Theresa May on Butler-Sloss
If Baroness Butler-Sloss came to the conclusion that her relationship to her brother meant she couldn’t chair the investigation into child abuse, why couldn’t the Home Office see that?
If Baroness Butler-Sloss came to the conclusion that her relationship to her brother meant she couldn’t chair the investigation into child abuse, why couldn’t the Home Office see that?
The home secretary is asked if she knew that Sir Michael Havers, Dame Butler-Sloss’s late brother, tried to persuade Geoffrey Dickens not to name someone whom he considered to be a paedophile.
The home secretary prepares to make a statement on allegations of organised child sex abuse at Westminster in the 1980s, following Lord Tebbit’s comments that there “may well” have been a cover-up.
Jordan’s state security court acquits radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada of charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism.
Home Secretary Theresa May apologises for delays in processing passport applications and insisted the government is doing all it can to deal with the situation.
MPs warn “tens of thousands” of people face having their summers ruined because of delays in passport applications, but the home secretary says more resources will help deal with the issue.
Labour’s Yvette Cooper calls on the home secretary to explain why she released a letter criticising Michael Gove, which resulted in the resignation of one of her advisers.
Education Secretary Michael Gove apologises to the prime minister after his row with Theresa May over the “Trojan horse” school claims, despite earlier saying it was not damaging to the government.
Conservative cabinet ministers Theresa May and Michael Gove issue a joint statement saying they are “working together” on alleged Islamist extremism in schools following a dispute over the issue.
Officials joked earlier this week that if votes were tied for the new Police Federation leader, they would decide on the toss of a coin. But it was no joke.
Home Secretary Theresa May leaves police in shock after withdrawing all funding for their unofficial union. She was greeted with silence after declaring it was unacceptable for taxpayers to fund them.
The amount of money paid to support asylum seekers could be reviewed after the Home Secretary Theresa May lost a high court battle.
Inspectors find “alarming and unacceptable weaknesses” in the investigation of domestic abuse cases in England and Wales and say only eight out of 43 forces respond well.
An attempt to make it easier to deport foreign-born criminals has failed in parliament. But the MP behind the proposal draws support from both sides of the house.
Police powers to stop and search have long been controversial. But given the 20 per cent cuts to police budgets, their effectiveness must now be justified on economic grounds too.