James Bulger's mum begs PM to keep killer Jon Venables behind bars ahead of parole hearing It comes as the 40-year-old faces a parole hearing in the next few days Liverpool Echo · Oct 11, 2022
Cocaine found in toilets at the Conservative Party conference during raucous parties Our probe found traces of the class A drug in two bathrooms close to a packed bar within the security cordon at Birmingham’s Hyatt Regency hotel. Daily Record · Oct 9, 2022
Liz Truss to give government powers to override human rights court Prime minister resurrects plan for ECHR override The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
Tory ex-ministers in line for £410,000 redundancy payments - including Boris Johnson Boris Johnson will get a £18,860 golden goodbye and ex-Cabinet ministers such as Dominic Raabare in line for £16,876. The Lib Dems urged them to give up the payments Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022
Victims' Commissioner Vera Baird quits post and accuses ministers of 'downgrading' interests The former Labour MP was originally appointed to the post championing victims’ rights in 2019, but said that unlike her predecessor Dominic Raab, she was not offered an automatic second term Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022
Justice Secretary Lewis urges striking barristers to return to work The new Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis said the first talks between lawyers and the Government were ‘constructive’ and discussions would continue. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Striking barristers to meet new Justice Secretary The Criminal Bar Association will sit down with Brandon Lewis, who was appointed to the role two weeks ago. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
Raft of legislation for the chop amid focus on growth over regulation New cabinet ministers ditch bill of rights, energy reforms, obesity strategy and cap on bankers bonuses, with more to follow The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022
Defendants set free from prison as barrister Legal Aid strike continues Thousands of trials and sentencing hearings have had to be abandoned Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022
New justice secretary Brandon Lewis ‘must negotiate’ to end barristers’ strike Victims’ Commissioner says Dominic Raab’s refusal to meet striking barristers was ‘reckless failure’ as delays mount The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Busy first day hints at six plans Liz Truss Government has in pipeline for UK Human rights and fracking law reforms plus raft of measures to tackle the energy crisis are on the cards Wales Online · Sep 7, 2022
Liz Truss hits pause on Bill of Rights plans which would trample over devolution LIZ Truss has shelved controversial plans to introduce a Bill of Rights, it is understood. The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2022
Liz Truss government shelves Bill of Rights – but vows to carry out human rights overhaul Ex-justice secretary Dominic Raab’s bill described as ‘a mess’ by Truss camp The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Raab’s Bill of Rights shelved by Truss Government The legislation was intended to replace the Human Rights Act. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 Liz Truss halts Dominic Raab’s bill of rights plan New PM tells cabinet she will rethink how to deliver agenda, as source describes bill as ‘complete mess’
Reuters · Sep 7, 2022 Britain to shelve proposed Bill of Rights - The Sun Britain's new government will shelve plans for a Bill of Rights aimed at giving London power to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022 7 reasons to be worried about Liz Truss' Cabinet of loyalists and right-wingers Liz Truss' new Cabinet met for the first time today - we've rounded up a few of the concerns being raised, from Jacob Rees-Mogg overseeing climate to the hardline Home Secretary
Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022 New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis urged to ‘negotiate pronto’ to end barristers strike Brandon Lewis is the seventh Justice Secretary in seven years - and has inherited a backlog of roughly 60,000 criminal cases
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022 Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones Nearly a third of Cabinet attendees are women – the highest proportion in modern times.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022 Liz Truss’s cabinet in full: Who is in new PM’s top team? Big shake-up sees Rishi Sunak supporters booted out in favour of leader’s allies
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022 Liz Truss culls cabinet on first day as loyalists and allies get top jobs New PM also pledges to urgently tackle energy crisis with plans to freeze bills at about £2,500 a year expected within days
Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022 Tory minister's wife calls Liz Truss 'an imbecile' after sacking him to appoint a crony Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, wife of outgoing Minister for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer, has called new Tory PM Liz Truss "an imbecile" in a fiery Twitter rant
Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022 Liz Truss Cabinet reshuffle in full: Meet the loyalists backed - and Sunak-backers sacked The new Prime Minister was branded an 'imbecile' by one sacked minister's wife after ditching Sunak-backers Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and Steve Barclay, and appointing allies Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman and Therese Coffey to top jobs
Daily Record · Sep 6, 2022 Liz Truss rewards Tory allies with top jobs as she announces new Cabinet The new Prime Minister has appointed close alliens Kwasi Kwarteng and Therese Coffey as Chancellor and Deputy PM respectively.
Manchester Evening News · Sep 6, 2022 New Prime Minister Liz Truss announces ministers appointed to cabinet Liz Truss has been appointing ministers to the cabinet this evening