Why I’m opposed to the covert human intelligence sources bill
Below is the full text of Baroness Chakrabarti’s speech on the covert human intelligence sources (criminal conduct) bill…
Covert human intelligence sources (criminal conduct) bill
What can the CHIS vote tell us about Labour under Starmer?
The third reading of the covert human intelligence sources (criminal conduct) bill divided the Labour left in parliament…
34 Labour MPs break whip to oppose ‘spycops’ bill as seven frontbenchers quit
34 Labour MPs including seven opposition frontbenchers have broken the party whip today by voting against the covert…
Government imposes further Covid restrictions on local areas “by imposition, not consent”
We might have assumed that this week would be dominated by Brexit news, as Boris Johnson did set…
Voting down the CHIS bill would weaken national security and human rights
One of the many problems with losing general elections is that you don’t get the legislation or indeed…
Commons abstentions are clashing with Labour’s commitment to human rights
Recent weeks have seen Labour MPs adopt positions on human rights issues in parliament that were surprising to…
Exclusive: Starmer says Labour should not vote down ‘spycops’ bill – even if unamended
Keir Starmer has confirmed that he believes the Labour Party should not vote down the so-called ‘spycops’ bill…
Failing to oppose the spycops bill would be a dereliction of duty
The covert human intelligence sources bill (CHIS), due to be rushed through its final stages of legislation on…
Why Labour should review its strategy of abstention on second reading
In the aftermath of the shock election defeat of 2015, Harriet Harman determined that the electorate had spoken…
Labour’s constructive opposition approach comes under pressure
20 Labour MPs defied the party whip last night to take a stand against the covert human intelligence…
