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Right-wing Tory MPs express concerns the minister with responsibility for helping to deliver on the new measures had instead opted to quit

Tory former attorney general said his party is now ‘split between people who believe in the rule of law, and people who don’t actually believe in the rule of law at all’

The Varsity archivists reflect on the papers links to the political sphere in the age of Blair

You talk about things happening quickly in the home office. 0ne agency deals with asylum claims, and the backlog of people waiting for their claims to be processed today was revealed to be the highest it has been since they started counting these things. that is not responsive or quick, is it? that is why rob jenrick has done so much work in reforming this. if you look at what hes done, its pretty remarkable. he has a whole team transformed on that, and he is making all the difference you need. ...

Effort into making sure the machinery works, because im afraid that really is important. you have to make sure the government works in a way that delivers. but as a minister, do you find yourself pressing metaphorical buttons and nothing happens, or it happens very slowly and you wish it was a bit faster? im lucky, im in the security area of the home office, which means its pretty quick. you talk about things happening quickly in the home office. one agency deals with asylum claims, and the back...

The British parliament passed an amendment on February 22 combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Amendment passed to stop council pension funds from backing boycott sanctions

Amendment passed to prevent public pension funds from supporting BDS - Click the link for more details

BORDER FORCE UK hotel quarantine – Brits will be quizzed & fined at borders to stop holidays & travel banned from 30 countries Nick Gutteridge Updated: 27 Jan 2021, 19:14 Nick Gutteridge will STOP Brits leaving the country under strict new border plans, it was announced today. People trying to exit Britain will be confronted if their reason for leaving their homes is deemed non-essential - while those arriving from 30 high-risk countries will be forced into hotel quarantines. 6 6 The Home S...

The way that the government has passed the buck - and the cost - of what to do about those with no legal access to the benefits system to councils without giving them the financial or political means to truly solve the problem has been a source of much head banging among council homeless teams and charities, particularly since they were tasked with bringing ‘Everyone In’. For it became apparent as the pandemic continued that the slogan ‘Everyone in’ did not literally mean everyone in; t...