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Drug death figures for 2021 released by the Office for National Statistics last week make for grim reading. An all-time high of 4,859 deaths related to drug poisoning were recorded last year in England and Wales, a 6.2% increase on the…
Labour's Ian Byrne has revealed that he was warned about a "possible threat" to his life and the lives of his family and office staff in what he described as a "sobering reminder" of the dangers faced by those working in the public eye. In…
The number of police officers and police community support officers assigned to neighbourhood roles has been cut by more than 10,000 under the Tories since they first came to power in the coalition government in 2010, research has found…
High quality, pride-worthy and affordable housing must be a fundamental objective for our government, community leaders and social investors. This is challenging in itself, but it must also come with a wave of creativity to ensure that…
Keir Starmer made a speech in Gateshead on Monday, telling his audience: "When I say decency and honesty matter, that means being honest about how we fund every single thing we promise you." He committed Labour to explain every pound of its…
Labour's Sarah Jones has described a government statement on the Metropolitan Police as "incredibly weak" after the force was placed into what has been called a form of "special measures". Addressing the Commons this afternoon, Kit…
Labour will urge the government to take action on bottlenecks and delays – from ten-week waits to receive a passport to record numbers on NHS waiting lists – in an opposition day debate today. Pat McFadden has accused the Conservatives of…
Sunday Morning London mayor Sadiq Khan said, if trust and confidence were the criteria being used to measure whether the Metropolitan Police is failing, "you could" say the force is failing – though he added that the Met has made "huge…
Momentum's national coordinating group has agreed two motions, in addition to the five backed by its members during the group's policy primary last month, that the left-wing organisation will support at the upcoming Labour Party conference…
An unnamed Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of serious sexual offences including rape has been released on bail pending further enquiries by the police and instructed to stay away from the Commons until the investigation has concluded…
Yvette Cooper has argued that the Home Office has "effectively been put into special measures" under Priti Patel and strongly criticised the government's failure to outline a "serious plan" to tackle crime in the Queen's Speech. Speaking in…
At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, it's been a bad week for the Tories. Yesterday saw reports that an unnamed Tory MP had been seen watching pornography in the House of Commons chamber on multiple occasions. The allegation emerged…
