Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A Labour government would temporarily continue with the governemnt’s plan to house refugees on barges moored offshore, the party’s immigration minister has said. Speaking on Sunday Stephen Kinnock said his party would be […] More
Andrew Malkinson has said that his wrongful conviction compensation represents “two decades of living hell” after he spent 17 years in prison for a rape in Greater Manchester he did not commit.The 57-year-old’s case sparked outrage about living costs covering their time in prison being docked from compensation payments.The rule was scrapped with immediate effect on Sunday, 6 August, by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC.Mr Malkinson said the payment under the miscarriage of justice compensation scheme, which is a maximum of £1m for more than 10 years’ imprisonment, represents “lost opportunities and lost love.” More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Social media firms will team up with the National Crime Agency to crack down on people smugglers’ posts encouraging asylum seekers to cross the Channel, ministers have said. Rishi Sunak said the new […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Social media companies like Tik Tok are to join forces with the National Crime Agency to crack down on “heartless” adverts luring people into deadly small boat crossings with promises of group discounts […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The government would take until 2036 to remove failed asylum seekers at current rates, Labour has said as it reiterated its pledge to speed up returns. Nearly 40,000 are waiting but just 3,000 […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Comedian Eddie Izzard has launched a bid to become a Labour MP in Brighton at the next general election. The 61-year-old announced she was joining the race to become the Brighton Pavillion candidate, […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Questions have been raised about the prime minister’s security arrangements after Greenpeace activists scaled his home in protest at new fossil fuels drilling. A government minister on Friday said it would not be […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Questions have been raised about the prime minister’s security arrangements after Greenpeace activists scaled his home in protest at new fossil fuels drilling. A government minister on Friday said it would not be […] More
