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Sentencing Council delays two-tier guidelines following backlash

The Sentencing Council has postponed the introduction of controversial new sentencing guidelines…

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Victims to attend parole hearings in national rollout of ‘vital’ scheme

Victims of crime will now have the right to attend parole hearings…

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Government suffers mental health bill defeats amid efforts to modernise laws

The Government has faced a series of defeats in the House of…

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Starmer speaks to Zelensky days before meeting of military leaders

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to Ukraine’s security…

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UK braced for Trump tariffs as No 10 acknowledges exports unlikely to be spared

The UK is set to face economic headwinds as Downing Street concedes…

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Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader Jackie Baillie has defended the UK Government’s controversial…

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Lib dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of middle England’ in local elections

The Liberal Democrats have launched their campaign for the upcoming local elections…

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Starmer and Trump agree on need to ‘keep up collective pressure on Putin’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have reaffirmed…

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Countries must not be pitted against each other over migration, Starmer to warn

The UK and other nations affected by people smuggling must not allow…

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Government blocks Bill to nationalise polluting water companies

A proposed law to bring failing water companies back into public ownership…

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