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Home Secretary Announces 'Rapid Audit' of Grooming Gangs Plus Backing For New Local Inquiries
Home Secretary Announces "Rapid Audit" of Grooming Gangs Plus Backing For New Local Inquiries
Home affairs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a "rapid three-month audit" of the scale and nature of grooming gangs in the UK, as well as "stronger national backing for local inquiries".
Speculating On Southport Trial Risks Seeing Case Thrown Out, Warns Town’s MP
Communities
Speculating On Southport Trial Risks Seeing Case Thrown Out, Warns Town’s MP
Keir Starmer Says 'Line Has Been Crossed' After Elon Musk's Attacks On UK Politicians
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Says "Line Has Been Crossed" After Elon Musk's Attacks On UK Politicians
2025 Is Unlikely To Be A Year Of Harmony In Northern Irish Politics
Home affairs
2025 Is Unlikely To Be A Year Of Harmony In Northern Irish Politics
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Home affairs
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
Foreign affairs
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
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Stop the Southport speculation – or risk seeing justice denied
Home affairs
By Patrick Hurley MP
Stop the Southport speculation – or risk seeing justice denied
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
Foreign affairs
By Jim Allister MP
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
With digital ID, we can take back control
Home affairs
By Jake Richards MP
With digital ID, we can take back control
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Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Political parties
Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong
Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong
Technology
Labour’s story must match our actions
Labour’s story must match our actions
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Political parties
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Jonathan Ashworth: 'Nobody likes losing an election. It's a kick in the knackers'
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Jonathan Ashworth: 'Nobody likes losing an election. It's a kick in the knackers'
A key figure in Gordon Brown’s No 10, and a shadow cabinet minister under Keir Starmer’s Labour opposition, Jonathan Ashworth tells Tali Fraser about his plans as chief executive of influential think tank Labour Together.
Middlesbrough MP Says 'Rampant Inequality' Opened The Way For Violent Riots
Communities
Middlesbrough MP Says "Rampant Inequality" Opened The Way For Violent Riots
The Labour MP for Middlesbrough has said that a legacy of “rampant inequality” opened the way for “terrible behaviours and abuse” to take hold in Teesside.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
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Home Secretary Announces 'Rapid Audit' of Grooming Gangs Plus Backing For New Local Inquiries
Home affairs
Home Secretary Announces "Rapid Audit" of Grooming Gangs Plus Backing For New Local Inquiries
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a "rapid three-month audit" of the scale and nature of grooming gangs in the UK, as well as "stronger national backing for local inquiries".
Stop the Southport speculation – or risk seeing justice denied
Home affairs
By Patrick Hurley MP
Stop the Southport speculation – or risk seeing justice denied
My constituency and community suffered an immense tragedy in July with an atrocity that shook the nation.
Speculating On Southport Trial Risks Seeing Case Thrown Out, Warns Town’s MP
Communities
Speculating On Southport Trial Risks Seeing Case Thrown Out, Warns Town’s MP
Speculating on the investigation into the Southport murders risks seeing the case thrown out, the MP for the town has warned.
Keir Starmer Says 'Line Has Been Crossed' After Elon Musk's Attacks On UK Politicians
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Says "Line Has Been Crossed" After Elon Musk's Attacks On UK Politicians
Keir Starmer said a “line has been crossed” after tech billionaire Elon Musk called a Labour minister a “rape genocide apologist” after ruling out another inquiry into victims of child sexual exploitation.
2025 Is Unlikely To Be A Year Of Harmony In Northern Irish Politics
Home affairs
2025 Is Unlikely To Be A Year Of Harmony In Northern Irish Politics
London and Dublin are starting to repair the Brexit damage but what comes next could make Northern Ireland even more unsettled, argues Alex Kane
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
As the war in Ukraine rages on, thousands of refugees in the UK are stuck in limbo due to uncertainty around the Government’s visa extension scheme.
