstain when voting on its second reading on Tuesday night.

05 Dec 2023 Foreign affairs

James Cleverly Signs New Treaty With Rwanda With Guarantee Refugees Won't Be Sent To Unsafe Countries

UK Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a new treaty with Rwanda, which he believes will "amplify" the relationship between the two countries in the face of criticism from international bodies and courts.

13 Nov 2023 Political parties

David Cameron Is Foreign Secretary And James Cleverly Home Secretary: Reshuffle Latest

James Cleverly has been appointed as the new home secretary, and David Cameron is foreign secretary, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Suella Braverman as part of a major Cabinet reshuffle.

10 Nov 2023 Home affairs

Rishi Sunak Still Has Confidence In Suella Braverman But Future In Cabinet Hangs In The Balance

Suella Braverman’s fate as Home Secretary still hangs in the balance as a growing number of senior Tories are distancing themselves from her controversial comments on the policing of protests and homelessness.

22 May 2023 Home affairs

Suella Braverman "Regrets" Speeding Fine As Pressure Mounts For Ethics Inquiry

Suella Braverman has said she "regrets" speeding as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure to refer her to the government's ethics adviser after reports she asked civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course.

10 May 2023 Home affairs

Former Home Secretary Accuses Government Of Setting "Elephant Traps" In Illegal Migration Bill

Former home secretary Lord David Blunkett has accused the government of setting “elephant traps” with the Illegal Migration Bill, as peers begin intense scrutiny of the Bill in the House of Lords.

24 Apr 2023 Home affairs

How Government Seeks To Curb Human Rights Courts In Illegal Migration Bill

The controversial Illegal Migration Bill will be debated in the Commons this week including amendments to further limit the powers of human rights courts in the UK and Europe.

20 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Labour Wants Local Authorities To Have A Say On Asylum Seeker Accommodation

The Labour Party is tabling an amendment to the government’s Illegal Migration Bill that would put a duty on the home secretary to consult with local authorities when choosing areas for asylum seeker accommodation.

02 Apr 2023 Home affairs

Suella Braverman Won't Commit To Stopping Illegal Channel Crossings This Year

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has refused to commit to “stop the boats” this year, despite it being one of the Prime Minister’s five key pledges for government in his new year speech.

Top Stories: Government Considers Housing Asylum Seekers on Boats, New Bill Could Block Prison Releases

29 Mar 2023 Home affairs

Government is set to confirm a range of new plans aimed at reducing the use of asylum seeker hotels, which could include use of accommodation on ships and in unused military bases.

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08 Mar 2023 Home affairs

PM and Home Secretary attacks on lawyers betray a startling ignorance

Commenting on the political attacks on lawyers by the Home Secretary and Prime Minister following the publication of the Illegal Migration Bill, Chair of the Bar Nick Vineall KC said:

Top Stories: UK To Increase Migrant Detention Capacity, Global Women's Strategy Announced

08 Mar 2023 Home affairs

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the government will increase detention capacity in order to carry out powers in the new Illegal Migration Bill.

03 Nov 2022 Communities

Minister Admits He's "Obviously Not Comfortable" Asylum Seekers Could Be Held Illegally

Climate Minister Graham Stuart has admitted the UK's asylum system was "struggling to cope" after a legal review was launched over the treatment of migrants.

01 Nov 2022 Communities

Immigration Minister Warns Against "Demonising" Migrants After Suella Braverman's "Invasion" Comment

Robert Jenrick has said that ministers need to "choose words carefully" after the Home Secretary has faced criticism for describing migrants arriving on the south coast of England as an "invasion" in a Commons debate on Monday.

25 Oct 2022 Home affairs

Rishi Sunak Criticised For Reappointing "Careless And Slapdash" Suella Braverman After Security Breach

Labour has called for clarity about the nature of the security breach that led to Suella Braverman’s resignation last week after she was reappointed to her previous role as home secretary in Rishi Sunak's new cabinet.

06 Sep 2022 Home affairs

Priti Patel’s departure is an opportunity to ditch her failed immigration policies

The departure of Priti Patel from the Home Office as home secretary is a good thing in itself.

29 Nov 2021 Political parties

Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team

Former minister Yvette Cooper has made a comeback to Labour's frontbench as shadow Home Secretary after party leader Keir Starmer carried out a significant reshuffle to his top team.