Labour urged to prevent human rights being painted as a “left-wing issue”
The director of Liberty Akiko Hart has argued that Labour needs to resist Conservative attempts at weaponising human…
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This new government bill is a cynical attack on your privacy rights
Three fundamental principles of data protection – lawfulness, fairness and transparency – have been recognised in UK law…
Diane Abbott: The safety of police officers must be a priority – and Labour will be guided by the evidence on spit hoods
The introduction of spit hoods by police forces is highly controversial. Police officers are rightly concerned for their…
Labour inquiry into anti-Semitism will report by the summer
The barrister leading Labour’s anti-Semitism inquiry today vowed to act in the “best interests” of the party but…
Labour needs to reclaim liberty for the left
‘Liberty’, Liz Kendall and Lisa Nandy argue in a collection of essays published by Compass yesterday, ‘should be…
Tom Watson teams up with former Conservative Shadow Home Secretary to sue the government over DRIP
It’s reported today that Tom Watson, the Labour MP for West Bromwich East and former Campaign Co-orindator, has…
Terrorism, security, liberty and One Nation Labour
By Conor Gearty Benjamin Disraeli is rightly revered in the Conservative party. It was under his watch that…
Liberty. Let’s reclaim it
Liberty, equality and solidarity are the political philosophies upon which the Labour Party was formed. The intellectual history…
