Becky Morton Political reporter Reuters Human rights law should not prevent foreign criminals from being deported, the justice secretary has said. In a speech Shabana Mahmood said that too often the law “protects those who break the rules”, and the government was “clarifying” how such laws operate. She told a meeting of foreign ministers at...
I actually understand why kindhearted people feel bad when some illegal immigrants are swept up by ICE and deported. After all, many illegal immigrants are not bad people who run roughshod over the system, and before Biden opened the floodgates, the majority of them weren’t coming here to suck off the government tit, grabbing free...
Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing in England and Wales could face an additional two years in prison, under a new bill to be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday. Additional powers for judges to punish offenders absent from sentencing will mean they cannot “opt out” of justice, victims’ families have said. “It is not about...
The nationalities of foreign criminals living in the UK will be published for the first time under plans to be unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish data by the end of the year, showing the nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation. The latest official data shows...
Getty Images Shoppers are being warned to be vigilant for fake designer brands in vintage shops and online When influencer Torbian Dennis bought a £150 pair of trainers on a popular online marketplace, he was told by the seller they were genuine. But when he got them through the post he wasn’t sure and checked...