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Govt keeps Snooping Bill campaigners in the dark
It’s not looking good for the Snooping Bill. The legislation is currently being re-written after serious concerns were raised with the first draft, but I’ve got hold of a letter… Continue reading
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Tory MPs to press Theresa May on Bulgarian and Romanian migrants
Tory backbenchers will raise concerns about the government’s preparations for the lifting of controls on Bulgarian and Romanian migrants at a meeting with the Home Secretary in the next few… Continue reading
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Home Office won’t produce estimate of number of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants
Eric Pickles says he’s waiting for figures on how many Romanians and Bulgarians are expected to come to the UK when transitional controls on their freedom of movement expire on… Continue reading
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New terrorism control measures under the spotlight
It has not been a very happy start to the new year for Theresa May, who will have to answer difficult questions in the Commons about the disappearance of a… Continue reading
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‘One Pound Fish’ singer deported
Everything you need to know about the fallen state of our political and cultural capital is captured by the story of Muhammad Nazir. A Pakistani immigrant who came here to… Continue reading
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Home Office minister: We can change snooping bill quickly
After Nick Clegg and Labour rejected the draft Communications Data Bill, Home Office minister James Brokenshire appeared on the Today programme to explain that while the Home Office accepts the… Continue reading
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Drugs report looks destined to languish on ministers’ shelves
The Home Affairs Select Committee spent a year on its drugs inquiry, and its hefty report is finally published today. During the inquiry, MPs heard from charities, ministers, and Russell… Continue reading
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Tory MP in battle with ministers over ‘snooping bill’ safeguards
Coffee House has learned that a Tory MP is engaged in a fight with the Home Office on safeguards for its proposed ‘snooping bill’. The fate of the Draft Communications… Continue reading
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Theresa May makes a weak argument on the Communications Data Bill
Despite a committee of both Houses of Parliament having yet to report after several months of inquiry, the Home Secretary took to the pages of the Sun yesterday to blast… Continue reading
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Dame Helen Ghosh and the elite cupcakes
Dame Helen Ghosh’s words about women and David Cameron’s government have put Downing Street backs up this afternoon. Dame Helen, whose Civil Service career spanned thirty-three years culminated in a… Continue reading
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The government will not snoop on your every move
Nick Cohen (‘Nowhere to hide’, 15 September) raises some interesting points about the double-edged nature of the internet. I agree with this sentiment, although not for the same reasons. Yes,… Continue reading
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Off target on immigration
How goes the Tories’ plan to reduce net migration to the ‘tens of thousands’ over this Parliament? Not too well, judging by the latest ONS figures released today. As it… Continue reading
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The case for ignoring Strasbourg
If Theresa May loses her job over this kerfuffle over Abu Qatada’s appeals deadline, would anyone in the Cabinet be safe? If you were to rank the blunders this government… Continue reading
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ECHR reform won’t happen
In Westminster, the debate about the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights is all being seen through the prism of the Abu Qatada case.… Continue reading
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Trigger happy policy
There have been signs recently that ministers are slipping back into the policy-by-headline mindset that defined the last Labour government. We’re seeing the sorts of policies that lack evidence, are launched… Continue reading
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The Home Office still hasn’t cleared up its border issues
Remember Theresa May’s border skirmish against Brodie Clark back in November? This morning the Home Affairs Select Committee published their report into the whole affair. Ideally it would have cleared… Continue reading
47 CommentsThe Tories may have left it too late for that realistic debate about border security
Another day of bad headlines about border security is, in the end, a bad day for the Home Secretary, whoever ends up getting the blame. Yesterday morning brought further revelations… Continue reading
48 CommentsClark versus May, round 2
The simmering feud between Brodie Clark and Theresa May has boiled over today. Speaking to the home affairs select committee earlier, the former border official didn’t just repeat the substance… Continue reading
35 CommentsClark rounds on May
Has anyone used the “Mayday” gag yet? Perhaps it’s too cheap and obvious, but it’s certainly applicable today. Not only are Theresa May’s troubles still splayed across the newspapers —… Continue reading
30 CommentsMay takes some hits, but looks safe for now
David Cameron provided a reassuring presence for the Home Secretary today, sitting supportively next to her throughout her statement and Yvette Cooper’s response. May, who didn’t sound or look like… Continue reading
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