A former Labour general secretary seen as a hate figure by many on the left wing of the party has been given a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn.

The Bar Council has issued a response to the Bar Standards Board’s announcement yesterday of a new plan to tackle the unfair treatment of female barristers, and has highlighted the role that the Bar Council will need to play in informing steps taken by the BSB in this area.

Yesterday’s report from the Justice Select Committee highlighted concerns over plans to increase the small claims limit to £5,000 which, according to the Bar Council, could undermine access to justice for those injured in accidents.

By gaining the trust of the community and working together against knife-carriers, police can make stop and search more effective, says Lord Paddick

Scotland has reduced knife crime by treating violence as a public health and social problem, says Joanna Cherry

Laura Bristow works to connect MPs to the public online. Constantly adapting to the fast-evolving world of social media, her job is an exciting mixture of the old and the new

Mental health is finally being given the significance and attention it rightly deserves. According to new Ipsos MORI research this month, concern about mental health has doubled in the last year alone; almost a third of the public are now concerned about it. And it’s seen as the second most important priority for health care funding.

Parts of the Metropolitan Police are still "institutionally racist" and young black people continue to be victimised by officers, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has said.

Doreen Lawrence’s life changed forever on the evening of 22 April 1993. Twenty-five years on from the murder of her son, Stephen, the Labour peer has ensured that Britain will never forget his name. But is society in a better place now than it was more than two decades ago? She talks to Sebastian Whale about the police, race relations and the Windrush scandal

Please find below a response to the Hackitt review from the Equality and Human Right Commission

Councils across the country will be handed millions of pounds to replace flammable tower block cladding in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, Theresa May announced today.

Many Windrush migrants who have been wrongly deported after getting caught up in an illegal immigration crackdown will now be “dead or destitute”, a prominent Labour MP has warned.

A shocking 63 British citizens from the Windrush generation may have been wrongfully deported from the UK, Sajid Javid revealed today.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a briefing for the Third Reading of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) have written jointly to Prime Minister Theresa May, urging her to voice concerns over Turkey’s ongoing and large-scale prosecution of judges, lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders with the Turkish President when the two meet on Tuesday. 

The head of MI5 has said sharing intelligence across Europe is more necessary than ever in order to tackle the growing threats of Islamist terrorism and Russian activity.

Social media is here to stay. It is our challenge to ensure that the reach and influence of these platforms is harnessed in the most positive ways possible, writes Norman Lamb

The unchecked influence of modern screen technology is having a concerning impact on the health and wellbeing of young people. The government must bring in measures to allow youngsters to enjoy tech without the threat, says Floella Benjamin

Crack cocaine has been found in a Home Office bathroom, sparking a police inquiry.

The Government could be forced to shell out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation for illegally deporting rough sleepers from the EU, in a fresh blow for Theresa May.

The austerity programme, changes to immigration and Brexit have all “disproportionately” affected Britain’s ethnic minorities, a UN inspector has said.

Charlie Browne did not know anything about Hansard before she applied for a vacancy. Now more than four years into the job, she cannot imagine a position she would enjoy as much

Disabled people have been left frustrated and trapped by a chronic shortage of suitable housing, as unnecessary bureaucracy and insufficient support leave them trapped in unsuitable homes, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned.