Day: December 7, 2018

    Theresa May looks on course to suffer a heavy loss The prime minister has been warned tinkering with her Brexit deal won't cut it as she was advised to delay a looming vote on her agreement. Theresa May is facing the prospect of a heavy defeat when the House of Commons votes on her deal next Tuesday. With many MPs opposed to the so-called backstop arrangement included in the agreement struck with Brussels, it is estimated the prime minister could be at least 90 votes short of winning parliament's approval. On Thursday night, Tory backbenchers tabled an amendment to the parliamentary vote on Mrs May's deal. The clause is aimed at giving MPs a future choice on whether the UK enters the backstop arrangement a means to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland or...

    While Christmas is a time of joy for most of us, that's not the case for the UK's most vulnerable children and young people. We've partnered with giving platform Benevity to raise funds for two charities the NSPCC and the Children's society  to try to help change that. You can help make a difference please donate now. Police will cease to automatically pass information about people suspected of being in the country illegally to deportation authorities if they come forward as victims of crime, according to a new policy hammered out in the wake of the Windrush scandal, the Guardian has learned. The new measures, agreed by police chiefs in England and Wales, include a ban on officers checking the police national computer solely to see if someone has leave to remain in ...