The Latest Breaking News from Caroline Nokes

Jenrick claims immigration reforms will help prevent further ‘damage to society’

Labour said the economic impact assessment for the Illegal Migration Bill provides ‘evidence of the scale of Conservative failure’.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Abandon plans to detain and send children to Rwanda, MPs tell Government

Women and Equalities Committee chairwoman Caroline Nokes said one of their biggest concerns is the treatment of children within the asylum system.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

No plans to change laws says Rishi Sunak after mum-of-three jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off

Carla Foster, 44, was jailed for 28 months after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion

Manchester Evening News · Jun 13, 2023

Demands to reform ‘out-of-date’ 1861 abortion law used to jail mother - OLD

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Shock announcement came after ‘cronies’ rewarded in ‘sickening’ honours list

Labour has called the resignation honours list a ‘carousel of Boris Johnson’s cronies’

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Two Tory MPs cut from Johnson’s honours list to avoid by-elections – report

Nadine Dorries and Sir Alok Sharma are said to have been struck from the list which could be published as soon as Friday.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Racial disparity in maternal deaths needs to be eliminated, say MPs

Previous research found black women are almost four times more likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth and the period afterwards than white women.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

MPs condemn ‘appalling’ stats showing Black women almost four times more likely to die in childbirth

‘We are also afraid the government and NHS have not fully grasped that racism has played a key part in the complex reasons underlying the disparities,’ Caroline Nokes says

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

MPs condemn failure to tackle ‘glaring’ racial inequalities in UK maternal health

Committee says too many black women receive treatment that falls short of acceptable standards

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

Target needed to eliminate racial disparity in maternal deaths, say MPs

Previous research found black women are almost four times more likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth and the period afterwards than white women.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023