Double killer gets £7,500 payout for human rights breaches as taxpayers foot £234,000 legal bill Fuad Awale was convicted in January 2013 of the execution-style shooting of two teenagers Evening Standard · Jan 2
Tories repeat calls to strip activist of UK citizenship amid ‘insincere’ apology Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said that if he were in government, he would be ‘making sure’ Alaa Abd El-Fattah was deported. Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025
Tories and Labour face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah Dissident was freed by Egypt after campaign by successive UK governments but offensive posts have surfaced The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025
UK leader criticized for applauding return of man freed from Egyptian prison as old tweets resurface The U.K. prime minister is facing criticism after celebrating the return of human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah from Egypt The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Deport Egyptian activist over ‘death of Zionists’ social media posts, say Tories Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called for dual-national Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be stripped of his UK citizenship Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025
Government condemns Egyptian activist’s ‘abhorrent’ social media posts The Conservatives have called for dual-national Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be stripped of his UK citizenship and deported. The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Government condemns freed Egyptian activist’s ‘abhorrent’ social media posts Alaa Abd El-Fattah appeared to call for violence towards ‘Zionists’ and the police The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Backlash grows over Egyptian activist’s social media posts after return to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has faced criticism for celebrating the return of Alaa Abd El-Fattah on Boxing Day. Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025
Starmer criticised for celebrating activist’s return from Egypt after social media posts Mr Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual national, was detained in Egypt in September 2019 The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025
Starmer criticised for celebrating democracy activist’s return from Egypt Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from an Egyptian prison in September after receiving a presidential pardon. Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2025
Fury over 'paltry' sentence for killer who beat father to death after queue-jumping row in Sainsbury's Demiesh Williams, 30, was jailed for just five years for the fatal assault on Andrew Clark, 43, in Beckenham, south London Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025
Police seize £80,000 of suspected stolen goods at car boot sale dubbed ‘lawless’ by Robert Jenrick The shadow justice secretary visited Hounslow Heath car boot sale in November, describing it as a "carnival of criminality" The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Met seizes £80,000 of ‘stolen goods’ at car boot sale dubbed lawless by Jenrick Police recovered 400 suspected stolen power tools from Hounslow Heath car boot sale, west London, on Thursday. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025 Scrapping of jury trials will do ‘next to nothing’ for rape victims – Jenrick Jury trials will be reserved for offences such as murder and rape, and those with a likely sentence of more than three years in prison, under plans.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025 Reform UK aiming for reverse takeover of Tories, Farage says Leader says electoral deal now would cost his party votes but he aims to continue winning over defectors
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025 Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? It’s time for a harsh reality check. A progressive bloc of parties refusing to see a common threat risks disaster, says Neal Lawson of Compass
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025 Lammy’s jury trial plans are ‘massive mistake’, say Labour MPs and peers Only cases such as murder and rape or offences carrying sentence longer than three years would face jury under plans
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025 Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025 Justice Secretary to set out reforms to tackle ‘courts emergency’ David Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025 David Lammy set to unveil major reforms to UK justice system this week Reports have suggested that jury trials will be significantly restricted if Lammy’s proposed changes go through
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025 Labour does not trust public, says Jenrick amid reports of more jury-less trials Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts system has recommended juries are reserved for rape, murder and manslaughter cases.
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025 Government may appeal on whether convicted terrorist had human rights breached The ruling said the Ministry of Justice had breached Sahayb Abu’s human rights by not allowing him to mix with other prisoners.
Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2025 ‘Lawless London’: Robert Jenrick claims police absent as stolen goods sold openly at Hounslow market The Conservative politican claimed that some sellers were wearing balaclavas at Hounslow car boot sale
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025 Robert Jenrick’s live TV interview interrupted by Sooty and Sweep anti-Brexit campaigners Robert Jenrick was interrupted by anti-Brexit protesters holding up Sooty and Sweep puppets during a live TV interview.