She added: “I hope these measures will address the concerns you have raised on the issue of name changes by registered sex offenders and, most importantly, provide victims with greater confidence that registered sex offenders will not be able to evade safeguarding controls.” Source link
Graham Frederick Reid admits sending emails including extreme racist and homophobic language. Source link
During a two-day visit to Washington DC, Mr Lammy has scheduled meetings with senior Democrats, as well as Trump allies including Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and JD Vance, alongside Mr Trump’s former deputy assistant secretary of defence Elbridge Colby. Source link
Some Labour MPs have raised concerns about the comments after the Dover MP defected to the party. Source link
Some MPs want to see those arrested on suspicion of sexual offences barred from Parliament. Source link
Speaking at the Chartered Management Institute’s Women’s Conference, Ms Rayner said sexual harassment affected millions of people and “all too often” women were targeted in their first job, so more still needed to be done to “stamp out” the problem, including for contracted interns and volunteers. Source link
Ben Houchen has admitted “things don’t look great for the Conservative Party at the moment”. The newly re-elected Tees Valley mayor was asked if Rishi Sunak was to blame, and he replied that “ultimately it lies with Rishi”, but added others were also to blame. In a BBC Tees interview, Lord Houchen warned colleagues to...
“Obviously, it ultimately lies with Rishi but there are lots of people that need to get their act together, stop messing about and start talking to the public about what they can offer them, rather than just fighting with each other,” Lord Houchen added. Source link
The education secretary says protests against Gaza war must not target students or disrupt learning. Source link
The former West Midlands mayor is considering his next career move is after his election defeat. Source link