Shabana Mahmood urged to grant visa to former Weather Underground activist Home Office refused entry to Judith Clark, 77, invited by RSC to speak about restorative justice after her time in prison The Guardian - UK · Oct 27
Scottish Government to bring back plans to criminalise misogyny, says John Swinney THE Scottish Government will bring back plans to criminalise misogyny after dropping the legislation last year, John Swinney has announced. The National (Scotland) · May 26
Who are the UK MPs and peers who had sanctions imposed on them by China? Beijing has reversed decision taken in 2021 against British politicians for highlighting human rights violations against Uyghurs The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
Labour’s plan to slash jury trials will create more miscarriages of justice, say critics Leading barrister and pressure groups say move would lead to more unfairness for Black, Asian and minority ethnic defendants The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime. Reason · Nov 12, 2025
Genocide prevention could become legal priority for UK government Cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics considers mechanism to prevent crimes against humanity The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
BBC host takes issue with legal expert labelling Israel's plans 'concentration camps' ISRAEL is committing genocide in Gaza – and planning to force Palestinians into “a mass concentration camp”, a leading legal expert has said… The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2025
Gregg Wallace’s alleged behaviour ‘never been acceptable’, says watchdog chief Baroness Helena Kennedy made the comments after BBC News reported fresh claims of inappropriate behaviour by the 60-year-old from 50 more people. Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025
UK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena Kennedy Top human rights lawyer calls for UK to take case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah to international court of justice The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025
Scottish ministers drop plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices Government says measures are too legally complex to deliver before the next Holyrood election The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025
Starmer says it would be ‘big mistake’ to think Ukraine no longer needs military support because peace deal inevitable – as it happened Prime minister says countries will have to defend a peace deal, if one happens, as he takes questions at a defence factory The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025
Who’s to blame if creators of deepfake porn get off lightly? Labour ministers, it seems A bill that would ban the creation of these images without consent was watered down by the government, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025
‘Time running out’ for UK to apologise over forced adoptions Campaigners demand government issue formal apology to women forced to give up their babies in 1950s-70s The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025
Labour facing defeat in vote to ban green energy investments tied to Uyghur exploitation Exclusive: cross-party backing likely for amendment to GB Energy bill aiming to block solar panels made by forced labour The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025 The Independent’s documentary hailed for shining light on ‘reprehensible’ jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi Bianca Jagger, ‘Wild Swans’ author Jung Chang and former minister Andrew Mitchell join calls for the release of the Myanmar leader following the screening of a new Independent TV film on her life
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024 David Lammy urged to raise human rights concerns on China trip Exclusive: Group of UK MPs says foreign secretary must ‘engage with China as it really is’ amid rapprochement drive
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024 Calls for special envoy to help release Britons held for years without fair trial The families of Britons imprisoned abroad accuse the Foreign Office of caring more about ‘not upsetting’ relations with key trade partners than calling for the release of their loved ones.
Al Jazeera · May 21, 2024 Who are the experts backing ICC warrants against Israel, Hamas leaders? Amal Clooney was on the panel advising the ICC prosecutor who applied for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024 Legal profession’s most powerful among members of London’s men-only Garrick Club Roll-call of gentlemen’s club, which bars women, includes judges, barristers and ministers
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2024 Duke of Edinburgh appointed to Order of the Thistle as new images released The order is the highest honour in Scotland and is gifted by the King
Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024 International Women's Day: 20 of London's change-makers on progress for women in 2024 Are there enough female leaders? How do we solve the childcare crisis? Will we ever close the gender confidence gap? From Angela Rayner to Emma Barnett, our capital’s most influential women weigh in
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 Best podcasts of the week: At last, a new politics show that promises to be more than a ‘dadcast’ In this week’s newsletter: Three esteemed lawyers team up to look at the news through a legal lens in Law and Disorder
The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2023 SNP backbencher Fergus Ewing wins MSP of the Year at political awards SNP backbencher Fergus Ewing has been named MSP of the Year at a political awards bash.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2023 SNP challenge Labour to 'salvage credibility' and back written constitution plans THE SNP have challenged Labour to back plans for Scotland to create a written constitution and enshrine free healthcare and workers' rights in…
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023 Baroness tells of ‘terrible texts’ from trapped Afghan women pleading for help Helena Kennedy evacuated more than 500 people from Afghanistan in 2021, but is still in contact with some of those she had to leave behind.