5 h. ago Judges who bring their personal politics to court should be removed, insists shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick

Tighter pre-appointment checks for those with partisan views are needed, the MP (pictured) for Newark, Nottinghamshire, said.

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8 h. ago Jenrick calls for removal of judges who ‘bring personal politics’ into job

The shadow justice secretary said ‘partisan’ judges are bringing judiciary ‘into serious disrepute’.

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21 h. ago Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday

Senator Adam Schiff suggests in letter that use of funds to alter outflow of lake for personal use may have been inappropriateUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Secret Service and US military engineers are facing scrutiny after Adam Schiff, the California senator, demanded they answer questions about the Trump administration’s recent decision to change the water level of a lake in Ohio to facilitate a family boating trip for JD Vance on his birthday.The Secret Service has said that it requested the outflow of the Caesar Creek Lake in Ohio be changed shortly before the vice-president’s 2 August trip so that his security detail could safely navigate the Little Miami River, which the lake feeds into. The story was first reported by the Guardian last week. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Refugee charity boss who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' in BBC row says top Tory should work with him to 'de

Dr Krish Kandiah, founder of the Sanctuary Foundation, said he had offered an 'olive branch' to the shadow justice secretary following a row earlier this week.

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28 h. ago Charity boss offers ‘olive branch’ to Jenrick in migration comments row

The BBC apologised to Robert Jenrick after Krish Kandiah suggested the Tory MP was xenophobic during a broadcast.

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48 h. ago Robert Jenrick claims migrants threw bottles at him at France camp

Robert Jenrick said that he had bottles thrown at him during a visit to a migrant camp near Calais.

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49 h. ago Robert Jenrick is pelted with bottles at Calais migrant camp before he's 'ignored' by French police as he reports how dozens are preparing to cross the Channel

The shadow justice secretary was speaking to people at the Loon-Plage camp when he said a man 'started throwing glass bottles' in his direction.

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52 h. ago Robert Jenrick claims migrants threw bottles at him during France camp visit

Robert Jenrick said that he had bottles thrown at him during a visit to a migrant camp near Calais.

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55 h. ago BBC apologises to Robert Jenrick for Radio 4 'xenophobia' claim

The shadow justice secretary accused the BBC of smearing ‘millions of worried citizens as ‘xenophobic’ for their completely understandable fears’

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62 h. ago BBC is forced to apologise to Robert Jenrick after he was branded 'xenophobic' on Thought For The Day over article he wrote for the Mail On Sunday

Corporation bosses apologised to the Shadow Justice Secretary and had Radio 4's Today taken down from its streaming services and edited.

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63 h. ago Thought for the Day pundit who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' runs refugee resettlement charity and helps them find homes in the UK

Dr Krish Kandiah, who caused so much controversy on yesterday's Today programme, runs a refugee resettlement charity.

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66 h. ago BBC apologises to Jenrick over suggestions he is xenophobic in Radio 4 broadcast

The shadow justice secretary accused the BBC of smearing ‘millions of worried citizens as ‘xenophobic’ for their completely understandable fears’.

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2 d. ago BBC forced to edit flagship Today programme and apologise after Robert Jenrick was branded 'xenophobic' for Mail on Sunday article

The BBC has been forced to edit a Thought for the Day segment in which Robert Jenrick was accused of xenophobia.

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3 d. ago Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon: The secret to happiness? It’s not politics

Frankly is Nicola Sturgeon’s bid to “reveal the person behind the politician”. As she puts it, “The seemingly confident, combative woman who dominated Scottish politics for more than a decade, unnerved the Westminster establishment, helped lead Scotland to the verge of independence and steered it through a global pandemic, is painfully shy, an introvert.”

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3 d. ago JD Vance to meet Reform’s Nigel Farage after talks with Tory MP Robert Jenrick

US vice-president will not hold talks with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch due to ‘conflicting schedules’

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3 d. ago JD Vance has met Jenrick on Cotswolds visit but not expected to see Badenoch

Conservative spokesperson says scheduling meeting of US vice-president and party leader had been difficultJD Vance has met Robert Jenrick during his holiday in the Cotswolds but is not expected to see the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch.Jenrick held an hour-long one-on-one meeting with the US vice-president on Tuesday evening, according to a source close to the shadow justice secretary. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago JD Vance expected to host Robert Jenrick during UK trip – but not Tory leader

A Conservative spokesman said Kemi Badenoch’s team had spoken to Mr Vance’s but that ‘scheduling’ had proved difficult.

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3 d. ago Epping Council goes to High Court in bid to remove migrants from asylum hotel

Essex council applies for an interim High Court injunction in bid to stop asylum seekers from being housed at hotel that has been at the centre of protests

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3 d. ago JD Vance to meet Tory MP Robert Jenrick and Reform’s Nigel Farage on UK visit

US vice-president will not hold talks with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch due to ‘conflicting schedules’

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4 d. ago Indian court orders removal of thousands of stray dogs from Delhi region

Judge cites attacks on children among grounds for ruling but animal protection groups say decision is inhumaneIndia’s supreme court has ordered the immediate removal of thousands of stray dogs from the Delhi capital region, citing canine attacks and the country’s alarming rabies toll.The sweeping move has set up a clash between public safety advocates and those who see the animals as beloved fixtures of their neighbourhoods. Continue reading...

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