Darshna Soni

4 weeks ago | channel4.com | Darshna Soni

A former police inspector who won an £800,000 for discrimination and victimisation from West Midlands Police has called for an investigation into a retirement video she says is racist and misogynist. She alleges that the video – featuring officers who were senior leaders in the force at the time – depicts a culture of discrimination and prejudice, and is calling for the IOPC to step in. Warning: This report contains references some viewers may find offensive.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Darshna Soni

Since Brexit, tens of thousands of seasonal workers have been given visas to come to the UK to pick fruit. Farms say the seasonal labour worker scheme is vital for the nation’s food supply. But some lawyers and campaigners believe it creates a risk of exploitation. Channel 4 News has spoken to one woman who came here from South America as she prepares for an employment tribunal with her former employer.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Darshna Soni

It’s been a difficult few weeks for the Labour Party, facing criticism on Gaza, winter fuel and PIP disability benefit payments. As it tries to meet the threat from Reform, it’s been criticised for ‘losing its way’. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was speaking at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum in Leeds, where she made housing pledges. We asked her whether her promise to build 1.5m new homes is a realistic one.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Darshna Soni

After making big gains in England’s local elections, Reform UK are out to dismantle Diversity, Equality and Inclusion programmes in the councils where they’ve taken charge. Like Elon Musk’s DOGE in the United States, they’ve pledged to axe council staff – warning local officials “if you are a DEI officer, look for another job”. The party claims such policies, widely set up after the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence to combat discrimination, are themselves discriminatory.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Darshna Soni

Across the country, Reform UK’s newly elected politicians have been taking up their posts after last week’s elections. One of the most notable victors was former Tory minister Andrea Jenkyns, who quit the Conservatives to join Nigel Farage’s party at the end of last year. She formally took office as the first executive mayor of Greater Lincolnshire.