Boris Johnson looks set to withdraw from significant European human rights laws in a move which could make it easier to deport migrants and more difficult to sue British soldiers. Ministers are considering opt-outs from the Human Rights Act (HRA) in areas the Government believes European judges have ‘overreached,’ according to the Sunday Telegraph. The legislation was … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers has been charged with planning an illegal gathering in Sheffield city centre on the weekend after being fined £10,000 for a London rally. Piers Corbyn, 73, attended an anti-lockdown protest in Sheffield on Saturday, less than a week after he was slapped with a £10,000 fine for organising a similar rally in … Read more
Cat Cavelli has given birth to a baby boy called Jax with rumoured boyfriend Chelsea footballer Jorginho Frello. The Voice singer, 30, took to Instagram to post a snap of her newborn child underneath a bespoke grey blanket with his name embroidered on it. Cat decided to leave the caption blank although she did overlap … Read more
Among those enjoying an idyllic life in the Oxfordshire countryside, Boris Johnson‘s sweeping reforms to the planning system today will come as a major concern. For a four-year battle has been taking place over the proposed Chalgrove Airfield development for a new market town of 3,000 homes and four schools. But the new draft laws … Read more
Boris Johnson is to give Britain’s treason laws the biggest shakeup since 1695 in a bid to counter the growing threat of hostile states like Russia and China. In the wake of severe criticism from Parliament’s Intelligence Committee in the Russia report, increased hostilities with China and legal loopholes that could see returning IS fighters walk … Read more
Residents living in unsafe high-rise buildings have slammed new measures aimed at protecting them from soaring repair bills. They claim rules outlined in the draft Building Safety Bill, revealed this week, do nothing to protect them from having to pick up the enormous costs required to make their homes safe. Some of the properties were … Read more
Banks will be forced to provide cash machines within a ‘reasonable distance’ of every UK home under laws being prepared by ministers Network operator Link said that 12 per cent of Britain’s 60,000 ATMs were temporarily shut during the coronavirus lockdown Consumers have ditched cash at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic over fears it … Read more
Failed directors are let off hook under bankruptcy law’s radical shake-up By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 4 July 2020 A radical shake-up to bankruptcy law last week allows directors at failed firms to remain in charge – and will shield them from … Read more
Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges new laws to protect monuments with tougher sentences for perpetrators after campaign by 120 Tory MPs Robert Buckland says laws against desecration of memorials are ‘inadequate’ MPs will present a proposed Desecration of War Memorials Bill this week Justice Secretary Mr Buckland said he ‘fully agrees’ with … Read more
Laws to protect struggling British firms from takeovers by foreign companies are to be introduced by Ministers following a series of political rows over the expansionist ambitions of Chinese business. The legislation will give Business Secretary Alok Sharma extra powers to impose conditions on deals to protect key UK firms that have been left vulnerable by … Read more