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Labour MP For Hartlepool Says 'Broken' Asylum System Needs Review After Riots
Communities
Labour MP For Hartlepool Says "Broken" Asylum System Needs Review After Riots
The new Labour MP for Hartlepool has said he has “deep frustrations” about the lack of openness and transparency of private companies operating in the UK asylum system, but insisted this was a “separate conversation” to tackling the riots affecting his constituency and other areas.
Home Secretary Says Police Will Be Automatically Suspended For 'Certain Criminal Offences'
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.
Children must be banned from accessing pornography under the Online Safety Bill
Education
By Dame Rachel de Souza
Children must be banned from accessing pornography under the Online Safety Bill
Children growing up today have never known life without access to the internet. Their interaction with technology is unrecognisable from previous generations.
What about the Sudanese?
Foreign affairs
By Earl of Sandwich
What about the Sudanese?
During emergencies abroad our first thoughts are, and should be, with our own friends and relations and whether they can be evacuated safely.
Government Warns Of 'Rapidly Deteriorating' Situation In Sudan As Evacuation Pressure Builds
Foreign affairs
Government Warns Of "Rapidly Deteriorating" Situation In Sudan As Evacuation Pressure Builds
Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell has said the situation in Sudan is "extremely grave" in a statement to the House of Commons on Monday afternoon, as pressure builds on government to evacuate British nationals from the region.
Ceasefire urgently needed in Sudan or millions will suffer from lack of aid and escalating violence
Foreign affairs
By Vicky Ford MP
Ceasefire urgently needed in Sudan or millions will suffer from lack of aid and escalating violence
News of fighting between the two military factions in Sudan is heart-breaking. It has been strongly condemned by leaders from across the African continent and the international community, as well as MPs from all sides of the United Kingdom Parliament.
MP Warns That Online Hate Could Lead To More Real World Attacks On Parliamentarians
Home affairs
MP Warns That Online Hate Could Lead To More Real World Attacks On Parliamentarians
Conservative MP Vicky Ford has said that the UK has become an outlier for its number of "real world" violent attacks against politicians.
Violence in politics is perverting our democracy – but it need not be a given
Social affairs
By Vicky Ford MP
Violence in politics is perverting our democracy – but it need not be a given
In the past seven years two Members of our Parliament have been murdered including my much-loved Essex neighbour, Sir David Amess.
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.
Westminster should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce news laws to prevent violence against shop workers
Home affairs
By Daniel Johnson MSP and Alex Norris MP
Westminster should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce news laws to prevent violence against shop workers
Shop workers are key workers, they are the silent heroes in our community, overlooked and underappreciated for too long. But they don’t just need our thanks, they need legislative action.
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.
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.
Government must enforce pornography safeguards Partner content
Home affairs
By CARE
Government must enforce pornography safeguards
If the Government is ambitious, the UK could become a trailblazer in preventing online harms.
The UK government must step up and hold those engaging in violence accountable in Israel and Palestine
Foreign affairs
By Julie Elliott MP
The UK government must step up and hold those engaging in violence accountable in Israel and Palestine
Without justice and accountability, an end to illegal occupation and co-ordinated international action to bring forward a two-state solution, any end to the conflict will only be postponed.
The SDLP’s claim the DUP are “fanning the flames of violence” in Northern Ireland is a disgrace
Brexit
By Ian Paisley MP
The SDLP’s claim the DUP are “fanning the flames of violence” in Northern Ireland is a disgrace
It is perverse for the SDLP to claim it is “combative language” by unionists that is "fanning the flames" in Northern Ireland when we have condemned, in a vociferous voice, the recent violence that has burst onto the streets.
The DUP’s failure to take responsibility is fanning the flames of violence in Northern Ireland
Brexit
By Claire Hanna MP
The DUP’s failure to take responsibility is fanning the flames of violence in Northern Ireland
No longer the kingmakers at Westminster and having been roundly ditched by Boris Johnson, the DUP have resorted to their classic position of ‘No’ without offering any viable alternatives, and of deflecting blame wherever it might stick.
We need to raise better boys and men to prevent stranger murders of women
Home affairs
By Baroness Bertin
We need to raise better boys and men to prevent stranger murders of women
The debate must move on from what women and victims could do differently, to how we stop violent men from reoffending time and again.
We must put ending violence against women at the heart of our G7 presidency
Social affairs
By Anthony Mangnall
We must put ending violence against women at the heart of our G7 presidency
Last week’s Budget saw the Chancellor document the enormous damage that Covid-19 has inflicted upon the country’s finances and the steps that we must now take together to put public spending back on to an even keel.
Boris Johnson Has Ordered A Review Into Tackling 'Rancid' Sexist Abuse Of Female MPs
Political parties
Boris Johnson Has Ordered A Review Into Tackling "Rancid" Sexist Abuse Of Female MPs
A fresh review into how sexist abuse targeted at female MPs can be tackled has been launched by the prime minister.
Domestic abuse was a shameful rot in our communities long before the pandemic – with lockdowns it’s getting far worse
Home affairs
By Jess Phillips MP
Domestic abuse was a shameful rot in our communities long before the pandemic – with lockdowns it’s getting far worse
For people living with a domestic abuser, the stress and fear of lockdown is unbearable. The government must learn the lesson of the last few months and implement a clear, well-resourced plan for addressing these crimes.
We must acknowledge the hidden role of gang associated girls
Home affairs
By Florence Eshalomi MP
We must acknowledge the hidden role of gang associated girls
Young women and girls are ignored as victims of gang related violence. We need to invest in solutions based on the reality of female involvement or we risk dealing with only part of the problem.