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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Chilling insight into Southport killer's parents as victims' families demand police action

Merseyside Police have ruled out prosecuting the Southport monster's parents because there aren't any suitable offences.

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Southport killer 'could have been stopped' but police failed to act on warning signs

The shocking conclusion of an inquiry into the murders of three young girls in Southport has sparked fury

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

Charles Amos: Decriminalising abortion up to birth is too far even for pro-choicers

Judith Jarvis Thomson was a titan in analytical philosophy supporting abortion, yet even she probably wouldn’t have supported this amendment. The post Charles Amos: Decriminalising abortion up to birth is too far even for pro-choicers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Farage and Yusuf Say ‘Boriswave’ Migration Will Cost Britain £622 Billion

Reform told the Express last night that an inquiry into inward migration during the last government would seek to establish whether policies enacted by Boris and Priti Patel “amounted gross negligence rising to the level of criminal conduct.” Should be a hoot… The party has launched a website on the matter: “The ‘Boriswave’ is the…

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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Women’s Charity Blasts Phillipson for ‘Refusing’ to Meet as Single-Sex Guidance Delay Drags On

For Women Scotland (FWS) has accused Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson of refusing to meet campaigners a year on from the Supreme Court victory on the legal definition of ‘woman’. All while the government umms and ahhs on issuing single-sex guidance in the wake of the ruling… FWS director Susan Smith told the Telegraph it was…

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Express Politics12 Apr 2026

Nigel Farage unveils explosive policy that will see Boris Johnson forced to testify

EXCLUSIVE: Party sources said the inquiry will consider "whether their gross negligence in office amounted to criminal conduct".

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The Guardian Politics12 Apr 2026

Shoplifting rife, police overwhelmed, an angry public … the trail leads back to one person: Theresa May | Dal Babu

I have seen up close the fallout of the disastrous policing decisions May made as home secretary. We urgently need to restore the force to what it once was Dal Babu is a former chief superintendent in the Metropolitan police No, the world isn’t going to hell in a handcart. But yes, a good many items are being stolen – in plain view, with apparent impunity – from the shelves at Tesco, M&S and all the major high-street stores. It’s a huge loss for the shops, and as political types discuss whethe

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Sky News Politics11 Apr 2026

Police review complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition

Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition.

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Guido Fawkes11 Apr 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 912,523 visitors visited 834,553 times viewing 866,399 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Faulty HMS Dragon Withdraws to Port BBC Apologises to Ex-SpAd After ‘Unfair’ Stewart Lee & Armando Iannucci Programme Bar Standards Board Dismisses Jolyon Maugham’s Trans Complaint Labour Instructs ‘Fair Work’ Employment Policeman to Recommend…

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Met police accused of favouring Tommy Robinson far-right rally over Palestine march

Celebrities including Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes sign letter to force after pro-Palestine march route rejected Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes are among artists who have accused the Metropolitan police of giving preferential treatment to a far-right demonstration led by Tommy Robinson over a pro-Palestine protest in London on the same day. The pro-Palestine movement has had its preferred route through central London for its annual commemoration of Nakba – the mass expulsion of Palestini

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trials Labour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by proposing specialist courts for sexual offences with fixed dates for trial. While those behind the amendment want to block the wider plan to stop thousands of cases being potentially eligible for jury trials, a measure ministers insist is needed to cut court backlogs, they say the specialist courts alo

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Express Politics9 Apr 2026

Labour leave open loophole for criminals despite vital change to key scheme

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers confirmed victims' families will be given six months to challenge "unduly lenient" sentences, up from the current deadline of 28 days.

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