Comment Chakrabarti: “If the CHIS bill passes, a real Rubicon will have been crossed” “If this bill passes unamended, as it did in the House of Commons, I think a real Rubicon… Sienna Rodgers 17th November, 2020, 8:00 am
Comment 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… Shami Chakrabarti 11th November, 2020, 4:08 pm
News 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… Sienna Rodgers 15th October, 2020, 5:45 pm
News Dan Carden quits Labour frontbench over ‘spycops’ bill Dan Carden has resigned from the Labour frontbench over the leadership’s decision to whip MPs to abstain on… Sienna Rodgers 15th October, 2020, 11:35 am
Daily email 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… Sienna Rodgers 15th October, 2020, 11:20 am
Comment 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… Conor McGinn 14th October, 2020, 8:05 pm
Comment 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… Diane Abbott 14th October, 2020, 11:30 am
Daily email Labour would have followed ‘circuit breaker’ SAGE advice, Ashworth says While every other lobby journalist was distracted by the publication of the September scientific advisory group for emergencies… Sienna Rodgers 13th October, 2020, 10:31 am
Comment 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… Howard Beckett 12th October, 2020, 5:10 pm
Daily email Fresh Labour rebellion brewing over ‘licence to kill’ bill Our test and trace system is becoming more shambolic, not less, and in new ways. Public Health England… Sienna Rodgers 5th October, 2020, 10:26 am