The Latest Breaking News from Akiko Hart

Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty

Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

'The Mighty United Kingdom is Afraid of Speech': Free Speech Activists Condemn Ban on Hasan Piker

The ban on Hasan Piker in the UK has triggered a growing free speech controversy, with civil liberties groups and political figures criticising Britain's decision to block the commentator.

International Business Times UK · Jun 2

'Good' digital ID 'can't happen under auspices of the Home Office'

DIGITAL identification should not be brought in “under the auspices of the Home Office", a leading human rights charity has warned.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025

Sunak battles Supreme Court ruling: What next for the UK’s Rwanda plan?

UK announces emergency legislation after Supreme Court rules against government plans to deport refugees to Rwanda.

Al Jazeera · Nov 16, 2023

Under cover of a shoplifting panic, the Tories are pushing through a shocking expansion of facial recognition

This widespread use in shops would be a sudden and dramatic increase of government and police surveillance powers , writes Akiko Hart from Liberty

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023