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UK Government Moves To Criminalise Child Exploitation And Cuckooing

Khushboo Malhotra — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:21:11 +0000

The UK government has announced that criminal child exploitation and “cuckooing” will become standalone offences under the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill.

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Inflammatory Rhetoric: The UK’s War on Asylum Seekers

Samina Hashimi — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:31:58 +0000

As the government continues pushing to get the Rwanda scheme off the ground, the rhetoric around asylum seekers and refugees is becoming increasingly inflammatory.

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Sunak Announces Plans for Blanket Acquittal Of Post Office Victims

Megan Cadwalladr — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:30:08 +0000

PM Rishi Sunak has announced plans for an emergency law to grant a blanket acquittal for hundreds of wrongly convicted victims of the Post Office Scandal.

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New anti-trans government guidance puts young people at risk

Caitlin Clifford — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:12:53 +0000

The UK government has recently introduced new guidance requiring schools to inform parents if their child is questioning their gender identity. In short, schools must now out their students.

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Outrage as first Partygate video leaked

Katie Nelmes — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:32:32 +0000

After the Sue Gray report, many thought that the ‘Partygate’ scandal was over, but it is back in the spotlight in recent weeks. After former Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as an MP, the first ever video of policy makers partying has emerged.

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Boris Johnson Steps Down as Conservative Party Leader

Sanjana Idnani — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:49:55 +0000

Boris Johnson has stepped down as Conservative Party Leader following a stream of over 50 resignations from the government since Tuesday. Mr Johnson announced in his resignation statement yesterday that he would remain as a caretaker Prime Minister until the Conservatives choose a new leader.

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Chris Pincher Row: Everything you Need to Know

Beth Williams — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:33:54 +0000

Beth Williams From allegations of inappropriate behaviour to cabinet resignations, here is everything you need to know about the Chris Pincher controversy. Who is Chris Pincher? Chris Pincher was a conservative MP for Tamworth. He was also appointed as Deputy Chief Whip in February 2022, after first holding the position

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Understanding England’s Homelessness Crisis

Ruby Frost — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:59:42 +0000

There's no escaping the fact that Britain is on the brink of experiencing a homeless crisis. In February, the government released the ‘autumn snapshot’ of homelessness in England. These statistics are based on the number of people spotted sleeping rough on a single night in autumn in England.

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Legal Action Cancels Rwanda Asylum Flight

Megan Geall — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:45:43 +0000

The first flight scheduled to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda in the government's new plan to deal with asylum seekers has been cancelled last minute due to legal action and intervention from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg.

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Chelsea’s future secured as £4.25bn sale completed

Claire Thomson — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:05:56 +0000

Claire Thomson A new ownership has been agreed for Chelsea FC as the £4.25bn sale to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital has been completed, securing the future of the club. The club was put up for sale in March, following the

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