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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour's Government's First King's Speech
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour's Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Prisoners To Be Released Early Under Government Plans To Tackle Prisons Capacity Crisis
Home affairs
Prisoners To Be Released Early Under Government Plans To Tackle Prisons Capacity Crisis
Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour
Economy
Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour
MPs Urged To Treat 'Extreme' Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy
Home affairs
MPs Urged To Treat "Extreme" Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial 'Churn'
Health
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial "Churn"
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Communities
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
The House Live
How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing
Where next for sentencing policy?
Home affairs
By Lord Carter of Haslemere
Where next for sentencing policy?
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports Partner content
Home affairs
By Horticultural Trades Association
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
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Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
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.
Government Introduces 'Historic' Football Regulator Legislation
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.
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Communities
By Sophie Church
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
Home Affairs news
Locked up in lockdown: the devastating effect of Covid on the prison population
Home affairs
By Adam Payne
Locked up in lockdown: the devastating effect of Covid on the prison population
Confined to their cells for 23 hours a day and curbs places on education and therapy sessions. The pandemic has taken its toll on prisoners and staff, and prompted renewed warnings that many of Britain’s jails are not fit for purpose.
Law and disorder: the Secret Judge takes us inside Britain’s overstretched courts during the pandemic
Coronavirus
By The Secret Judge
Law and disorder: the Secret Judge takes us inside Britain’s overstretched courts during the pandemic
Presiding over tribunal and county court cases somewhere in the south of England the Secret Judge reveals how, via the blessings and burdens of technology, justice has prevailed
Ellie Reeves: ‘Victims are being let down and that’s happening on the government’s watch’
Coronavirus
By Adam Payne
Ellie Reeves: ‘Victims are being let down and that’s happening on the government’s watch’
The shadow Solicitor General on how the justice system is failing rape survivors, why her passion for politics started at school, and life in a family of MPs
Justice will finally be done for abused animals Partner content
Home affairs
By League Against Cruel Sports
Justice will finally be done for abused animals
The passing of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill represents significant progress in the battle against animal cruelty. The law must now be followed up with effective deterrence to ensure justice for all abused animals.
Robert Buckland interview: the impossible prisons dilemma
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Robert Buckland interview: the impossible prisons dilemma
Justice secretary Robert Buckland defends his handling of the Covid pandemic in prisons, explains Nightingale courts are here to stay and has an open mind when it comes to bringing youth custody provision back under state control. Kate Proctor reports.
'This Is Going To Create More Conflict With The Police, Not Less': What Will The Policing Bill Mean for Protest?
Home affairs
By Georgina Bailey
'This Is Going To Create More Conflict With The Police, Not Less': What Will The Policing Bill Mean for Protest?
New proposed powers to limit disruptive protests have driven activists back onto the streets. But are the new proposals bringing necessary balance and protection through police powers, or posing a fundamental threat to democracy? Georgina Bailey reports
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life
Home affairs
By Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life
Unless the UK government provides more legal campsites, its plans to toughen up crime legislation could pose an existential threat to the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller way of life and breach their human rights, campaigners say.
Pressure Is Piling On Unite To Investigate Howard Beckett Over Priti Patel Tweet
Home affairs
Pressure Is Piling On Unite To Investigate Howard Beckett Over Priti Patel Tweet
The UK’s largest trade union Unite is in turmoil today as pressure grows on the organisation to investigate assistant general secretary Howard Beckett over his Tweet that the Home Secretary should be deported.
Can Nicola Sturgeon afford to gamble on a second independence referendum?
Brexit
By Torcuil Crichton, Westminster Editor, Daily Record
Can Nicola Sturgeon afford to gamble on a second independence referendum?
Alongside the historical kitsch of refurbished wooden beams and a portrait of the Duke of Wellington, the most striking aspect of Room One of the Supreme Court is Sir Peter Blake’s bright, pop art carpet.
Boris Johnson Will Meet Ireland's Taoiseach Amid Tension Over Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
Boris Johnson Will Meet Ireland's Taoiseach Amid Tension Over Northern Ireland Protocol
Boris Johnson will host Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin at his Chequers residence on Friday, Downing Street and Dublin sources have confirmed to PoliticsHome.
Northern Ireland Secretary Says Government Is 'Truly Sorry' For Ballymurphy Killings
Home affairs
Northern Ireland Secretary Says Government Is "Truly Sorry" For Ballymurphy Killings
Brandon Lewis has apologised for the Ballymurphy shootings in a parliamentary statement today, but Boris Johnson faces mounting criticism for not making a more formal apology to the families of the victims.
Why is it still legal to pay for sex? Partner content
Home affairs
By CARE
Why is it still legal to pay for sex?
We must explore options to criminalise the purchase of sex, sending the message that exploitation will not be tolerated.
Why we must turn our attention to the justice emergency Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Why we must turn our attention to the justice emergency
As the country emerges from a year of lockdowns, the criminal justice system is feeling the strain. We met up with Derek Sweeting QC, Chair of the Bar Council, to find out more about how COVID has impacted on the criminal justice system, and to discuss how justice can build back better.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Plans to ‘restore balance of power’ lacking evidence, say barristers
The Bar Council has issued its response to today's Queen's Speech.
A Plan For Northern Ireland Veterans Is Missing From The Queen's Speech
Home affairs
A Plan For Northern Ireland Veterans Is Missing From The Queen's Speech
The government has been accused of lacking the "political commitment" to its pledge to protect Northern Ireland veterans from criminal trials after failing to include a plan for sensitive legacy issues in the Queen's Speech.
Civil Liberty Groups Come Out In Force Against “Unnecessary and Expensive” Voter ID Plans
Home affairs
Civil Liberty Groups Come Out In Force Against “Unnecessary and Expensive” Voter ID Plans
Plans announced in the Queen’s Speech to require voters to produce photo identification at polling stations has been criticised as “an unnecessary and expensive distraction” by multiple charities and research groups.
Mandatory voter photo ID is an illiberal and discriminatory solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
Home affairs
By Baroness Chakrabarti
Mandatory voter photo ID is an illiberal and discriminatory solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
As opposition strives to unite around a vision of a post-pandemic future, a government so adept at divide and rule would be wise not to unite us in resistance to these measures.
Partner content
Communities
UK Sport outlines mission to create greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action
For the first time, smart meters are giving people the option of becoming active participants in the energy system. We must help everyone to embrace the opportunity
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener
Openreach is connecting even more of the UK to full fibre broadband – but it has also scaled up its commitments to sustainability, social responsibility and cutting waste.
All You Need To Know About The Race To Succeed Arlene Foster As DUP Leader
Home affairs
All You Need To Know About The Race To Succeed Arlene Foster As DUP Leader
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is choosing a new leader to replace Arlene Foster, who announced on Wednesday she would be resigning as party leader and Northern Ireland's First Minister in the coming weeks.
Brandon Lewis’ new NI abortion powers pose a major threat to the union
Home affairs
By Carla Lockhart MP
Brandon Lewis’ new NI abortion powers pose a major threat to the union
Intervention from Westminster on this devolved matter is unwelcome by many in Northern Ireland and sets a dangerous precedent for devolution.
Partner content
Economy
By Law Commission
Proposals to allow electronic documents would revolutionise trade
The Law Commission has announced a consultation on proposals to allow for the legal recognition of electronic versions of documents such as bills of lading and bills of exchange.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council backs Charter for Black Talent
The Bar Council, the barristers profession’s representative body, has today become the latest organisation to give its backing to the Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions, an initiative aimed at increasing the number of talented Black professionals in senior positions in the financial and professional services sectors in the UK.
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