Members of the parliament (MPs) have warned of a sharp rise in online harassment and threats linked to debates over immigration, with some saying the […]
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Labour to scrap short prison sentences
Labour will abolish most prison sentences of under 12 months and bring in tougher community punishments under plans to ease the overcrowding crisis in England […]
Asylum hotel protests continue as Cooper unveils plan to tackle appeals backlog
Protests over the use of hotels to house asylum seekers have continued, as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced reforms aimed at clearing a huge backlog […]
Dame Annette Brooke, longest-serving Liberal Democrat MP, dies at 78
Dame Annette Brooke, who has died aged 78, was the Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole from 2001 to 2015, becoming the […]
Labour MP gets threatened after Tory colleague shares grooming gang inquiry video
A Labour MP has reported receiving death threats and online abuse after a Conservative colleague shared a video questioning her stance on a proposed inquiry […]
More than 200,000 UK workers shift to four-day week since 2019
More than 200,000 workers in the UK have moved to a four-day week since before the pandemic, signalling a significant shift in working patterns. Figures […]
Rayner moves to block Khan’s Commons return
Angela Rayner has unveiled plans to prevent Sir Sadiq Khan from re-entering Parliament while serving as London Mayor, fuelling speculation she is seeking to sideline […]
Blunkett urges Starmer to consider temporary suspension of ECHR to speed up deportations
Former Labour home secretary Lord Blunkett has called on Sir Keir Starmer’s government to consider temporarily suspending parts of the European Convention on Human Rights […]
Reeves under pressure to extend tax threshold freeze amid £50bn deficit
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering extending the freeze on income tax thresholds as part of efforts to close a looming gap in the public finances, […]
Anti-migrant protests erupt across UK over asylum hotels
Dozens of demonstrations or protests are expected this weekend outside hotels being used to house asylum seekers, as political and legal battles intensify over the […]
