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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

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BBC Politics21 Apr 2026

London Labour activists charged amid alleged vote rigging claims

Four Labour activists have been charged by police after an investigation into claims that a party database was manipulated to help fix a candidate selection.

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BBC Politics21 Apr 2026

London Labour activists charged amid alleged vote rigging claims

Four Labour activists have been charged by police after an investigation into claims that a party database was manipulated to help fix a candidate selection.

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BBC Politics15 Apr 2026

Biometric checks to be rolled out in prisons after mistaken releases

New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March.

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BBC Politics15 Apr 2026

Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March

New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March.

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BBC Politics7 Apr 2026

Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training

A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.

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BBC Politics7 Apr 2026

Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training

A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year.

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year.

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BBC Politics1 Apr 2026

CPS giving 'investigative advice' to police over Andrew and Mandelson probes

Police are carrying out inquiries into Lord Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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BBC Politics1 Apr 2026

CPS giving 'investigative advice' to police over Andrew and Mandelson probes

Police are carrying out inquiries into Lord Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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