Posted by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2026 | Clacton byelection August 2026, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian |
Farage has taken a high risk gamble by resigning and forcing a byelection in his constituency. Nosheen Iqbal heads to Clacton to find out how voters feelClacton was once a seaside jewel on England’s east coast. But these days...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2026 | Industrial action, Law, Politics, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK criminal justice, UK news |
Concerns raised over proposed changes to early release scheme as probation staff vote to strike over workloadsAndy Burnham’s plan to stop the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers and other serious offenders could increase...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2026 | Media, National newspapers, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Nigel Farage, Politics, Press freedom, Reform UK, Richard Tice, The Guardian, UK news |
Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sourcesRichard Tice has been accused of using “nasty tactics” in an attempt to intimidate journalists and deflect attention from his...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Labour, Politics, Prisons and probation, The Guardian, UK criminal justice |
The PM has proposed three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solutionAndy Burnham said on Monday he was “increasingly confident” that PC Andrew Harper’s killers would not be freed in the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2026 | Industrial action, Law, Politics, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK criminal justice, UK news |
Napo members overwhelmingly back action after union had criticised prisons proposals as rushedProbation staff have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike, in a potentially serious complication to Andy Burnham’s plans to tweak an...
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