As Prime Minister’s Questions resumes after its half-term break, Peter McHugh finds Ed Miliband letting David Cameron off the hook…again.
Controversial “control orders” used to keep terror suspects under tabs have been replaced by new rules as Simon Israel reveals the story of a man known as “AH” who spent three years under the regime.
The Prime Minister has held a coalition “summit” with his Liberal Democrat deputy Nick Clegg over the future of control orders, reveals Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Cathy Newman.
The claim “My understanding is that the 15 per cent figure – that was quoted by the Shadow Home Secretary – is wrong, and that it is an interpretation of the House of Commons library figures rather than the House of Commons library figure.” Home Secretary Theresa May MP, Select Committee, December 14, 2010
The Office for Budget Responsibility report yesterday raised more questions about how effective the cap on skilled and highly skilled workers, announced by the government last week, will actually be.
An inquest into the deaths of the 52 people who died in the July 7 London bombings today heard testimonies from survivors in the Russell Square attack, which killed 26 people.
The Government is believed to have decided to keep “control orders”, which impose restrictions on terror suspects who have not been charged. The issue will be a “Coalition headache”, says Gary Gibbon.
The Home Secretary Theresa May announces new plans to give communities powers to force police to tackle anti-social behaviour.
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Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogs on the Commons exchanges between MPs regarding allegations News of the World reports hacked into phone messages of leading figures – claims the paper has denied.
Gary Gibbon
The Government is consulting on whether to raise English language levels for tier two work visas and look at whether work permits should be biased towards companies that are providing private health insurance for workers they want to bring into the country.