Lib Dem Leader Urges Cancellation of King’s US State Visit Over Iran Conflict
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to cancel King Charles’s planned state visit to the…
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Female Labour MPs Threaten Rebellion Over Step-Incest Porn Ban
The UK government is facing a potential rebellion from a “significant number” of female Labour MPs over its refusal to extend an online pornography…
X Executive Defends Response to Offensive AI Hillsborough Posts
Elon Musk’s social media platform X faced intense scrutiny from UK MPs over offensive posts generated by its AI tool Grok, which falsely blamed…
Over 3,200 Lawyers Urge Starmer to Rethink Jury Trial Restrictions
More than 3,200 legal professionals, including 22 retired judges and over 300 senior barristers, have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urging him…
UK Government Defines New Anti-Muslim Hostility Measure
The UK government has announced a new non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility aimed at helping public bodies and organizations better identify and address violence,…
MPs Reject Amendment to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
MPs in the House of Commons voted down a Conservative-backed amendment to ban social media use for under-16s as part of the Children’s Wellbeing…
UK Commons Approves Jury Trial Restrictions Amid Labour Rebellion
The UK Commons has approved legislation restricting jury trials to the most serious criminal cases, overcoming a Labour rebellion. The Courts and Tribunals Bill…
Lammy’s Jury Trial Reform Clears Commons Amid High Labour Abstentions
Justice Secretary David Lammy’s controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill, which proposes scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases, passed its second…