Prisons crisis deepens as chief inspector says one-in-10 jails should close
His Majesty’s chief inspector of prisons has said one-in-10 prisons in England and Wales are barely fit for purpose and should be shut down if alternative spaces can be found.
Charlie Taylor told the Guardian that Victorian-era inner city jails in particular “have got just...
SAS on standby as Met police asks army for cover as...
The home secretary has ordered a review of armed policing after the army was put on standby to cover Met police officers who have downed their weapons.
Suella Braverman has acted to try and quell what the Guardian calls a “growing rebellion of about 100...
Fall-out after Rishi Sunak drops climate U-turn bombshell
Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election.
The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars that was due to come...
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Sunak confronts China at G20 after Westminster spy arrest
Rishi Sunak has told the Chinese premier he has “serious concerns” about Beijing’s interference in Britain’s democracy after police arrested a suspected Westminster spy working for China.
Sunak challenged Li Qiang, China’s premier at the end of the G20 summit...
Policy & Politics
MPs that lose seats to get £20k pay out as their redundancy doubles
MPs who lose their seats in the next general election are set to receive a bumper payout of almost £20,000 – double the current rate for exiting members of...
Policy & Politics
Bibby Stockholm debacle fires Tory fury at ‘incompetent’ Home Office
Conservative MPs are furious with the Home Office over the Bibby Stockholm fiasco after legionella bacteria was detected on board the controversial barge being used to house asylum seekers. All...
Defence and security
Defence secretary Ben Wallace announces he will quit after battle with Braverman
Ben Wallace has announced he is quitting politics at the next general election and will step down as defence secretary in the next cabinet reshuffle. Wallace is reported to have...COMMENTARY
Fall-out after Rishi Sunak drops climate U-turn bombshell
Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election.
The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars...
Downing Street
Women trouble for Tories ahead of World Cup final
The Labour party has taken a 28 point lead over the Conservatives among women voters according to a YouGov poll of more than 5,000 people, which gives Sir Keir...
Daily news
No 10 says Lee Anderson’s ‘f***-off ‘ to migrants is ‘not bigotry at all’
Downing Street has backed Lee Anderson’s message to asylum seekers after the deputy chairman of the Conservative party told them to “fuck off back to France” if they don’t...
#Brexit special section
Sunak’s latest Brexit climbdown over EU quality mark
Rishi Sunak's government has notched up another Brexit climbdown after caving in to industry fears and U-turning on plans to replace the EU’s “CE” product quality mark with a...
Drug consumption room pilot project to go ahead in Glasgow
With drug misuse fatality rates nearly triple the UK average, Glasgow authorities are set to establish safe consumption rooms in the not-too-distant future. Scotland's most senior law officer, the Lord Advocate, has paved the way for police to classify...
Beyond England
Safe drug consumption rooms for Scotland; disposable vape ban for England
Scotland is on a collision course with the UK government after the Lord Advocate gave the green light for a trial of safe drug consumption rooms. Dorothy Bain KC, Scotland’s...
Beyond England
PSNI data breach raises serious safety concerns for officers
Two serious PSNI data breaches have led to calls for the resignation of PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne, who cut his family holiday to attend an emergency meeting. Personal...
Beyond England