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Keir Starmer has declared that "fighting crime is a Labour cause" in a speech setting out the party's plan to tackle crime, including pledges to halve levels of violence against women and girls and halve incidents of knife crime. Outlining…
Boris Johnson faced a three-and-a-half-hour grilling in front of the Commons privileges committee yesterday afternoon about whether he misled parliament over 'partygate'. During the session, the former Prime Minister doubled down on his…
Today marks six years since the Westminster terror attack which claimed the lives of five people, including police officer Keith Palmer. Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer began today's Prime Minister's Questions by paying tribute to Palmer…
On Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court is seeking to pursue war crimes charges against Putin over atrocities in Ukraine, a move that Ukrainian…
The Conservatives have trashed our criminal justice system. After 13 years of failure, victims wait years for a trial because of the biggest courts backlog on record. Criminals are getting off scot-free at a record rate because there aren’t…
On Monday, on the eve of International Womens Day, the Independent Office for Police Conduct released a new report into WhatsApp messages sent by Wayne Couzens and others in 2019. The racism, misogyny and violent language makes for…
Parliament's joint committee on human rights (JCHR) has criticised the government's minimum service bill for failing to meet "human rights obligations". In a report released by the cross-party committee of MPs and Lords, the bill, which…
Keir Starmer will set out Labour's pitch to rural communities today. Addressing the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference this afternoon, the Labour leader is expected to reiterate again that Labour has "changed" under his leadership…
Yvette Cooper yesterday announced that a Labour government would bring in 'respect orders', a new form of anti-social behaviour order (ASBO). “Anti-social behaviour makes people’s lives a misery. The disgraceful behaviour of a small…
Yvette Cooper has declared that "only Labour is the party of law and order" in a speech setting out the opposition's plans to reform policing, including through the introduction of a new 'neighbourhood policing guarantee'. In a speech to…
The Tories appear to be at risk of losing a key demographic at the next election: 70s rock stars. Rod Stewart called a phone-in segment on Sky News yesterday and told viewers that, though he has been a Tory "for a long time", he thinks the…
Yvette Cooper has warned that rape victims are being "systematically let down" by the government after it was revealed that rape and other sexual offences reported to the police were at their highest level on record. According to data…
