Sam Francis

Jan 9, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Daniel Sandford |Sam Francis

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted new sanctions on smuggling networks are a "really important step" to stopping illegal migration into the UK. Speaking to the BBC, Sir Keir said using counter-terrorism tactics like freezing smugglers' bank accounts will allow the UK to "break" their business model. Under the plans announced this week, the government will also be able to freeze assets of "those that help to get people into this country" illegal and launch travel bans.

Nov 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sean Dilley |Sam Francis

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to a criminal offence relating to a police investigation over a mobile phone she claimed was stolen. In a statement, Haigh said she told police she had lost her phone during a mugging on a night out in 2013 but later found it had not been taken. She said it was a "genuine mistake" but had been advised by a lawyer "not to comment" during a police interview. The police then referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service, she said.

Nov 26, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sam Francis |Vicki Young |Harry Farley

Catherine Fookes, Rebecca Paul, Dan Tomlinson and Jess Asato will vote on the assisted dying bill on Friday [BBC]On Friday, MPs will make one of the most profound decisions of their political careers: how to vote on the assisted dying bill. If it became law, the bill would give some terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to die at a time of their choosing. Hundreds of MPs have spent the last few weeks sifting through the evidence, emotions and ethical dilemmas of the bill.

Nov 13, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sam Francis

Implementing a new assisted dying law would come at the expense of other NHS services, the health secretary has suggested. Wes Streeting, who once supported assisted dying, plans to vote against the new Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill later this month, arguing the government should focus on improving end-of-life care.

Nov 6, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sam Francis

Lee Anderson has been ordered to apologise for breaching Parliament's bullying and harassment policy after twice swearing at a security officer. An investigation found the Reform UK MP for Ashfield “verbally insulted” the guard twice when asked to show his pass as he tried to enter the Parliamentary estate in November 2023.