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Dominic Raab

Thousands sign petition opposing government’s ‘toxic’ Bill of Rights

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 June, 2022 (1 week ago)

“The public, quite rightly, is very concerned that the government is putting themselves above the law and making themselves untouchable.”

‘A dark day for press freedom’: Left reacts to Patel’s decision to extradite Julian Assange

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
17 June, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

Following the announcement by the Home Office, politicians, activists, and advocates of free speech, have been sharing dismay at the extradition decision and support for the WikiLeaks’ founder.

XR

Tory crackdown on protests prompted by oil-funded think tank, investigation finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
17 June, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

Report shows that Policy Exchange, which called for the criminalisation of Extinction Rebellion and is funded by US fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil, influenced government clampdown on protest rights.

Kill the Bill

Government is creating ‘hostile environment’ for protestors, say MPs and peers

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
17 June, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

‘This latest raft of measures is likely to have a chilling effect on the right to protest in England and Wales.’

Rwanda flight

Rwanda deportation flight cancelled after last minute legal intervention

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 June, 2022 (3 weeks ago)

In an embarrassing upset for Johnson and Patel, the first flight due to leave for Rwanda has been grounded following successful emergency action by the ECHR.

57% of asylum seekers due to be deported to Rwanda are Kurdish

John Lubbock
14 June, 2022 (3 weeks ago)

As the UK prepares to deport the first asylum seekers to Rwanda, over half of those likely to be deported are revealed to be Kurdish.

Shell lorry

Constituents share resentment over Tory MPs’ rejection of a windfall tax on energy companies

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 May, 2022

‘This is the government of U-turns, guided by public outrage. They don’t lead, but follow.’

A person's hands running a Covid test

Government’s Covid testing programme disparaged as ‘unlegit’ and ‘no way to do business’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 May, 2022

‘Has there ever been a government so allergic to accountability?’

Rapid antigen tests

Government in court over Abingdon Health Covid contracts scandal

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 May, 2022

“Once again, it’s taken legal action to shine a light on dodgy procurement, wasted millions and preferential treatment for the politically-connected.”

julian assange

#FreeAssange: Calls grow for Patel to refuse extradition of Julian Assange

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
24 April, 2022

The WikiLeaks’ founder’s fate is now in the hands of the home secretary.

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