EXCL: “The police should be a service – not a force” – Lib Dems set out plans for capital
Luisa Porritt backs effectively decriminalising cannabis in the capital, as well as restricting stop and search, LFF can report.
Social Justice
In depth: The real story behind Priti Patel’s refugee plans
The UK’s asylum system leaves those seeking protection with no choice but to use people smugglers – and it’s about to get worse.
Vaccine passports and the threat to undocumented migrants
What happens to undocumented migrants in the new surveillance state?
Revealed: Benefit cap hurting nearly 200,000 households
The vast majority of households hit by the cap are families with children.
Revealed: Young people have borne the brunt of job losses during the pandemic
The British Youth Council told LFF they were ‘extremely concerned’ by the findings.
MPs and business leaders back stronger workers’ rights. When will they act?
New polling shows that stronger workers’ rights aren’t just popular among the left.
EXCLUSIVE: Report claims millions of Brits may have been unfairly denied furlough
A new group is campaigning for compensation for those denied furlough – demanding the Chancellor takes a leaf from the US’ book on income support.
Natalie Bennett: The spectre of the bailiff is haunting Britain
Debt-ridden Brits need some relief – and they need it now, writes Natalie Bennett ahead of next week’s budget.
Keir Starmer’s backwards approach on drugs policy is baffling
He must know the war on drugs has failed. So why is he wedded to this blinkered policy?
MPs step up campaign against ‘harrowing’ deportation of autistic man
Osime Brown has not lived in Jamaica since the age of four, and family members are deeply concerned about his mental and physical health.
