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Prisoners To Be Released Early Under Government Plans To Tackle Prisons Capacity Crisis

12 Jul Home affairs

Some prisoners could be released early in measures announced by the Justice Secretary to avoid “the collapse of the criminal justice system”.

14 Jun Economy

Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour

21 May Home affairs

MPs Urged To Treat "Extreme" Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy

19 May Health

Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial "Churn"

15 May Communities

Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works

14 May Education

Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs

13 May Home affairs

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

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How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing

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16 Jul Communities

How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing

11 Jul Home affairs

Where next for sentencing policy?

Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports

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24 Jun Home affairs

Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports

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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded

14 Jul Communities

Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"

15 Jul Political parties

The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP

15 Jul Parliament

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13 May Home affairs

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

With many Conservatives now resigned to a fate of being ousted from office at the next election, a number of MPs seem to have diverted their energy to shoring up a future leadership bid in the inevitable event of Rishi Sunak standing down.

19 Mar Culture

Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation

The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.

05 Mar Communities

Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route

Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall

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18 Jan 2023 Brexit

DUP and ERG Alliance Threatens Fresh Brexit Headache For Rishi Sunak

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson gave a well-received address to the Conservative party's staunchly pro-Brexit European Research Group of MPs on Tuesday night.

17 Jan 2023 Communities

Why The UK Government Has Blocked The Gender Recognition Reform Bill

The full reasoning for the UK Government’s move to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill has been published.

17 Jan 2023 Education

Ministers Reject Criticism Of Scottish Gender Law Veto, Education Secretary "Extremely Disappointed" By Teachers' Strike

The education secretary has rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s criticism of the government’s plan to block new gender reform laws passed by Holyrood.

16 Jan 2023 Brexit

UK And EU To Intensify Northern Ireland Protocol Talks In A Bid For February Deal

The UK and European Union are set to intensify negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol as they try to reach an agreement in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement this spring.

15 Jan 2023 Economy

Growing Fear Cost Of Living Crisis Could Lead To Public Disorder

People blame the government for the UK's economic troubles and predict riots on the streets as the cost of living crisis continues to bite, according to a new poll.

14 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Asylum Seekers Left In Mould-Riddled Properties Provided Under Home Office Refugee Scheme

The Home Office has been accused of a "cruel dereliction of duty" after a refugee family were left in damp, mouldy accommodation provided under the government's controversial asylum accommodation policy.

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10 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Nick Vineall KC prioritises independence, remuneration, regulation, and diversity at the Bar in the year ahead

The new Chair of the Bar Nick Vineall KC will deliver his inaugural speech at Middle Temple on Tuesday evening (10 January) setting out his priorities for the year: promoting the independence of advocates; addressing the “unfinished business” of remuneration for publicly funded criminal work; ensuring the appropriate level of regulation of the profession; and taking action to improve diversity at the Bar.

10 Jan 2023 Brexit

Keir Starmer Set To Visit Northern Ireland After Breakthrough In Brexit Protocol Talks

Labour leader Keir Starmer will visit Northern Ireland in the coming days after UK and European Union negotiators took a step towards finding a potential solution for the post-Brexit impasse, PoliticsHome understands.

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09 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Law Commission appoints new joint Chief Executives

The Law Commission of England and Wales has appointed Joanna Otterburn and Stephanie Hack as joint Chief Executives.

07 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Truth, Lies and Racism: The Story Behind "The Sewell Report"

Today remembered as the report that said institutional racism doesn’t exist, insiders tell Seun Matiluko what critics and defenders got right and wrong about the 2021 report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

07 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Race Report Author: Critics Ignored "Uncomfortable" Kemi Badenoch Backing My Drugs Policy

Lord Sewell, the author of 2021’s controversial race report, has said that equalities minister Kemi Badenoch accepted his recommendations on drugs policy despite being personally “uncomfortable” with them, after he “fought” for them to be included in his report.

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05 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Civil legal aid review essential but interim measures needed now, says Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed a long overdue review into civil legal aid but warned that interim measures are needed now to prevent the complete collapse of the system.

04 Jan 2023 Health

All The Promises In Rishi Sunak's Big Vision Speech, And Which Have Been Made Before

Rishi Sunak delivered a speech setting out his policy agenda as Prime Minister in east London today, including five key pledges which he asked the public to judge his premiership on.

04 Jan 2023 Culture

Government Is Backing Down On Channel 4 Privatisation

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling for plans to privatise Channel 4 that were championed by Boris Johnson to be scrapped, in a stark change of tone.

04 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Protecting the right to strike has never been so important

“The trade unions are a long-established and essential part of our national life...we take our stand by these pillars of our British society as it has gradually developed and evolved itself, of the right of individual labouring men to adjust their wages and conditions by collective bargaining, including the right to strike...”

03 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Government Dismisses NHS Crisis Claims Insisting Health Service Has Enough Money

Rishi Sunak will not say whether he believes the NHS is in crisis despite mounting pressure on the government to tackle chaotic scenes in hospitals, a growing number of which have declared critical incidents.

29 Dec 2022 Home affairs

The Asylum Claim Backlog Explained In Six Charts

Asylum seekers and migration remain at the forefront of the government’s agenda, with Home Secretary Suella Braverman declaring that the system is “broken”.

28 Dec 2022 Communities

My New Year's Wish....Universal Basic Income

A universal basic income would bring security and comfort for all

26 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Westminster Map Of Madness: The Biggest Political Moments Of 2022

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22 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Outdated laws on disposal of the deceased to be reviewed, including burials, cremation and other methods

The Law Commission of England and Wales has begun a new project that will review the ancient laws that govern the process of dealing with the remains of the deceased – bringing them into line with modern needs.

21 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Immigration Staff Still Doubt “Massively Theoretical” Rwanda Deportation Plan Will Go Ahead

Immigration staff who would be in charge of overseeing flights for the government's controversial Rwanda deportation scheme believe the policy is still “massively theoretical”, despite the High Court's ruling that it is lawful.

21 Dec 2022 Health

Health Secretary Attacks Unions Over Ambulance Strikes, Home Secretary Faces MP Grilling, Gender Reform Vote In Scottish Parliament

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has accused unions of "consciously" inflicting harm on patients, claiming they have not made sufficient contingency plans during the ambulance driver strikes.

19 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Labour Calls Rwanda Plan "Unworkable, Unethical And Extremely Expensive" After High Court Ruling

Labour has accused the government of formulating an “unworkable, unethical, extremely expensive” plan, after the High Court ruled that proposals to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful.

16 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Tory MP Accuses Rishi Sunak Of “Organised Hypocrisy” By Stopping Asylum Seekers Working

Former justice secretary Robert Buckland has urged the Prime Minister to scrap rules banning people who are waiting for an asylum claim to be processed from working legally in the UK.

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