Simon Israel
Government’s counter-extremism strategy faces court challenge
Muslim activist Dr Salman Butt has launched legal action against the Home Secretary after he was named in a Government press release about hate preachers.
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Largest crime rise in a decade
The largest rise in crime for a decade has been recorded in England and Wales, with the biggest increase in violent and sexual crime. This, as the Home Office revealed police numbers are at their lowest since 1985.
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Asylum seekers ‘going hungry’
Asylum seekers are homeless and going hungry because the Government can’t process their applications for support fast enough. Refugee Action examined more than 300 cases and found that the Home Office is regularly missing its own deadlines, taking weeks or even months to decide whether to grant support, and wrongly rejecting claims for emergency help.
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Nail bar workers held in Home Office swoop
The Home Office has visited more than 150 businesses across London and southern England in an attempt to clamp down on illegal working and exploitation in nail bars.
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Simon Israel
Has Theresa May been a good Home Secretary?
One insider describes her as a formidable negotiator with great attention to detail – someone who, perhaps surprisingly, “cares more about the little people than the big ones”.
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Simon Israel
HMIC says neighbourhood policing ‘under threat’
HMIC warn that neighbourhood policing, the foundation block of modern day law enforcement, is under threat.
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Home Office launch major review into police custody deaths
The Homes Secretary will announce a major review into police custody deaths today with a focus on the support given to bereaved families and available mental healthcare facilities.
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FactCheck: what they’re not telling you about immigration
The Conservatives announce another immigration crackdown – on the same day new figures show they are still missing their net migration target.
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Government crackdown on ‘poisonous ‘ Islamist extremism
David Cameron announces the government will combat “poisonous Islamist extremist ideology” by banning organisations and clamping down on those seeking to radicalise young people.
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Theresa May warns radical Islamists the ‘game is up’
The home secretary announces a Conservative party wishlist of measures to tackle extremism after the election, including a ban for hate preachers and a campaign to promote “British values”.
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Undercover policing: Judge to lead public inquiry
Home Secretary Theresa May establishes a judge-led inquiry into past and present undercover policing in England and Wales, with powers to compel witnesses to give evidence.
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Yarl’s Wood staff should wear body cameras – Home Office
After a Channel 4 News investigation finds inappropriate behaviour by staff at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, the Home Office calls for guards to start wearing video cameras as soon as possible.
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‘Third world’ bail system slammed by former Murdoch lawyer
Police will lose the power to bail people indefinitely under plans announced by the home secretary, lawyer Tom Crone says the system is “grotesque”.
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Home Office did not request CIA redactions – Theresa May
Theresa May tells MPs the Home Office did not ask for any redactions from a Senate report on the CIA’s use of torture.
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Victims call for full force of law in child abuse inquiry
Theresa May’s inquiry into historical allegations of child sex abuse is plunged into crisis after a number of alleged victims threatened to withdraw unless major changes were made.
