Shabana Mahmood, the lord chancellor, is considering mandatory chemical castration for the most serious sex offenders, according to government sources. The minister’s department is planning to expand a pilot to 20 regions as part of a package of “radical” measures […]
The UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” without tougher controls on who enters the country, Keir Starmer said on Monday, as he unveiled a set of policies meant to significantly drive down net migration. The prime minister said his
Elon Musk has “politicised” the rape of young girls in the UK in an attempt to attack Keir Starmer, a former health worker who exposed a major paedophile ring has told the Guardian. Sara Rowbotham, who gathered evidence that led
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The government “needs to seriously look” at the effects of toxic smoke inhalation on firefighters who served at the Grenfell Tower fire, a minister said on Friday. The comments from Andrew Gwynne, the health minister, came after the Guardian disclosed
More than a quarter of firefighters exposed to toxic smoke during the Grenfell Tower fire have had long-term health disorders, a study shows. Ministers are facing demands for an urgent review after data from 524 firefighters who risked their lives
Passengers will be allowed to use expired identity documents to travel to the UK because of flaws in the eVisa system, a minister has told the Guardian. Seema Malhotra, the migration and citizenship minister, said the government had postponed a
The number of small boat arrivals since Keir Starmer took power has passed 20,000, with the Home Office claiming a record number of calm autumnal days in the Channel was responsible. A 31-day period in October and November had the
Fewer women could be sent to jail under a review to be announced by ministers this week that is expected to cut sentences for thousands of criminals. The government will lay the groundwork for the task of reshaping the sentencing
Religious hate crimes in England and Wales have soared by 25% to record levels, coinciding with the Israel-Hamas conflict, government statistics show. The increase, from 8,370 to 10,484 offences reported to police forces in the year to March, was driven
Shabana Mahmood, the lord chancellor, has declared that “prison isn’t working” for women as she announced a package of measures to reduce the number of females in the prison estate. Plans to treat more women in the community, resolve cases
