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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Police were ‘too busy’ to investigate theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone despite potentially sensitive contents

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff’s phone was stolen in central London in October Police were “too busy” to investigate the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone, despite the potential sensitivity of his messages and contacts, according to reports. Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff told the Metropolitan police that his phone had been stolen in central London when he was returning home from a restaurant on 20 October last year, the Times reported. Continue reading...

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Express Politics24 Mar 2026

'McSweeneys phone theft is not just a security lapse, it harms public trust'

The disappearance of vital messages relating to the Mandelson files harm public trust, argues Alex Burghart MP

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?

In theory, everyone is responsible for crime: the police, the council, community safety partnerships, and central government. In practice, that means no one is accountable. The police point to limited resources. Councils blame the central government. Officials promise to “monitor the situation”. The post Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Ex-justice secretary to lead review into MP murder

Sir David Amess's daughter says the family will engage with the independent review in "good faith".

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Ex-justice secretary to lead review into MP murder

Sir David Amess's daughter says the family will engage with the independent review in "good faith".

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Horror as Channel migrant smugglers slash prices to attract poorer asylum seekers

EXCLUSIVE: Crime kingpins lower average crossing costs to begin 'catering' to those with less money

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Police investigate if Iran backed London firebombing attack on ambulances

Detectives trying to piece together whether a Tehran-backed terror group carried out the horror in Golders Green

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

The increased use of tags makes sense if done right. But years of accumulated problems include a depleted probation workforce Given the frayed and depleted state of the public sector, it is not surprising that prisons in England and Wales are struggling to escape from a sense of perpetual crisis. Recent days saw the latest in a series of urgent notifications. These put a prison in special measures, and require ministers to produce an action plan within a month. Inspectors found that Woodhill in

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

Tory chief whip reposts AI video created by far-right figure jailed for hate crimes

Exclusive: Rebecca Harris promotes latest Crewkerne Gazette skit, created by Joshua Bonehill-Paine who says he is a member of Tory party The Conservative party’s chief whip has been condemned for promoting AI-generated footage created by a notorious far-right figure jailed for hate crimes against Jewish people. Rebecca Harris reposted the latest skit by the Crewkerne Gazette, which depicts Kemi Badenoch and her shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, as characters in the gangster film Scarface.

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says

‘Problem-solving’, child-focused courts to replace adversarial hearings, with earlier intervention to cut delays Family courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for decades, a government minister has said. Announcing a major overhaul of the family justice system in England and Wales that will play a central role in “rebalancing” the family courts, Alison Levitt said often brutal legal showdowns will be replaced with a “problem-solving”, child-focused model. Cont

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