Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sadiq Khan is going ahead with the expansion of London’s Ulez (ultra low emission zone) on Tuesday, following the failure of a legal challenge against it last month. But what is the policy, […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Top economists have piled pressure on Keir Starmer to break with Tory spending plans amid anxiety over Labour’s policy direction if it wins the next election. In a letter seen by The Independent, […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Senior members of the US Congress have warned that the Northern Ireland peace agreement is at risk through the British government’s Legacy Bill – which victims of violence during The Troubles believe will […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman has been slammed over plans to fit migrants with ankle tags, with Labour branding the idea “just another gimmick”. Home Office officials are reportedly considering it as a way to prevent […] More
Richard Madeley challenged Suella Braverman over her insistence that police must investigate every theft and follow all “reasonable” leads to solve crime.”On behalf of the viewers watching this programme who may have been burgled last night, please stop generalising and telling us how great it all is in other areas… tell us what has gone wrong,” the host said.According to figures from the year to March, 4.4 per cent of thefts resulted in someone being charged.Madeley’s challenge came as the Home Office published a letter to police leaders, asking officers to consider all evidence including CCTV and doorbell footage. More
Suella Braverman clashed with a Sky News presenter on Monday (28 August) over the Conservatives’ figures for police recruitment.The Home Secretary spoke after police were ordered to investigate every theft and follow every “reasonable” lead in solving crimes.Jayne Secker challenged the Home Secretary over her claim that 20,000 additional police officers had been recruited.”You’ve lost 20,000, you’ve gained 23,000, so you’ve gained 3000,” the host said.”That’s wrong,” Ms Braverman replied.In July, figures showed that a record number of police officers are quitting – almost 9,200 officers left the police service in the year to March. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak allies have fired back at “bitter” Nadine Dorries after she accused the PM of putting her personal safety at risk by whipping up “a public frenzy” against her. The Boris Johnson […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman’s plan to house asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge could face a legal challenge as firefighters accused ministers of “callous disregard” for the safety of those on board. The Fire […] More
