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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

Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid

16 Jul Political parties

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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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14 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Homes For Ukraine Payments To Be Increased To £500 For Long-Term Hosts

Monthly government payments for households hosting refugees as part of the the Homes for Ukraine scheme will be increased, ministers have announced.

14 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Home Secretary Confirms Four Have Died In Small Boat Incident In Channel

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has expressed her "profound sadness" after confirming four people died in an incident in the Channel today involving a small boat.

13 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Rishi Sunak Commits To Abolishing Asylum Claims Backlog In Major Immigration Plan

The Prime Minister has set out his plan to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel including abolishing the asylum claims backlog and speeding up the return of Albanian migrants.

12 Dec 2022 Economy

"An unregulated merry-go-round": How some taking new roles after working in public service are causing controversy

In a recent issue of The House, the head of the appointments body Lord Pickles called for reform of rules for those seeking work after leaving public office. Now Andrew Kersley reveals the full extent of the revolving door between senior regulators and the private sector.

TSB launches ‘Emergency Flee Fund’ for domestic abuse victims, as Hestia reports rising demand for help

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09 Dec 2022 Home affairs

TSB launches ‘Emergency Flee Fund’ for domestic abuse victims, as Hestia reports rising demand for help

From today TSB will offer existing customers who are impacted by domestic abuse an ‘Emergency Flee Fund’ payment of up to £500 to help escape an abusive relationship.

Equality and human rights watchdog: human rights are not up for debate

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09 Dec 2022 Communities

Equality and human rights watchdog: human rights are not up for debate

As we mark Human Rights Day 2022, Chairwoman of the EHRC, Baroness Kishwer Falkner, writes that more should be done to ensure they remain protected today and for future generations.

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06 Dec 2022 Communities

Fighting the war with drugs: How can psychedelic-assisted therapies help veterans?

Around 17% of recent military veterans in the UK report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and currently available treatments don’t work for many of these. Professor Jo Neill, Dr Verity Wainwright, and Frances Smith from The University of Manchester report the findings of a new study into the role that psilocybin (the active constituent of so-called ‘magic’ mushrooms) can have in the treatment of PTSD symptoms in veterans, and how the law can be updated to enable more research in this area.

02 Dec 2022 Foreign affairs

Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness Rise Almost 40 Per Cent In Single Month

Over 800 Ukrainian refugee households have been left at risk of homelessness in the last month, despite repeated warnings to ministers to address housing issues faced by those wishing to settle in the UK.

02 Dec 2022 Home affairs

All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election

With the next general election less than two years away, sitting MPs are having to decide whether they want to put themselves forward again to stand for another term.

02 Dec 2022 Home affairs

Labour Win Chester By-Election With Significantly Increased Majority

Labour have retained the City of Chester seat in a by-election, where Local councillor Samantha Dixon was elected after securing over 60 per cent of the votes.

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30 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council comment on MoJ Criminal Legal Aid response

30 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Our immigration system is failing on nearly every front

A successful immigration policy needs to be based on secure borders.

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30 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Race at the Bar progress report: Much to celebrate, much more to do

One year on from the ground-breaking Race at the Bar report, the Bar Council has published an interim progress report on action being taken across the Bar to address race inequality.

30 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Home Office Accused Of "Toxic and Indifferent" Approach To Safeguarding Asylum Seekers

A shadow minister has said that the Home Office’s approach to the safeguarding of asylum seekers appears to be “based on a toxic combination of incompetence and indifference,” as the safety of children arriving in the UK has been called into question.

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29 Nov 2022 Culture

Online Safety Bill to include Law Commission recommendation targeting the encouragement of serious self-harm

Last week the Government announced that it will update the Online Safety Bill to include the Law Commission’s recommendation to make encouraging or assisting serious self-harm an offence.

29 Nov 2022 Communities

Homes for Ukraine scheme risks falling at the final hurdle

The United Kingdom stands on the edge of a historic moment. Government and civil society together have welcomed and supported Ukrainian refugees with an innovative and cost-effective sponsorship scheme.

29 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Thousands of Homes for Ukraine Hosts Urge Rishi Sunak To Increase Refugee Support

Over 4,500 hosts in the government's flagship Homes for Ukraine scheme have signed a joint letter calling on the government to provide "practical solutions" to help refugees settle in the UK as fears grow over the risk of homelessness.

28 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Home Office Accused Of Creating "Preventable" Health Risk After Asylum Centre Diphtheria Outbreak

Public health leaders have said the decision to disperse asylum seekers from Manston after outbreaks of disease has put fresh pressure on local health services.

27 Nov 2022 Culture

Changing of the Lord: How Lord Carrington became the new Lord Great Chamberlain

The King was not the only person to inherit a new role following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September. Almost unnoticed was the departure of the sovereign’s representative in Parliament, the Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Cholmondeley, who lost his job with the demise of the monarch. As Daniel Brittain reports, the new occupant of the hereditary office held by three different families is Lord Carrington

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25 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Law Commission recommendations to protect victims of intimate image abuse to be implemented

The Government has today announced that it will implement Law Commission recommendations to strengthen the law to protect victims of intimate image abuse.

25 Nov 2022 Health

How a public inquiry into contaminated blood exposed decades of denial

Earlier this month, one of the most extraordinary public inquiries in United Kingdom history held its final public evidence session.

24 Nov 2022 Home affairs

We must accept migration is going to be part of modern Britain

Census data this month revealed that 10 million of us in the United Kingdom were born overseas, an increase of 2.5 million since 2011. India topped the list as the most common overseas birthplace followed by Poland, Pakistan, Romania and Ireland.

24 Nov 2022 Home affairs

UK Migration Hits Record High, Energy Price Cap Rises, Boris Johnson Doubts Number 10 Comeback

The UK has seen the highest net migration since the end of the Second World War, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures published today.

24 Nov 2022 Home affairs

A year after 27 drowned crossing the Channel, our asylum system is still broken

In the early hours of 24 November 2021, a boat carrying 34 people capsized in the Channel.

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