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Emergency measures bailed out jails at last minute as No 10 refused to cut prisoner numbers until ‘cliff edge’ reached, former watchdog reports

Historic decision came after pressure from senior cabinet members and Labour MPs

A prisoner self-harmed once every seven minutes in last 12 months, according to Ministry of Justice figures

A NEW left-wing political party led by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana could prove a “headache” for Labour and should be taken “seriously”,…

PROFESSOR John Curtice has weighed in on speculation that Keir Starmer and top ministers in his Government could lose their seats to Jeremy Corbyn…

PM chairs emergency cabinet meeting to outline peace plan – including historic shift in UK policy on Palestine

Whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been a debate in UK politics for years. Conservatives have long accused the convention of interfering with government policy on migration and criminal justice, and have debated repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 (which enshrines the convention…

Justice secretary ‘determined to keep prison staff safe’ as rates of assaults on officers reached record levels last year

Specialist officers based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and Doncaster, South Yorkshire, will be the first to become equipped with Tasers from Monday.

Prime minister faces growing demands to recognise a Palestinian state immediately amid mounting global anger over the starving population in Gaza

Cooper, 77, paid tribute to the Black Sabbath frontman following the news of his death on Tuesday evening.