Alan Travis
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Harry Fletcher obituary
Former assistant general secretary of the probation officers’ union Napo who was pivotal in changing the laws on stalking and on coercive control → Read More
London lesbian and gay centre refused grant – archive, 4 May 1985
4 May 1985: Kenneth Baker had not judged that the intended users of the social centre constituted a group of the population who suffered social discrimination → Read More
Alan Travis: 'The job hasn't changed – report the news and tell the story'
The Guardian’s departing home affairs editor reflects on his 34 years at the paper → Read More
Parole Board chair 'scapegoated' as John Worboys' release overturned
Nick Hardwick’s controversial departure comes as high court quashes decision to release rapist → Read More
Border exit checks records for 600,000 people missing, watchdog reveals
Home Office staff say May’s departure checks system is rushed and flawed → Read More
How Parole Board chair became a sacrificial lamb
Justice secretary should have initiated reform of board instead of forcing Nick Hardwick out → Read More
Parole Board chair forced to quit ahead of John Worboys ruling
Nick Hardwick resigns as court rules on board’s decision to free serial sex attacker → Read More
Cutting EU migration very likely to hit growth – official advisers
Government’s migration advisers predict lower growth in jobs and output if flows of people from EU are restricted → Read More
Watchdog rebukes Theresa May over police funding claims
UK Statistics Authority rules that PM misled public with claim of extra £450m for local forces → Read More
The five costs of UK's pyrrhic Brexit victory
A series of once unimaginable concessions are now baked into the withdrawal agreement, with more likely to come → Read More
‘We lost half our embassy’: how Russia retaliated in 1985 spy row
Tit-for-tat expulsions were only halted after British ambassador pleaded with ministers → Read More
Amber Rudd orders inquiry into Russia-linked deaths in UK
Home secretary responds to calls to examine alleged Russian involvement in up to 14 deaths → Read More
Home Office keeping torture victims in detention, inspectors report
Chief prisons inspector says men are being held in immigration removal centre despite accepted evidence of torture → Read More
UK terror-related arrests rose almost 60% to record high in 2017
Home Office statistics showterror-related arrests rose to 412 from 261 in 2016 → Read More
Domestic abuse suspects face electronic tagging
Civil protection order designed as early intervention to shield victims from further abuse → Read More
Minister defends threats over Yarl's Wood hunger strike
Caroline Nokes confirms threat of accelerated deportations is part of official Home Office policy → Read More
Prisoners face new carrot-and-stick approach to tackle jail violence
Justice secretary says well-behaved inmates would get more contact with families → Read More
Prisoners linked to gangs face being moved to tougher jails
Plan will recategorise prisoners into higher-security prisons if they have high criminality risk → Read More
Plans dropped to compel reporting of possible child sex abuse
Professionals in England will not face criminal charges for not passing on suspicions, ministers confirm → Read More
Battle of Orgreave: more unreleased police files uncovered
MPs discover files on 1984 clash between police and striking miners and ask for urgent review to be set up → Read More