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Starmer promises specialist rape courts as he calls waits for victims ‘scandal’
Sir Keir Starmer will repeat his promise to halve levels of violence against women and girls as he meets with charities.
Almost a million hours of sewage discharge into coastal constituencies
Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon said coastal communities should not have to worry about ‘encountering filthy raw sewage’.
Suella Braverman wins ‘Battle of Waterlooville’
Constituency boundary changes meant the Home Secretary had to go up against a fellow Tory MP to represent the new seat at the next election.
Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended
An investigation will be carried out into undercover footage of him detailing how he could help a bogus investment fund.
Sturgeon will ‘fully co-operate’ with police probe
The former first minister said she had ‘no prior knowledge of Police Scotland’s action or intentions’ after her husbands arrest.
WATCH: Tory MP filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors
MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.
Disabled woman ‘victim of catastrophic failures’, inquest hears
Lyn Parker, 64, fractured her ribs and both arms after two care workers tried to lift her using a sling in January 2021.
Archie Battersbee: Mother still fighting for ‘justice’ nearly year on
Hollie Dance, of Southend, Essex, has asked the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to consider Archie’s case.
Rishi Sunak considering law change to define sex as ‘biological’
The Government has been told that amending the definition of sex could make the law on women-only spaces clearer.