Hong Kong democracy campaigner accuses UK police of asking her to ‘self-censor’ Exclusive: Thames Valley police requested Carmen Lau ‘avoid public gatherings’ after neighbours received bounty letters The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
Palestinian rights group wins a legal bid to challenge UK ban The co-founder of a U.K.-based Palestinian rights organization that's outlawed by the British government has won a legal bid to challenge the decision to label the group a terrorist organization The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025
Essex politicians call for meeting with Home Secretary over asylum-seeker hotel Essex Police said 14 people have been charged in connection with protests at the site and there have been 23 arrests. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Palestine Action co-founder wins High Court permission to fight government's terror ban A judge has ruled Palestine Action’s co-founder can bring a High Court challenge Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Palestine Action High Court challenge can go ahead, judge rules Membership of the direct action group is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Decision due on whether Palestine Action legal challenge can go ahead A High Court judge will give his decision on whether a full legal challenge can go ahead, at 2pm on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025
Police boss demands meeting with Yvette Cooper to shut Epping asylum hotel Roger Hirst said The Bell was a ‘totally inappropriate’ location after cost of policing incidents reached £100,000 Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025
‘I shouldn’t have to fight for answers’: David Amess’s daughter on the MP’s murder and her fury at his friends and colleagues Almost four years on, Katie Amess thinks she will never recover from losing her father. And she isn’t convinced anything has been done to prevent future tragedies The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025
Labour must speed up plans to shut all asylum hotels, says party’s red wall chief Labour MP for Bassetlaw Jo White says there is a ‘huge sense of unfairness’ felt among her constituents about asylum seekers being put up in hotels at the cost of the taxpayer The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
UK, US blast Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas Hong Kong’s national security police announces arrest warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists mostly living in UK. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2025
Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine Exclusive: Rayner and Cooper understood to back action as 221 MPs sign letter calling for UK recognition of statehood The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
Home Office working to ‘restore order’ as council calls for asylum hotel to shut Multiple demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Murdered MP’s widow accuses Government of ‘cover-up’ following Prevent review Lady Julia Amess described the report as an ‘insult to Sir David’s memory’ in a letter to the Home Secretary. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Yvette Cooper condemns Nigel Farage’s criticisms of police Home secretary says Reform UK should back officers’ response to Epping asylum hotel unrest The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025 OPINION - The chilling truth is that now even waving a copy of Private Eye can get you arrested Well, it’s quite the coup for Private Eye, isn’t it? If you’re a satirical magazine, there are two ways of showing that you’re having an impact. One is to provoke Islamists to the point where they murder your staff, as in the case of the Charli Hebdo murders in Paris…
The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025 What was the Battle of Orgreave, and why has the government launched an inquiry into it? The UK’s home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a full inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave, a large, violent clash between the National Union of Mineworkers and South Yorkshire police that took place over 40 years ago.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025 The Guardian view on Labour’s visa crackdown in social care: another problem for an overstretched system Editorial: In the absence of fundamental reform of the sector, shutting down the sponsorship route for foreign workers is a shortsighted and risky move
The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025 Banning Palestine Action an 'abuse of power', High Court told BANNING Palestine Action as a terror organisation had the hallmarks of a “blatant abuse of power” and made the UK an “international…
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 What happened at the Battle of Orgreave – and why is there an inquiry 40 years laster? ‘The scars can still be felt across the coalfields,’ home secretary Yvette Cooper said
Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025 What was the battle of Ogreave? National inquiry is confirmed The bloody scenes of June 18 1984 will be delved into by an independent panel, here is all we know about the events and what will happen next...
Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025 Palestine Action terror ban made UK ‘international outlier’, High Court told The group’s co-founder wants to bring legal action over the decision to proscribe the organisation as a terror group.
Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025 High Court to hear bid to challenge Palestine Action ban Huda Ammori is seeking to challenge Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws earlier this year.
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025 Inquiry into Orgreave violence during 1984 miners’ strike announced The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984.
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 More than 100 people arrested across UK at Palestine Action protests The group was banned as a terrorist organisation in June
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025 Four arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences during pro-Palestine protest More than 100 people were detained across the country during demonstrations this weekend protesting against the proscription of Palestine Action.