Posted by The Guardian | Jul 2, 2026 | Greater Manchester, Labour, Politics, Prisons and probation, Rape and sexual assault, Rochdale child sex abuse ring, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Women |
Exclusive: Sara Rowbotham voices fears due to ‘weak’ probation service as local politicians ‘collectively chilled’ by prospectThe release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for women and girls because of...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 2, 2026 | Chris Philp, Conservatives, Immigration and asylum, Leicestershire, Migration, Politics, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news |
Man once called ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps lives in Leicestershire and is said to be trying to claim asylumA convicted people smuggler who has been found living in Britain should be arrested and deported, the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 2, 2026 | Adoption, Children, Forced adoption, Keir Starmer, Labour, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Women |
Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and WalesStarmer said what happened to the mothers, and their children, should never have happened. He...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 2, 2026 | Crime, Police, Politics, Shabana Mahmood, Southport attack, The Guardian, UK news |
First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ addressDowning Street has accepted all recommendations for changes made by an inquiry which found the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 2, 2026 | Adoption, Child protection, Children, England, Forced adoption, Keir Starmer, Labour, Politics, Reproductive rights, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Wales |
After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and childrenKeir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in historic forced adoptions after decades of...
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