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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them

Failure to acknowledge the truth, and a desire to prevent other people from doing so, allowed people to get away with the some of the very worst crimes committed in this country in living memory. The post Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Sky News Politics31 Mar 2026

Police given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment

Police will be given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment.

Crime
The Guardian Politics31 Mar 2026

UK to pay France extra £16m in stopgap deal to patrol Channel beaches

Two-month arrangement aimed at preventing small-boat crossings comes as existing deal expires The UK will pay France an extra £16.2m to keep police patrolling Channel beaches and prevent a surge in small-boat crossings after negotiators failed to agree a permanent deal before a midnight deadline. The stopgap arrangement, which will last for two months, comes after French negotiators refused to give in to UK demands for further interventions and patrols to stop asylum seekers from reaching the UK

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Guido Fawkes31 Mar 2026

Starmer-Critic Labour Backbencher Karl Turner Has Whip Suspended

Karl Turner is a frequent critic of Starmer and was leading the charge against the Jury trial abolition. He recently accused Morgan McSweeney of telling mistruths when it came to his phone theft. The whips have snapped…

Crime
The Guardian Politics31 Mar 2026

The UK has a chance to pioneer pornography regulation – it must take it | Susanna Rustin

The crime bill proposes a stronger model of consent – and with violent imagery and child sexual abuse soaring, who, really, can argue against it? Susanna Rustin is the author of Sexed: A History of British Feminism Once you stop to think about it, the need for a law to ensure that participants have consented to appear in online pornography is obvious. Egregious past failures have been well documented. They range from the New York Times’s investigation of Pornhub, which concluded that one of th

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Guido Fawkes31 Mar 2026

Chagossians Win Right to Remain on Chagos

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Supreme Court has ruled that Chagossians hold a lawful Right of Abode in the Chagos Archipelago. In a huge blow to Starmer… This causes issues for the treaty signed but not ratified with Mauritius, which operates on the assumption that there is no resident population on the island. Newsflash…

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Guido Fawkes31 Mar 2026

Three Quarters of Brits Think McSweeney Faked His Phone Theft

Polling from More in Common released overnight: Do you think that the following is true or false? Morgan McSweeney faked the theft of his phone in order to hide the messages between him and Peter Mandelson. Definitely true Probably true Probably false Definitely false 2024 vote Def. true Prob. true Total true Prob. false Def.…

Crime
BBC Politics31 Mar 2026

Labour to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules

The Home Office says updated guidance will end the policing of "everyday arguments" online.

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BBC Politics31 Mar 2026

Government to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules

The Home Office says updated guidance will end the policing of "everyday arguments" online.

Crime
BBC Politics30 Mar 2026

Defection MP rightly locked out of office - court

Andrew Rosindell was locked out of the Conservatives' Romford constituency office in January.

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Guido Fawkes30 Mar 2026

Reform Defector Rosindell Loses High Court Bid to Retake Constituency Office

Tory-Reform defector Andrew Rosindell has failed to have an High Court injunction granted to prevent his ejection from his Romford constituency office. A blow to Ronsidell who is particularly fond of Margaret Thatcher House… Romford Conservative Association runs the building and locked Rosindell out of it following his defection. Mr Justice Choudhury ruled against an…

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Guido Fawkes30 Mar 2026

David Lammy Appoints Anti-Imprisonment Campaigners to Sentencing Council

David Lammy has today appointed two new members of the Sentencing Council: “The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointments, for three years from 2 March 2026, of Jessica Jacobson and Rokaiya Khan as members with expertise in academic research and the rehabilitation of offenders respectively.” The same sentencing council that attempted to hand more lenient…

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