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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour's Government's First King's Speech

17 Jul 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.

12 Jul Home affairs

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

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

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

15 Jul Political parties

Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week

17 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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03 Mar 2021 Economy

Bar Council Budget reaction: The Chancellor has turned a blind eye to law and order

It is disappointing to see no extra funding emerging from the Treasury in today’s Budget announcement.

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02 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Pontins owner signs legal agreement to prevent race discrimination

Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, owner of Pontins, has signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to prevent racial discrimination after it became aware of discriminatory practices, including an ‘undesirable guests' list, being used by the organisation.

We need national cohesion on Freeports to drive innovation and growth

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02 Mar 2021 Communities

We need national cohesion on Freeports to drive innovation and growth

It’s essential for government to encourage Freeports to move ahead at pace. But we also need a cohesive UK-wide plan so that Freeports complement rather than compete with each other, and we release their full potential.

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01 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Covid-19, rights and freedoms – Justice Week 2021

The time is right for a vital health check on our rights, our justice system and ultimately on the rule of law, the Bar Council, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and the Law Society of England and Wales said, as they mark the launch of Justice Week (1 to 5 March) with the United Kingdom still locked-down in the Covid-19 pandemic.

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26 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

PFEW condemns Phase 2 plans as ‘utter betrayal’

Police Federation hits out after police officers refused priority access to vaccine by JCVI

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26 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Reforms to laws around intimate image abuse proposed to better protect victims

Proposals to improve protections for victims whose intimate images are taken or shared without their consent have today been published by the Law Commission of England and Wales.

26 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Parental alienation should have no place in our law or legal system

Parental alienation is already being misused in our family courts to the extent that victims of domestic abuse are afraid to disclose abuse for fear of being accused of alienation.

24 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Priti Patel Blames “Mingling” Asylum Seekers For Covid Outbreak At Napier Army Barracks

The Home Office has revealed that 178 asylum seekers caught coronavirus last month while being held at an army barracks in Kent in a dramatic Commons committee hearing this morning.

22 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Review finds there is still work to do on Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme

An 18-month review into Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) by HR director Alison Stanley has found “much progress” has been made, but has raised concerns over issues around operation and process, and equal access for diverse groups.

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22 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

PFEW calls for greater clarity from PM over new lockdown easing measures

Survey reveals only 1 in 10 rank and file police officers felt previous COVID-19 laws and regulations were clear

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17 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

New Nightingale Courts 'a step in the right direction' say barristers

Responding to the government’s announcement of more temporary courtrooms and a first ‘super courtroom’, Chair of the Bar Council, Derek Sweeting QC said:

16 Feb 2021 Home affairs

'Shocking' conditions in military barracks housing asylum seekers are unacceptable and must be urgently closed

According to asylum seekers detained at the barracks, they have no access to medication and limited access to water and electricity. With Covid spreading rapidly, urgent measures are needed to protect an already vulnerable population.

12 Feb 2021 Home affairs

No Recourse to Public Funds has created a two-tier system for young people, denying 175,000 children basic support

Thousands of children will continue to suffer until the home secretary agrees to suspend NRPF during the Covid crisis – and eventually scrap it altogether

11 Feb 2021 Home affairs

MPs Have Criticised The "Mess" Of "Narrow" Maternity Rights In Parliament

Minister Penny Mordaunt has admitted a new maternity bill for Cabinet ministers is "narrow" and "limited" as MPs lined up to criticise maternity provisions for Parliamentarians.

11 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Tougher border controls are welcome, but hotel quarantine should apply to all travellers - not just those from ‘red list’ countries

I have little doubt that had the UK followed other countries in enforcing a strict border policy early at the start of the pandemic, the death toll would be far lower than it is now.

10 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Furious Tory Cladding Campaigner Slates Government's "Incompetent" Handling Of The Crisis

Boris Johnson must take personal charge of the cladding crisis from “incompetent” Robert Jenrick’s housing department, according to Tory backbencher Stephen McPartland.

10 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Loans To Fix Dangerous Cladding To Be Introduced For Leaseholders In Blocks Between Four and Six Storeys

House Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced leaseholders in buildings over 18m with flammable cladding will face no costs for remediation work but those in medium and low rise blocks are to face loans.

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09 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Open letter to Government over police officer vaccines

All 43 branches of the Police Federation of England and Wales are calling for frontline police officers to be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.

08 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Home Office Admits 112,000 People Have Had Part Of Their Police Records Deleted

The Home Office has said today files relating to 112,000 people have been deleted from the police computer system and 15,000 of those cases involve people who have had their data wiped in its entirety.

08 Feb 2021 Home affairs

The UK Terror Threat Has Been Lowered From “Severe” To “Substantial”

The terror threat level in the UK has been lowered to “substantial”, three months after it was raised to “severe” as a “precautionary measure”.

08 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Lockdown Ending Could Lead To A Spike In Domestic Abuse, Researchers Warn

Easing of lockdown restrictions could prompt a surge in demand for domestic violence services as attempts to leave abusive relationships often trigger an escalation of abuse, new research has warned.

05 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Councils Fear Missing Police Files Could Harm Major Abuse Investigations

The Home Secretary has been warned that missing police records risk jeopardising vital work on child sexual abuse cases, modern slavery and counter terrorism undertaken by local authority officers.

04 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

The Government Must Take Stronger Action On Borders To Protect Us From New Covid Variants

The government’s Covid border policy isn’t working. Rightly ministers said they wanted to prevent the new South Africa variant taking hold in the UK and threatening to undermine our vaccine programme.

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04 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Bar Council warns of "pandemic gap" caused by drop in pupillages

Responding to new figures from the Bar Standards Board which show a 35% decline in pupillage registrations in 2020, Chair of the Bar Council, Derek Sweeting QC, said:

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