The government needs to close these lethal loopholes in the Domestic Abuse Bill
The bill marks a step forward for women – but there’s more that ministers must do.
Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones is a Green Party life peer. She was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority and has taken up civil liberties matters into the Upper House. She can be found tweeting here.
Jenny Jones: The spycops bill is looking more worrying by the day
When the police can break the law with little oversight, all campaigners should be concerned.
Jenny Jones: Why are we rushing into new ‘spy-cops’ law before the inquiry into their abuses is over?
Those making the new law are completely ignoring the spy-cops inquiry.
Jenny Jones: The government is attacking law and order
It’s breaking international law itself and allowing spycops to break UK law.
The Lords have stood up for farmers against the government – but will Tory MPs?
Will rural MPs side with the government or farmers?
Jenny Jones: We entered lockdown too late and we’re relaxing it too early
Our infection rate isn’t low enough to open schools.
Our covid response should be led by doctors not counter-terror experts
Why not let Public Health England dictate the coronavirus response?
Jenny Jones: 2,000 care home deaths in one week – that’s a national scandal
Many of these deaths were preventable.
Jenny Jones: The government has been complacent on care home coronavirus
Around 4,000 people have died of coronavirus in care homes.
Jenny Jones: Police must respect the rule of law in this lockdown
Boris Johnson’s words aren’t law.
