New law on child exploitation by drug dealers in Labour crime crackdown
New offences, laws and reforms across policing and justice system will be among plans outlined in king’s speech
What is on the immediate to-do list for six key new cabinet ministers?
Several cabinet ministers have immediate issues to confront now they are safely installed in Whitehall. With the new government needing to make an early impression, we look at six figures with pressing concerns
Who is in the new Labour cabinet?
Football, faith and Fabianism: what books by the new frontbenchers tell us about the way Labour will govern
Labour condemns harassment of its candidates in pro-Palestinian areas
June 2024
Life under Labour
Labour wants to ‘take back our streets’: Will this help people affected by crime?
Yvette Cooper promises Labour would ‘turn the page’ on Windrush scandal
The Tories betrayed the Windrush victims – we will stand by them
Yvette Cooper
Labour promises new police powers to curb noisy off-road bikes
Labour pledges to investigate treatment of migrant workers in care sector
Yvette Cooper says she expects net migration to fall ‘swiftly’ under Labour
May 2024
The IPP scandal
David Blunkett’s mea culpa on indefinite sentences won’t wash
Letters: Nick Moss says the former home secretary would have known that the resources to support those on IPP sentences didn’t exist. Plus a letter from Gillian Kelly
April 2024
Angela Rayner handling house sale controversy ‘in right way’, says Yvette Cooper
Labour deputy leader being investigated over whether she gave false information a decade ago
March 2024
Police to get compulsory training on violence against women under Labour plans
Party’s proposals come after Elish Angiolini’s report into Wayne Couzens’ murder of Sarah Everard
February 2024
I read the Couzens report expecting evidence of rank misogyny. What I found was almost worse
Gaby Hinsliff
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Jeremy Hunt ‘could adopt Labour tax-raising plans’ – as it happened
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Sarah Everard report 'too little, too late', says Yvette Cooper – video
Huge rise in antisemitic abuse in UK since Hamas attack, says charity
January 2024
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Reports PM privately thinks Rwanda plan won’t work are why costs must be published, Yvette Cooper says – as it happened
Labour to table vote calling for release of Rwanda deportation plan documents
