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Father who set himself alight on indefinite jail term refused hospital care as family loses hope

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Thomas White, who has developed paranoid schizophrenia and psychosis after serving almost 13 years for stealing a phone, will not be transferred to hospital

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The Guardian view on the Blair-era archives: fateful decisions come in many guises

Editorial: Document releases from 2004 show that the Labour cabinet was deeply divided and badly informed on how to handle migration from Europe

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair was warned of Eastern European immigration surge following EU expansion

Papers from the National Archives show Tony Blair was warned of an immigration surge from Eastern Europe following the 2004 EU expansion

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Senior Labour figures urged Tony Blair to delay arrival of EU citizens in UK

Cabinet was split over east European countries joining in 2004, with some ‘extremely concerned’ by its implications

The Guardian - UK

Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show

Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme

The Guardian - UK

Blair opened UK borders to east European migrants despite misgivings

Newly released official files lift lid on how ministers expressed concerns over unrestricted access for workers from new EU countries

The Independent UK

‘90 people have taken their own lives already. How many more do they want?’ The Labour peer taking on the scandal of ‘99-year’ sentences

Indeterminate sentences were scrapped in 2012 – but thousands of prisoners are still serving them, often for petty crimes, with no hope of release. Could there now be hope of resentencing?

The Guardian - UK

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Lord David Blunkett blasts London Underground ‘death traps’ after falling through gap at station

Lord Blunkett is acalling for change after he and his dog fell down the gap

The Independent UK

‘Working people’ definition is work in progress for No 10

The phrase is commonly used by all parties but its meaning has come under scrutiny before next week’s budget

The Guardian - UK

Labour will have ‘blood on its hands’ if it rejects review of indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Peer insists there is still ‘everything to play for’ after government poured cold water on bill to resentence IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

Starmer eyes ex-Tory minister David Gauke for sentencing review role

The former Conservative justice secretary is on a shortlist to lead a policy review that could herald radical reforms

The Guardian - UK

IPP scandal: Call for free vote on bill to end ‘living nightmare’ of indefinite jail terms

Lord Blunkett and the chair of Prison Officers Association have backed a private member’s bill for almost 3,000 IPP prisoners to be resentenced

The Independent UK

Watch out Larry: how Jennie the golden retriever is taking Westminster by storm

The guide dog of Liberal democrat MP Steve Darling has her own press officer after becoming a social media sensation

The Guardian - UK

Calls to end injustice of indefinite jail terms as Keir Starmer to release prisoners early

David Blunkett backs calls demanding action on IPP sentences as Labour prepares to announce mass early release of other inmates

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Fears for father trapped in jail for 12 years over stealing a mobile phone after he set himself alight

Exclusive: Horrified family members believe IPP prisoner Thomas White acted in despair as he loses hope of ever being freed

The Guardian - UK

Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’

Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice

The Independent UK

Dad trapped under indefinite jail term ‘failed and forgotten’ as he’s transferred 12 times in 12 years

IPP prisoner Thomas White has been moved 12 times after serving 12 years for a two-year tariff for stealing a mobile phone

The Independent UK

Crucial reforms to help thousands trapped in indeterminate jail terms fail after Labour peers ‘bottle it’

Baroness Fox praised The Independent for shining a light on the plight of IPP prisoners in a House of Lords debate

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The Independent UK

Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on indeterminate sentence reforms

Cross-party peers take up cause of ‘inhumane’ sentences highlighted by The Independent – but proposals fall short of resentencing

The Guardian - UK

Marc Conway risked his life to stop the London Bridge terror attack. Why did he fear being sent to prison for it?

He tackled a murderer to the ground to protect the public. But the draconian licence conditions of his ‘99-year sentence’ meant that the first person he called was his probation officer

The Guardian - UK

David Blunkett’s mea culpa on indefinite sentences won’t wash

Letters: Nick Moss says the former home secretary would have known that the resources to support those on IPP sentences didn’t exist. Plus a letter from Gillian Kelly

The Guardian - UK

Unfair jail sentences – one more example of demonising society’s ‘morally unfit’

The IPP scandal should not be seen in isolation. It is all part of today’s politics by vilification

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 3,000 people are languishing in jail unfairly. We must set them free

There is consensus in parliament that indeterminate sentences are unjust. So why is the government dragging its heels, asks Bob Neill MP

The Guardian - UK

David Blunkett says devising 99-year prison sentences is his ‘biggest regret’

Labour former home secretary says imprisonment for public protection sentences have resulted in ‘deeply damaging outcomes’

The Guardian - UK

Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules

David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes

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