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Guido Fawkes7 Aug 2026

Sadiq Khan Brings Nine of His Staff on Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Japan

Sadiq Khan took nine GLA staff with him – on the taxpayer’s dime – to Japan and Singapore in June to “court investment” from companies. Sources in City Hall say it is well known that Khan is extremely bored in his job, hence all the jollies… The trip, much like Khan’s others, consisted of him…

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BBC Politics7 Aug 2026

Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early

Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.

Crime
Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Britain's top police officer issues warning over prison early release scheme

The Met Police Commissioner raised concerns over the plans

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Fury erupts over Labour's latest grooming gang blunder - 'gross neglect and incompetence'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham scrambles to undo the damage after rape gang perpetrators set to be let out of prison early

Crime
The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loophole UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may still be eligible for early prison release after concerns were raised about a potential loophole in the system. The prime minister has “personally intervened” after men convicted of assaulting children in Bradford were expected to be freed from prison early despite a p

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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

Tories Lay Trap for Labour With Vote to Stop Early Release of PC Harper’s Killers

Thames Valley Tory police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber has produced draft legislation that would stop the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. Those “serving a sentence of imprisonment for manslaughter … against an emergency worker” would be barred from release. So it’s not ‘wrong’ and unlawful and is in fact that easy? The…

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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

Burnham Scrambles to Close Rape Gang Early Release Loophole

Andy Burnham has ordered the Ministry of Justice to comb through paper records to exclude any rape gang offenders from walking free from prison early, after The Times reported some were inexplicably not excluded from the early release scheme. The ‘Roll-Royce’ British state in action… Burnham announced on Tuesday that anyone convicted of rape, serious…

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Reform unveil bombshell plan to outlaw one thing and reverse 'decay' of UK

It comes after Reform announced it will fine firms 10% of their global revenues and make chief executives personally and criminally liable for illegal working under a so-called "Deliveroo Law".

Crime
BBC Politics6 Aug 2026

Badenoch concerned child sex offenders could be freed from jail early

The Tory leader says allowing "serious criminals" to be released early is a "betrayal of victims".

Crime
Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

Government Commissioned Its Own Vape For Prisoners to Prevent Fires in Jails

The Ministry of Justice is now dishing out redesigned vapes to prisoners to stop them setting fire to their cells. You’re paying for it… In response to a written parliamentary question on vape-related fires, justice minister Lord Lemos revealed: “The level of fire risk associated with prisoner possession of vape devices is continuously monitored through…

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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

LIVE: Zia Yusuf Hosts Press Conference on Illegal Immigration

Reform’s plan to ‘end illegal working in Britain’: “Pass the ‘Deliveroo Law’ to make CEOs and directors of large companies profiting from illegal workers personally and criminally liable for illegal working, regardless of knowledge of workers’ legal status. Introduce a fine of 10% of global turnover for large, multinational companies using illegal workers, to be paid into…

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The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

Reform to unveil controversial plan to fine firms and jail bosses who employ illegal workers – UK politics live

Reform say employers would be held responsible even if they were unaware of the worker’s immigration status Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Reform UK says it will fine firms 10% of their global revenues and imprison bosses who employ illegal migrant workers under the party’s latest plans to bring down immigration. Under a Reform government, Britain will have the harshest penalties in the world for employing illegal migrants. Bosses of companies employing illegal migrants will be

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