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A Labour Party spokesperson has said that watching pornography in the Commons is a "sackable offence" as the Conservative Party chief whip investigates reports that a Tory MP was seen watching porn on his phone in the chamber. An…
Former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted earlier this month of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008, previously advised the Home Office on a research paper investigating child sexual exploitation in the UK. The…
Yvette Cooper has told voters that Labour would "crack down on community crime at its source" as the party highlighted figures showing that the number of arrests made annually has fallen by 50% since the Conservatives came to power in 2010…
There is a victims crisis in our criminal justice system, Keir Starmer has declared. The Labour leader is continuing to hammer home his favoured local elections theme. Labour today highlighted figures showing that a quarter of reported…
There have been unconfirmed reports of a chemical attack by Russian forces. The use of chemical weapons on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is yet to be verified by either Ukrainian or Western authorities, and armed forces minister James…
Rishi Sunak has written to Boris Johnson asking for an investigation into his own affairs in a bid to put to bed the row sparked by his wife's non-domiciled tax arrangements and his US green card. The Chancellor has asked that all his…
Labour will unveil a pledge to create a system of 'community and victim payback boards' (CVPBs) in a bid to strengthen community and victim involvement in sentencing, reduce antisocial behaviour and stop more serious offending. Commenting…
Labour shadow cabinet members with briefs most relevant to the aim of tackling violence against women and girls have written to ministers making a plea for "cross-departmental action". The Labour letter describes how sexual violence and…
Labour has announced that the party in government will introduce tougher sentences for the crime of spiking, amid alarm over falling conviction rates and reduced average sentences. The plan to refer spiking sentencing to the Sentencing…
“An Act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons, and rogues and vagabonds.” As pre-Victorian laws go, this one seems especially antiquated and amusing. Or at least it would, if it were not still enforced in 2022, criminalising…
Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has been criticised after it was reported today that she had endorsed a "shoot your terrorists and ask questions second" approach by police during a podcast recording several weeks ago. Labour left MP…
As a police officer in London, it didn’t matter which borough I was based in: there was always a familiar pattern. I could quickly find my way to an emergency call on a local council estate just by hearing the road name, but the wealthier…
