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Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests

13 Nov Education

Cases of child criminal exploitation have increased sharply in the last two years, a new analysis shared with PoliticsHome shows.

12 Nov Home affairs

MPs Urged To Be "Wary" Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament

24 Oct Home affairs

New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System

18 Oct Home affairs

Non-League Teams Fear New Anti-Terror Law Could Be Too Costly To Follow

13 Oct Home affairs

Labour MP Praises Theresa May For Bringing Modern Slavery To "Centre" Of Political Debate

07 Oct Home affairs

Keir Starmer Says Middle East Must "Step Back From The Brink" On 7 October Anniversary

26 Sep Home affairs

Government Minister Says New Hillsborough Law Will Help Deliver The "Truth"

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12 Nov Home affairs

With digital ID, we can take back control

18 Oct Foreign affairs

My call to widen family reunion rights for refugees

08 Oct Home affairs

The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history

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Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition

18 Nov Political parties

Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded

20 Nov Education

Ofsted "Culpable" For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head

19 Nov Education

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27 Sep Communities

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.

08 Aug 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.

17 Jul 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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11 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Get Carta

Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, Graham Allen, calls on David Cameron to commission a new Magna Carta.

10 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Calling for back-up - defending police from Tory cuts

With violent crime continuing to rise, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Theresa May must stop cutting police jobs.

09 Feb 2015 Communities

John Mann MP: UK must unite against anti-Semitism

Chair of the APPG on Anti-Semitism, John Mann MP, introduces the latest 'Inquiry into Antisemitism' report and urges the non-jewish community to join the fight against anti-Semitism in the UK.

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06 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Extended police bail should be subject to judicial oversight

Responding to the Home Office consultation on pre-charge bail, the Law Society welcomes proposals to introduce legislation to regulate the use of pre-charge extended bail.

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05 Feb 2015 Health

Health service 'must look after all mental health patients'

Ministers must do more to ensure the health service properly looks after people suffering mental health problems instead of leaving it to police officers, the Police Federation has warned.

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02 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Investigate all complaints independently, Police Federation urges

All complaints about police officers should be dealt with by a new independentbody, the Police Federation has warned.

30 Jan 2015 Home affairs

DPP's stance on rape is in the interests of justice

Labour's deputy leader says Sarah Vine is wrong to talk about rape in terms of men 'making a mistake'.

Government 'must invest in construction to secure jobs and homes'

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28 Jan 2015 Home affairs

Government 'must invest in construction to secure jobs and homes'

Gearing up ahead of tonight’s panel discussion, Brandon Lewis MP, Emma Reynolds MP, and Stephen Williams MP size up their housebuilding pledges.

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13 Jan 2015 Home affairs

GGF pleased with progress on universal credit developments

Over the last 12 months, the GGF has been working steadily with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) on Universal Credit and the benefits it brings to employers.

Terror bill 'threatens access to justice'

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12 Jan 2015 Home affairs

Terror bill 'threatens access to justice'

Counter-terrorism legislation currently before parliament is a threat to the independence of the courts, according to The Law Society.

12 Dec 2014 Home affairs

Hilary Benn MP and Sadiq Khan MP: We need to give English MPs a greater say over English laws

Hilary Benn and Sadiq Khan back proposals to allow English MPs exclusive rights to scrutinise and amend legislation applying only to England.

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01 Dec 2014 Home affairs

Reforming Safety - Electrical Safety First comments on the Tenancy Reform Bill

Commenting on the Tenancy (Reform) Bill which despite Government and cross-party support has failed to get through to its next reading - Philip Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First, commented:

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27 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Reforming safety - seeking support for the Tenancy Reform Bill

Electrical Safety First is calling on MPs to support the Tenancy Reform Bill - due to be debated in the House of Commons this Friday - which aims to prevent retaliatory evictions by landlords to tenants who have complained about poor or unsafe conditions in their rented homes.

Is Osborne serious about shared ownership?

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26 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Is Osborne serious about shared ownership?

The Autumn Statement next month is expected to have new announcements on house building. But how many of those new properties will be shared ownership?

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18 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First joins forces to make Scotland safer

Almost two thirds of all domestic fires in Scotland are caused by electricity, with electrical products the prime culprit. 1 Coupled with Scotland’s problem with fake and substandard goods – since 2010, Glasgow’s enforcement agencies, for example, have seized almost 10,000 fake electrical items, more than any other UK Local Authority2 – product safety has become an increasing concern.

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13 Nov 2014 Home affairs

Consumer awareness key to recall success

Consumers underestimating risks posed by recalled products is a significant factor in low recall rates for electrical products –– despite 4 million household appliances being recalled by manufacturers in the past 4 years - according to new research just announced by the charity Electrical Safety First.

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14 Oct 2014 Home affairs

Squaring the circle - Electrical Safety First's roundtable

Electrical Safety First’s recent roundtable on product safety, recalls and traceability, attracted a distinguished audience, comprising representatives from leading manufacturers, retailers and trade and enforcement agencies.

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19 Aug 2014 Health

Poor advice increases electrical risk for gardeners

Electrical Safety First is calling on the manufacturers of electrically powered garden equipment, such as lawn mowers and hedge trimmers, to improve safety advice on packaging and instruction manuals - as research reveals they cause thousands of injuries a year.

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11 Jul 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First wins major video award

Electrical Safety First’s Beauty Burns campaign hit the spot at the CorpComms Digi Awards, taking away the prize for the Best Use of Video. The awards, which recognise the innovative use of digital media in communication programmes, took place in London on July 10th.

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10 Jul 2014 Home affairs

Ministers warned over “rushed” data law

MPs must properly debate and examine proposed new emergency legislation, cyber-security experts have warned.

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30 Jun 2014 Home affairs

Electrical Safety First supports APPG Report on the private rented sector

Commenting on the new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector, Phil Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First said:

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04 Jun 2014 Home affairs

A mad dash for infrastructure will cost the countryside dearly

Following the Queens speech today (Wednesday), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) warns of increasing threats to the countryside.

28 Nov 2013 Foreign affairs

Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.

Energy and equity: affordable warmth wherever you live

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03 Oct 2013 Home affairs

Energy and equity: affordable warmth wherever you live

Calor and National Energy Action hosted a fringe meeting at Conservative conference on rural fuel poverty. Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and 3 MPs including the former Energy Minister were on the panel.