Category: Council of Europe

No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – UK politics live

Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker Reeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped...

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UK celebrities including Stephen Fry and Aisling Bea urge PM not to weaken torture protections

Public figures sign letter saying plan to reinterpret ECHR for asylum seekers is ‘affront to us all’ and a threat to securityThe actors Michael Palin, Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley are among 21 well-known figures...

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Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests

Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana MahmoodEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK...

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DWP says transitional payments scheme for those losing Pip ‘one of most generous ever’ – UK politics live

Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’Angela Rayner, the deputy PM, will be taking PMQs shortly. And she...

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Shabana Mahmood calls for ECHR reform, saying it has ‘endured because it has evolved’ and must do so again – UK politics live

Justice secretary urges overhaul of European convention on human rightsGood morning. Keir Starmer is on his way back from the G7 in Canada, and he won’t be in the Commons for PMQs, where Angela Rayner will be taking the...

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MPs debate proposals to decriminalise abortion – UK politics live

Parliament to vote on decriminalising abortion in what would be biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in 60 yearsCasey says in the past government has talked relentlessly about the need for better data...

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Scottish Labour leader says Hamilton result shows ‘people want SNP out of office’– UK politics live

Anas Sarwar says SNP’s ‘balloon has burst’ but party’s John Swinney says close result shows it is ‘back in contention’Hamilton result shows SNP’s ‘balloon has burst’, says...

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Parliament should be able to impose Trump-style travel bans, says Badenoch – UK politics live

Tory leader says lawmakers should have the ability to bring in such measures on ‘a country-specific basis’As Jessica Elgot and Amelia Gentleman report, Downing Street is exploring new proposals for a digital ID card...

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Defence spending in UK to be put ‘on war footing’, Rishi Sunak says – UK politics latest

Prime minister announces increase to UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in speech about securityUK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, Sunak saysRishi Sunak has said that the deaths of five people who were crossing...

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Rishi Sunak holds press conference with Nato secretary general – UK politics latest

Prime minister announces increase to UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in speech about securityRishi Sunak has said that the deaths of five people who were crossing the Channel in the early hours of this morning...

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Sunak claims there is ‘element of compassion’ to Rwanda policy because it is meant to stop dangerous Channel crossings – UK politics latest

Prime minister says that deaths of five people attempting to cross the Channel shows need to stop boats and bill is intended to stop people smugglingRishi Sunak has said that the deaths of five people who were crossing the...

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