2 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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10 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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13 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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38 h. 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 Foreign criminals to be immediately deported after sentencing under new plans announced by Labour

The plan, which is one of the most hardline actions taken so far by Keir Starmer 's government, was unveiled by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

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4 d. ago Foreign criminals to be deported immediately under new law, vows Justice Secretary

‘If you abuse our hospitality and break our laws, we will send you packing,’ the Justice Secretary said.

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4 d. ago UK to deport foreign criminals to free up jail space in latest immigration crackdown

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood vows the offenders will be sent ‘packing’ immediately when they receive a custodial sentence

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4 d. ago Foreign criminals convicted in UK to be deported immediately under new plans

Deported offenders will be barred from re-entering UK and measures will apply to those in custody too to cut costsMost foreign criminals convicted by a UK court will be deported immediately, instead of 30% of the way through their prison sentences, under plans announced by the government.The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has proposed a change in legislation that will give the government the power to deport most foreign prisoners as soon as they are convicted and incarcerated. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Thousands of foreign criminals to be deported as minister vows to 'send them packing'

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has proposed the changes, which could save taxpayers an average £54,000 per year per prison place and see up to 3000 convicts from abroad kicked out of Britain

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4 d. ago Shabana Mahmood vows to send foreign criminals ‘packing’ when they are jailed

‘If you abuse our hospitality and break our laws, we will send you packing,’ the Justice Secretary said.

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7 d. ago Most homes that lost power during Storm Floris reconnected – Justice Secretary

Angela Constance said 98% of the 71,000 homes that lost power in Scotland have since been restored.

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7 d. ago Families of murder victims 'relieved’ as Government backs parole ban for killers who hide bodies

Suzanne Pilley and Arlene Fraser's families met with Justice Secretary Angela Constance to press for an amendment to the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform Bill.

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8 d. ago Prison staff expose 'shambles' of early release scheme as they back new plan

Officers working in jails and those who monitor the release of inmates back Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood ’s plans to bring in a Texas-style behaviour model

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8 d. ago Jenrick demands Law Society withdraw ‘race and ethnicity’ guidance

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has written to Law Society president Richard Atkinson, claiming the guidance promotes ‘dangerous ideas’.

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8 d. ago Prison system was days from ‘total meltdown’ three times under last Tory government, review finds

Labour’s justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says the report ‘lays bare the disgraceful way the last Conservative government ran our prisons’

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9 d. ago SNP Justice Secretary's website pulled down after complaint lodged with Holyrood authorities

EXCLUSIVE: Angela Constance has been accused of breaching Holyrood rules after SNP material appeared on her MSP website.

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9 d. ago Justice Secretary faces complaint about SNP material on taxpayer

A spokesperson for Angela Constance said "action was taken" after issues about her MSP website were brought to her attention.

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9 d. ago Scottish Government holds emergency meeting over Storm Floris disruption

Justice secretary Angela Constance said updates would be issued throughout Tuesday.

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1 week ago It is ‘imperative’ to follow advice as Storm Floris hits Scotland – minister

Justice Secretary Angela Constance said Storm Floris is ‘well and truly with us’.

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3 w. ago Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle

Move by Marco Rubio is latest attempt by Trump administration to help former president avoid justice over alleged coupThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil’s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup.Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump’s Maga movement, is on trial for allegedly masterminding a murderous plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election to his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro is expected to be convicted by the supreme court in the coming weeks and faces a jail sentence of up to 43 years. Continue reading...

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