Number in asylum hotels halves in a year as small boat arrivals fall
Andy Burnham following the steps Keir Starmer The number of people housed in asylum hotels has halved in a year, comparing from June 2025 where more than 32,000 people were in hotel rooms awaiting a decision on their claim. However, by June of this year it was closer to 16,000. The drop, set out in […]
3 days ago
Wes Streeting apologises after hot mic catches awkward comments on early prisoner release
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has responded after facing criticism over comments he made about the government’s prisoner release plans, which were caught on camera. The remarks came from a video shared by political news outlet Guido Fawkes, showing new Justice Secretary Alex Norris approaching Streeting and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. In the footage, Streeting appears […]
1 month ago
Shabana Mahmood plans to replace judges with the public on asylum cases
A style similar to magistrates Shabana Mahmood is planning on replacing judges with the public to decide cases on asylum appeals. Members of the public will be trained to decide asylum appeals to speed up the process after it was claimed that appeals were being used to “game the system”. The home secretary wants to […]
2 months ago
UK’s new ‘British FBI’ set to tackle major crime and support local police
Enter a new law enforcement Britain will have its very own FBI type of agency which will deal with major crimes and support local law enforcement. The “British FBI” will fight the most serious crime and aid local police in tackling everyday offences, it has been announced. It will be called National Police Service and […]
7 months ago
Left-leaning Labour MPs rallying for leadership contest – report
The group believe they have the numbers to nominate a candidate.
10 months ago
Foreign criminals to face deportation immediately after sentencing under new proposals
The justice secretary has announced the plans Foreign criminals will face deportation immediately after sentencing, under new government plans. The proposals could see those who have been handed fixed-term sentences be immediately deported and banned from returning to the UK. The Ministry of Justice said that whether they had to serve their sentence abroad would […]
1 year ago