Prisoners could be sent to Estonia to ease overcrowding
The prison population hit a record high in August amid fears jails are on the ‘point of collapse’.
Government moves to remove hereditary peers from House of Lords
The last Labour government removed most hereditary peers from the Lords in 1999, but allowed 92 to remain.
Major war in the Middle East a ‘real danger’ as Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire
Pat McFadden said the UK is “very concerned” by the escalation.
30 possible gatherings planned with solicitors’ firms and advice agencies targetted
Protesters have been advised to “mask up” if they attend.
PM rejects calls for Parliament to return to debate riots amid demands from MPs
The PM said his focus was on ensuring the police can carry out their duties as some MPs demanded a recall of Parliament.
Nail bars and car washes to see immigration raid blitz, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper said she had redeployed 1,000 staff who had been working on the Rwanda scheme into a new immigration enforcement programme.
Starmer faces more backbench pressure over ‘heinous’ and ‘sexist’ benefit cap
Rosie Duffield likened the policy to the dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which women’s rights have been taken away.
Four in 10 Tory MPs now on the front bench
Rishi Sunak announced more interim appointments to the Conservative front bench on Friday.
Starmer as popular as Johnson during vaccine rollout, poll finds
Around a third of the public thought Labour was doing better than expected in Government.