Fire safety report demanded five changes on Bibby Stockholm Documents released under FoI laws show officials’ concerns after first asylum seekers boarded The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023
Rishi Sunak excels in his summer job of making Tories look unelectable PM’s autumn agenda will be one of desperate hope after months of one bad headline after another The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023
New powers to root out rogue officers after Met scandals must be made law without delay, ministers told Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system after Wayne Couzens and David Carrick scandals Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023
Police in England and Wales guilty of gross misconduct face automatic dismissal Staff who fail re-vetting can also be sacked under UK government reforms of disciplinary system The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system Chief constables, or other senior officers, will have greater powers to root out and sack rogue staff from their forces. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
At last! Suella Braverman hands police chiefs powers to sack rogue cops Police officers will face automatic dismissal if guilty of gross misconduct, under Home Office changes demanded by forces months ago The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Bibby Stockholm: ministers accused of playing Russian roulette with asylum seekers’ lives Charity condemns plan to return people to the barge despite inspection finding failings in its plumbing system The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Six former home secretaries urge Suella Braverman to act on corrupt police officers Labour and Tory grandees urge government to give police chiefs greater powers to sack rogue cops The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Don’t look there: how politicians divert our attention from climate protesters' claims The right to protest is a distinctive feature of democratic, liberal societies. Yet the way in which many leading British politicians are currently talking about Just Stop Oil might make you think otherwise. Far from engaging with the issues at stake in these protests, politicians appear to be encouraging the… The Conversation · Aug 29, 2023
Braverman ‘interfering with police independence’ after crime pledge The home secretary instructed forces to pursue all reasonable crime leads despite squeeze on funding The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023
Suella Braverman restates wish for UK to leave European court of human rights Home secretary calls the court ‘politicised’ and refuses to rule out mass tagging of asylum seekers The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023
Braverman defends police resources for new crime crackdown UK home secretary insists force has sufficient staffing numbers to tackle ‘back-to-basics policing’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023
Suella Braverman says ‘we will do whatever it takes’ if Strasbourg thwarts Rwanda plan Home secretary confirms government considering fitting some migrants with electronic tags The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023
‘Just a gimmick’: Suella Braverman criticised over plans to tag migrants Home Office officials are mulling ankle tags as a way to prevent migrants who cannot be housed in limited detention sites from absconding The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Forces have resources to meet police investigations pledge, says Braverman The Home Secretary has implored officers to act on leads for phone or car theft, shoplifting and criminal damage.
Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2023 Bibby Stockholm barge is safe amid legal challenge possibility, Suella Braverman says The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Bibby Stockholm barge is safe amid legal challenge possibility, Braverman says The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2023 UK Government not ruling out electronic tagging to 'control' migrants HOME Secretary Suella Braverman has not ruled out a report suggesting that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023 ‘They’re so pathetic’: Jess Phillips slams government attacks on lawyers Labour MP also condemns use of Bibby Stockholm barge to hold asylum seekers, calling it a gimmick
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Police ordered to investigate every theft and follow every ‘reasonable’ lead in solving crimes Home secretary says she expects ‘radical change’ in way forces tackle so-called ‘low-level’ criminality such as theft, shoplifting and criminal damage
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023 Police pledge to pursue any ‘reasonable’ lead to improve investigations The Home Secretary urged forces to properly investigate crimes like theft or criminal damage which have been wrongly treated as ‘less important’.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023 Home Office ‘may fit asylum seekers with electronic tags’ Preferred option for handling growing numbers of applicants is to increase number of detention places, but tagging has been mooted as short-term fix
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 Asylum seekers say Bibby Stockholm conditions caused suicide attempt Thirty-nine people who were briefly housed on barge write to Suella Braverman describing fear and despair
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023 This horror story visited on South Wales by Suella Braverman could be coming to a street near you A far-right backlash against the home secretary’s asylum policy has brought a deluge of hate to a peaceful Welsh town, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Serious misconduct by former trustees at Care4Calais, Charity Commission finds The regulator said the charity had historically not been managed well, but that its governance has now ‘improved significantly’.