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Express Politics1 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham set to make huge decision on if rapists can have early prison release

The new Prime Minister has paused Labour's early release scheme and pledged to 'get it right for victims' following backlash.

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BBC Politics31 Jul 2026

High Court upholds decision to allow Chinese mega embassy

The government has given the green light to the site on the old Royal Mint, near the Tower of London.

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BBC Politics31 Jul 2026

High Court upholds decision to allow Chinese mega embassy

The government has given the green light to the site on the old Royal Mint, near the Tower of London.

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Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Legal Challenge Against China Super-Embassy Dismissed at High Court

The legal challenge against the Chinese super-embassy has failed at the High Court. Paving the way for Labour’s giveaway to Xi… The Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association brought the action against MHCLG and Tower Hamlets, arguing the embassy at the Royal Mint Court site would be used to repress protests and target dissidents. They also…

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The Guardian Politics31 Jul 2026

Will Burnham fix our barbaric prisons – or cave to rightwing populism? The answer is a tragedy | Simon Jenkins

England and Wales’s prisons are overcrowded, drug-infested and barbaric. Labour has halted a once-in-a-generation effort to change that sorry state Andy Burnham’s “pausing” of the Starmer government’s prisoner release scheme and the resignation of its architect, James Timpson, are disasters. They indicate a Downing Street that puts populism ahead of policy. England and Wales’s prisons are a total disgrace. Timpson was the first justice minister in 15 years prepared to handle them. Now he has gon

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Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Southport Killer Axel Rudakubana Charged With Three Assaults on Prison Staff

Rudakabana was charged with: Assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025; attempted grievous bodily harm on Thursday, 8 May, 2025; unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison on Thursday, 26 June, 2025, and assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 28 October, 2025. He will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court via…

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BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court

The UK's highest court gives Palestine Action permission to appeal the government's proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation.

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Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Labour handles prison crisis in 'worst possible way' as early release backfires

Thousands of inmates freed end up being recalled to jail anyway, as Government struggles to tackle overcrowding

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Khan Hires ‘Diverse Individuals’ to Instruct Met on ‘Equity’ While Police Numbers Are Cut

Sadiq – sorry, Lord Khan is spending tens of thousands in taxpayer cash to hire “experienced and diverse individuals” to instruct the Met on EDI reforms while police officer numbers are falling due to cuts. All in a day’s work for the mayor… Khan is seeking three new members of the London Policing Board to “help…

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BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Large rise in offenders sent back to prison, figures reveal

There has been a large rise in the number of offenders being recalled to prisons in England and Wales.

Crime
BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Large rise in offenders sent back to prison, figures reveal

There has been a large rise in the number of offenders being recalled to prisons in England and Wales.

Crime
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Telegraph’s Allison Pearson Wins Defamation Payout From Essex Policing Chief

Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson has won a handsome five-figure payout and an apology from Essex’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Roger Hirst, after suing him for defamation over allegations she had incited racial hatred. Finally… Two police offers turned up at Pearson’s door in November 2024 over an ancient tweet that they claimed could amount…

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