Two senior Conservatives have said they are ready to resign from the party if it does not change its direction on Brexit, after three of their colleagues joined eight former Labour MPs in a breakaway… Read More
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‘Prison isn’t working’: David Gauke calls for end to short jail terms
The justice secretary has said he wants to end short prison sentences because they do not work and hopes that technology and more community sentences will provide better alternatives to jail. In a break with… Read More
Maajid Nawaz, LBC host, hurt in ‘racially motivated’ attack | World news | The Guardian
Later, on Facebook, he thanked witnesses, nurses and members of the emergency services for treating him with diligence and care: “I just returned home from the hospital after having my wound glued up. I… Read More
‘Shattering body blow’ as Honda plans to close Swindon factory
Honda is planning to close its factory in Swindon dealing what trade unions called a “shattering body blow” to an automotive sector already struggling with the effects of #Brexit-related uncertainty. The Japanese carmaker, which employs… Read More
Facebook labelled ‘digital gangsters’ by report on fake news
Facebook deliberately broke privacy and competition law and should urgently be subject to statutory regulation, according to a devastating parliamentary report denouncing the company and its executives as “digital gangsters”. The final report of the… Read More
Home Office abandons plan to force great-grandparents out of country
The Home Office has abandoned its battle to separate a couple from their four British children, 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild by forcing them to return to Iran. The climbdown happened a month after the… Read More
Fracking firm Cuadrilla says earthquake rules hinder its work
The shale #gas firm Cuadrilla has said commercial #fracking cannot go ahead in the UK unless rules on minor earthquakes are relaxed, after admitting it had only been able to frack a tiny section of… Read More
May to woo Labour with law giving UK workers same rights as in EU
Theresa May is set to propose a draft bill guaranteeing that UK workers’ rights will keep pace with those in Europe in a bid to win over Labour MPs to back her Brexit deal. Backbench… Read More