Tory “veto moment” on justice and home affairs damages the real interests of UK citizens
David Cameron’s “veto moment” must be assessed for whether it is in the interest of the British people or is designed to meet the political needs of the Tories.
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May follows Gove’s “short sighted and stupid” Eurosceptic drift
Yesterday evening saw the culmination of a weekend of Europhobic talk from the Tory Party. Theresa May informed the House of Commons of the government’s intention to opt out of all judicial and police measures as set out bytest
Watch: Theresa May fails to condemn Andrew “you’re f-ing plebs” Mitchell
Not once, not twice, but three times in Parliament today Theresa May was offered the chance and declined to condemn disgraced Tory chief whip Andrew Mitchell.
Con 2012: The 15,000 axed police officers Theresa May failed to mention
Left Foot Forward looks at Theresa May’s speech to the Tory Party conference yesterday in which she failed to mention the huge cuts to police numbers.
Unemployment is down, but the government must not ignore the rise in jobless women
“Carrying on down this path will see the Coalition Government be the first to have presided over a reversal in women’s equality”
The home secretary is oversimplifying article 8 of the Human Rights Act
The home secretary’s argument on the need to reform barriers to the deportation of foreign criminals is based on a misinterpretation of the law as it stands.
Tories denounce boardroom quotas, as report says male-dominated boards will fall behind
The UK government will not support quotas to get more women into the boardroom – as a report says all-male companies will fall behind.
If hundreds of back office staff are sacked, police officers will be stuck behind desks
Much of the political discussion about crime in London doesn’t seem to recognise that the police service is made up of more than just police officers.
Trigger happy Theresa has a worthy goal but not enough cops to make it happen
With 16,000 frontline officers and 1,800 community support officers being scrapped, does Theresa May believe she has the resources to succeed?
The curse of the Home Office continues
The Home Office brief – a bed of nails during Labour’s years – shows no signs of becoming a fluffy chaise lounge under this government, writes Kevin Meagher.