The Latest Breaking News from Dominic Grieve

‘Very small’ Brexit trade deal with Pacific no match for EU, Starmer told

Britain is to officially join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) 

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

UK politics live: Esther Rantzen pens heartfelt letter on assisted dying - urging MPs to vote on ‘vital’ issue

Dame Esther, who is terminally ill, has been a strong advocate for changing the law to allow dying adults to take their own lives in limited circumstances, without fear of their families being prosecuted for helping them

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Assisted dying is a slippery slope turning NHS into the ‘national death service’, warns Tory grandee

Exclusive: Dr Liam Fox has warned that the safeguards included in the bill are ‘completely false’ – his intervention follows opposition from Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Liz Truss and polling that reveals public concern over whether the NHS is fit to deliver assisted dying

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Minister warns justice system will feel impact of riots for years as offenders risk up to a decade in jail

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the violence had made the job of dealing with issues including a massive backlog in court cases and overcrowding in prisons harder

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024

Attorney general who oversaw 2011 riots warns far-right chaos is wake-up call for broken justice system

Exclusive: Dominic Grieve has praised the rapid punishment for far-right thugs but stressed this was not typical of a justice system that is plagued by delays and underfunding

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

‘A lot of people haven’t stood up to the forces of darkness’: Anna Soubry on her mission to make Starmer PM

The former minister opens up about her ex-colleagues, her infamous Nigel Farage impression, and why she’ll do anything to help Sir Keir succeed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Tories ‘held in contempt by the electorate’ as pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak over betting scandal

Prime minister fails to deny cabinet ministers among those who had a flutter on the election date

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

Three options government is considering to make Rwanda deportation plan work - and their flaws

Rishi Sunak vowed to get flights taking off by the spring after Supreme Court ruled plan was unlawful

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Suella Braverman ‘demeans her office by whipping up divisions’, Keir Starmer warns

Labour leader accused home secretary of ‘sowing the seeds of hatred and distrust’ ahead of protest

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

Why the attorney general's power to deal with contempt of court is a conflict of interest

The UK home secretary, Suella Braverman, is the most recent government minister to be accused of potential contempt of court. Following a decision to charge a firearms officer with murder for the shooting of Chris Kaba in September 2022, Braverman tweeted that officers “mustn’t fear ending up in the dock…

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2023