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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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15 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Government “Highly Confident” Next Deportation Flight To Rwanda Will Take Off After First Plane Grounded

The government remains "highly confident" they will be able to go ahead with the policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda despite the first flight being grounded by a legal challenge on Tuesday, according to work and pension secretary Therese Coffey.

14 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Boris Johnson Is In A Tug Of War Between Populism And The Rule Of Law

Boris Johnson has been accused of putting “populism” before the rule of law by showing a “temperamental disregard” for international conventions when it hinders key policies.

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14 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council & Law Society react to PM's comments

Following the Prime Minister’s comments earlier today, the Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales have issued the following joint statement:

14 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Ukrainian refugees have suffered enough – they need more support to avoid ending up homeless and destitute

It is tragic to see the ongoing situation in Ukraine as the war continues to rage on.

14 Jun 2022 Home affairs

The Republic of Ireland has ignored its responsibility to victims of the Troubles for decades

It was one of those jaw dropping moments when I read the article by Adrian O’Neill, the Dublin government’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, in the most recent edition of The House magazine.

14 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Government “Expects” First Rwanda Flight To Take Off Tonight

Foreign secretary Liz Truss has said the government fully expects their first deportation flight to depart for Rwanda tonight despite last-minute legal challenges, and has defended the policy as "completely moral".

13 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Home Office Will Do “Whatever Is Necessary" To Ensure Rwanda Deportation Flights Go Ahead

A Home Office minister has said the government will do “whatever is necessary” to deter appeals by asylum seekers due to be removed to Rwanda that could cause further delays to the first deportation flight.

13 Jun 2022 Brexit

Government Sets Out Powers To Override Most Of The Northern Ireland Protocol

The government has published legislation that aims to hand ministers the power to scrap large parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol despite significant opposition from the European Union and numerous Conservative MPs.

13 Jun 2022 Brexit

Majority Of Northern Ireland Politicians Reject UK's Protocol Plan "In Strongest Possible Terms"

A majority of Northern Ireland's assembly members (MLAs) have strongly criticised the government's plan to unilaterally override the Northern Ireland Protocol in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

13 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Government Insists It's "Right" To Send Migrants To Rwanda Despite Legal Pushback

Boris Johnson has defended the plan to send migrants on a one-way flight to Rwanda in the face of fierce criticism and legal challenges.

12 Jun 2022 Brexit

Government Accused Of Pandering To DUP As Tory Rebels Prepare For Fight Over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

The government has been accused of ignoring the majority of Stormont's political parties in the process of writing legislation that is designed to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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10 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Law Commission sets out options to Government for reforming how companies are convicted of criminal offences

10 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Two teenage sisters have been separated and the youngest forced to return to Ukraine due to UK visa delays

This week I raised with the Prime Minister the issue of two Ukrainian sisters who my inspiring constituent Mark Falcon is sponsoring to come to the UK.

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09 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Report finds evidence of inequality in treatment of ethnic minority ‘Covid heroes’ working in health and social care

Lower-paid health and social care workers, who played a pivotal front-line role during the Covid-19 pandemic, experienced bullying, racism and harassment at work according to their evidence to an inquiry conducted by Britain’s equality regulator, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

07 Jun 2022 Brexit

Concerns Raised At Top Of Government Over Legality Of Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Exclusive: Concerns have been raised at the top of government over the legality of contentious Northern Ireland Protocol legislation, which ministers are set to bring forward in the next few days.

06 Jun 2022 Home affairs

The Home Office's Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre is the wrong plan in the wrong place

Linton-on-Ouse is a quiet sort of place. It has one road and no streetlights. In the winter it regularly floods and when I drive over the main bridge, I feel like I have my life in my hands due to the way it crumbles.

04 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Tory MPs Warned New Bill Of Rights Won't Work To Tackle Illegal Channel Crossings

Tory MPs have been accused of pushing a “political narrative” with their claims that reforming the Human Rights Act (HRA) will help tackle illegal immigration.

27 May 2022 Home affairs

Campaigners Say The Government Must Stop Charging Migrants’ Children For British Citizenship

Children’s charities have called for the government to go further after it made changes this week to the fees it charges the children of migrants who wish to claim British citizenship.

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26 May 2022 Home affairs

Pontins investigated over fears of racial discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers

Britain’s equality regulator has launched a formal investigation into Pontins holiday parks due to continued concerns about discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers.

26 May 2022 Home affairs

We must listen to survivors of online child sexual exploitation to strengthen protections in the Online Safety Bill

The Online Safety Bill presents a unique chance to tackle a range of significant online harms. Particularly careful attention, however, must be drawn to the most severe forms of online harm, such as the online sexual exploitation of children.

Action for animals overseas would speak louder than words

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26 May 2022 Environment

Action for animals overseas would speak louder than words

200 years since the UK’s first animal protection law, and one year since the government published its #ActionForAnimals plan, HSI/UK’s executive director Claire Bass asks, ‘does the government’s vision for better animal welfare extend beyond our ports and airports?'

25 May 2022 Home affairs

Parents bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing deserve the right to register their children’s deaths

Sunday marked five years since 22 people were murdered in the Manchester Arena terror attack. Their families’ and friends’ grief remains raw and endures, every minute of every day.

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25 May 2022 Communities

President of World Veterans Federation commends frontline charity’s model

The President of the World Veterans Federation, Mr Dan Viggo Bergtun, paid a short visit to Veterans Aid’s London HQ and Operations Centre on May 24th, to meet staff and learn about the charity’s work.

Veterinary medicines and vaccines are vital to the success of the UK

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25 May 2022 Environment

Veterinary medicines and vaccines are vital to the success of the UK

NOAH’s new Livestock Vaccination Guideline sets out how the UK can consolidate its position on the world stage when it comes to animal health and welfare standards.

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