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Home affairs
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
A number of Labour MPs want Prime Minister Keir Starmer to make reducing immigration a cornerstone of his political strategy in 2025 as the party braces for the growing electoral threat of Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
Foreign affairs
Protect The Overseas Aid Budget From Asylum Hotel Costs, Say Labour MPs
Labour MPs focused on international development are urging ministers to reform the overseas aid budget, rather than push for a fast return to the 0.7 per cent spending target, by reducing the share of the budget spent on asylum hotels.
Free Therapy Pilot For Jurors Receives Little Take Up
Home affairs
Free Therapy Pilot For Jurors Receives Little Take Up
Ministers are being urged to change the law to allow jurors to discuss their experiences with counsellors after a free therapy pilot scheme saw little take-up in the first month.
Labour MP Welcomes New Law To Criminalise 'Sophisticated' 3D Guns
Home affairs
Labour MP Welcomes New Law To Criminalise "Sophisticated" 3D Guns
A Labour MP who is leading calls to outlaw 3D guns has welcomed the news that the Home Office will introduce legislation to close what she described as a "really bizarre" and dangerous loophole.
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Communities
By National Federation of Builders
NPPF review welcomed, but SMEs still wait for support
David Lammy Says UK Should Be 'Cautious' About Regime Change In Syria
Foreign affairs
David Lammy Says UK Should Be "Cautious" About Regime Change In Syria
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK should be “cautious” while welcoming the “opportunity” for the Syrian people after rebels overthrew the Bashar Al Assad regime.
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
Foreign affairs
By Jim Allister MP
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
If MPs would not want their constituents to be governed by laws they cannot change, they should support my Private Members' Bill.
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Home affairs
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in their constituencies.
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Defence
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Lord Ricketts, the UK's former national security advisor, believes there is not enough institutional knowledge in Whitehall to support Prime Minister Keir Starmer's pursuit of a more "pragmatic" relationship with China.
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Education
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Cases of child criminal exploitation have increased sharply in the last two years, a new analysis shared with PoliticsHome shows.
MPs Urged To Be 'Wary' Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament
Home affairs
MPs Urged To Be "Wary" Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament
Government Whips have urged Labour MPs to be careful when using mobile phones near Westminster after "a number" reported having their devices stolen.
With digital ID, we can take back control
Home affairs
By Jake Richards MP
With digital ID, we can take back control
The time has come for government to fully embrace digital ID – to reform public services, empower the citizen and fuel economic growth. It should be at the heart of the new government’s agenda, and a central tenet of Labour’s ‘decade of renewal’.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Budget: Welcome step for justice but still a way to go
The Bar Council has welcomed the overall settlement for justice in today’s Budget.
New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System
Home affairs
New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System
An influential left-leaning think tank has urged the Government to overhaul the provision of asylum seeker accommodation and give more powers to local bodies.
My call to widen family reunion rights for refugees
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Hamwee
My call to widen family reunion rights for refugees
The UK’s response to asylum-seekers and refugees is politically sensitive, partly because it is often conflated with immigration. What is not contentious is the importance – to society and at an individual level - of family. Most cultures recognise it; ours does - politicians in the UK often make a point of saying so.
Non-League Teams Fear New Anti-Terror Law Could Be Too Costly To Follow
Home affairs
Non-League Teams Fear New Anti-Terror Law Could Be Too Costly To Follow
There is concern within English football that new anti-terror legislation will be too expensive for some smaller clubs to follow.
Labour MP Praises Theresa May For Bringing Modern Slavery To 'Centre' Of Political Debate
Home affairs
Labour MP Praises Theresa May For Bringing Modern Slavery To "Centre" Of Political Debate
Labour MP Tom Hayes has heaped praise on the “impressive” former Conservative prime minister Theresa May for dragging modern slavery from the “margins” to the centre of the political debate.
The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history
Home affairs
By Gregory Campbell
The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history
It is 30 years since the IRA ceasefire was called in 1994.
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