Category: Freedom of speech

Starmer says police should focus on ‘what matters most’ amid Pearson tweet investigation

PM’s comments come as controversy continues about investigation into Telegraph columnist’s deleted tweetWhat is the Allison Pearson ‘racist’ tweet incident all about?Responding to tweets should not be the...

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Essex police defend their investigation of Allison Pearson tweet

Force says Telegraph writer accused of inciting racial hatred, rather than committing a non-crime hate incident as she has claimedEssex police have defended their decision to investigate the Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson...

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Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs she is ‘not immune’ to concerns over winter fuel allowance plans – UK politics live

Chancellor tells meeting of Parliamentary Labour Party there will be more difficult decisions to come Like the Telegraph (see 11.25am), the Times has also published a new article with a Tory endorsement for Kemi Badenoch, but...

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Government plan to cut winter fuel payments could push 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, thinktank says – UK politics live

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says removing winter fuel payments from those not receiving pension credit will increase poverty levelsLike the Telegraph (see 11.25am), the Times has also published a new article with a Tory...

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Government plan to means-test winter fuel payments could push extra 100,000 pensioners into poverty, thintank says – UK politics live

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says removing winter fuel payments from those not receiving pension creditLike the Telegraph (see 11.25am), the Times has also published a new article with a Tory endorsement for Kemi Badenoch, but...

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Robert Jenrick inquired into revoking Palestinian student’s visa, emails reveal

Court documents show then immigration minister wrote to Home Office after Dana Abu Qamar spoke at university demonstrationThe former immigration minister and Conservative leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick inquired into revoking...

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Court revokes Northern Ireland law that banned naming of suspected sex offenders

Media groups claimed act criminalised investigative journalism and meant no one could say Jimmy Savile was a paedophileA Northern Ireland law banning the naming of suspected sex offenders until they are charged has been revoked...

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Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle – as it happened

Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step downIn interviews this morning Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, admitted that special educational...

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Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle – UK politics live

Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step downIn interviews this morning Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, admitted that special educational...

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Tory MP Robert Halfon unexpectedly quits as minister as James Heappey confirms decision to resign – UK politics live

Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step downIn interviews this morning Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, admitted that special educational...

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