Sir George Howarth obituary Veteran Labour MP and minister who represented the constituency where he was born for 38 years The Guardian - UK · Jul 24
Ex-Daily Mail editor claims obtaining ex-directory phone numbers was ‘low on Richter scale of unlawfulness’ Paul Dacre said he was ‘totally unaware’ of the methods used to obtain Chelsy Davy’s flight details and seat number The Independent UK · Feb 11
Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships Jim Boyling tells public inquiry senior managers turned blind eye to long-term relationships with three women The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Paul Dacre says claims Mail broke law to target Doreen Lawrence ‘bitterly wounding’ Ex-editor of Daily Mail tells high court he is appalled by allegations about its journalists by Stephen Lawrence’s mother and others The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Colin Pickthall obituary Reliable and principled Labour MP who was invaluable as a parliamentary aide to Jack Straw The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
“The band has to get from 10/4 to 4/4 to 7/4 to 4/4 to 10/4. This all happens spontaneously and without prior discussion”: The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir in five songs (and a jam) Bob Weir was not an obvious candidate for one of the biggest rock stars in the world, but as the most visible steward of the Dead's legacy, that’s what he became MusicRadar · Jan 15
I Fought The Law ending explained: Breaking down the intense finale of the Sheridan Smith drama The heartbreaking story of Ann Ming's fight to get justice for her murdered daughter reached its TV conclusion, and did not disappoint Woman & Home · Sep 10, 2025
UK to make it harder for refugees to bring family members to country Home secretary to announce overhaul of family reunion policy in attempt to quell fractious immigration debate The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025
Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank The Policy Exchange claims public debate on human rights law reform had been ‘distorted’. The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025
Why are there growing calls for Britain to quit the ECHR – and would it make a difference? Here, The Independent takes a look at what the ECHR is, why some people think we should quit and why others say leaving may bring more problems than it solves The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
Starmer could end asylum hotel use in six months with this one move, charity claims The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
'Really dangerous': Liberty chief blasts Labour over human rights law tinkering LABOUR’S tinkering with European human rights laws is “really dangerous”, according to the head of a leading civil liberties group. The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025
Jack Straw urges Labour not to panic about threat of Nigel Farage Former home secretary praises Keir Starmer’s success on world stage and says PM can win over sceptical UK public The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025
Blair’s fury with Chirac over Mugabe summit invite Newly released files show Tony Blair accused the French president of trying to undermine the UK by inviting the Zimbabwean leader to an EU summit. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 Friday briefing: The court case trying to stop Palestine Action being designated a terrorist group In today’s newsletter: As legal proceedings begin at the high court, there are urgent questions about the boundaries between civil disobedience and national security
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025 Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon cases
Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025 OPINION - Jack Straw is trying to smuggle a dangerous idea back into Britain's justice system The British public are about to be presented with a series of “big ideas” to fix the criminal justice system which is currently utterly broken.
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Former justice secretary Jack Straw says right to choose jury trial lets defendants ‘game’ courts The Labour grandee called for the government to scrap the right to a jury trial for ‘either way’ mid-level offences amid soaring court backlogs
Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025 Jack Straw says UK government should axe defendant's right to elect jury trial Jack Straw tried to abolish the defendant’s right to elect jury trial when he was Home Secretary
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2025 Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release Toru Kubota backed calls from three former foreign secretaries William Hague, Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from Myanmar’s brutal dictatorship
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2024 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 · Dec 31, 2024 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 Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024 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