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Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces
The independent inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have warned that a culture of misogyny, sexism and predatory beha... → Read More
Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas
Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss face a summer of scrutiny by Conservative party members on how they would run a government as they ente... → Read More
Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism Is On An "Upward Trajectory", New Report Warns
A damning new report by the secretive Intelligence and Security Committee has warned that MI5 desperately needs increased funding in order to stave... → Read More
What Does It Mean That The Met Police Have Been Placed In ‘Special Measures’?
The police watchdog Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has announced they will place Britain’s largest... → Read More
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 w... → Read More
Plans That Allow Female Ukrainian Refugees To Be Placed With Single Men Dismissed As “Dangerous”
Women from Ukraine who come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme could be placed with single men, sparking concern from housing cha... → Read More
David Cameron Accuses Prevent Critics Of “Enabling Terrorism”
David Cameron has warned that the UK’s counter-radicalisation strategy Prevent “will not survive” just three years after its launch, unless the gov... → Read More
Government Calls On Army Reserves To Help Stop Migrant Crossings
The government has made a new order to allow the Armed Forces to call up voluntary reservists to deal with illegal channel crossings. → Read More
MPs Accuse Home Office Of “Shocking” Oversight On Migrant Poverty Statistics
A cross party group of MPs have accused the government of having “inadequate” data on how many people have a No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) con... → Read More
Cressida Dick’s Legacy Has Been Torn In Two
When Dame Cressida Dick became the first female and openly gay Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 2017 there was optimism that her appointm... → Read More
Cancer Charities Warn Government Is Failing To Address Chronic NHS Staff Shortages
MPs have warned that the NHS is not on track to meet the NHS Long Term plan target to diagnose 75% of cancers at stage 1 or 2 by 2028, with chronic... → Read More
Majority Of Late-Stage Terror Plots Foiled Last Year Were From Right Wing Extremists
The Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has warned of the growing threat posed by the extreme right-wing in the UK, with three out of four late stag... → Read More
Exclusive: Hundreds Of Police Officers Accused Of Abusing Powers For Sexual Gain
Hundreds of police officers are referred to the official police watchdog every year for abusing their powers for sexual gain, according to exclusive f... → Read More
Without compromise on both sides there will be no breakthrough in Brexit talks, regardless of any transition extension
Despite Covid-19 causing delays, the UK is still looking to secure a Brexit deal by July – to achieve this, both the EU and the UK need to will need t... → Read More