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Jess Phillips: Government minister role felt like being in a ‘straitjacket’

The Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley also said she thinks about leaving parliament ‘all the time’.

Evening Standard

I hated being in Starmer’s government and he lacked the gusto to get anything done, ex-minister says

Administration was ‘nowhere near the level of will and commitment it will actually take’ to meet Labour’s pledge to violence against women and girls, she said

The Independent UK

Burnham to focus on keeping child rapists in prison as release scheme talks enter final day

Review goes down to the wire after ministers speak with victims’ representatives and support services

The Guardian - UK

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‘I moved in with my aunt for a better life. Then she started to believe I was possessed by the devil’

As a small 11-year-old boy, Mardoche Yembi was made to feel like he was something to be feared. Now, he is fighting to stop other children from suffering through the same abuse

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: Is violence against politicians reshaping democracy in the UK?

In today’s newsletter: Years of rising hostility has transformed political work from public service into personal risk, moving MPs even further away from their constituents

The Guardian - UK

600 rape threats in one night: the daily reality of abuse faced by MPs

As Ann Widdecombe’s death raises concerns over security, politicians reveal extent of problem

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy

Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and Wales

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Could Nigel Farage be forced to 'debate a bin all summer' after by-election stunt?

NIGEL Farage could be left to fight a by-election against Count Binface after all major parties refused to stand against him in Clacton.

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham Considers Changing Sentencing Law To Stop Early Release of Child Sex Offenders

Andy Burnham is exploring legal options to exclude child sex offenders from early release under new sentencing reforms, amid concerns over prison capacity and public safety.

International Business Times UK

‘Imagine this was your daughter’: how grieving mothers campaigned to close sentencing gap

David Lammy’s decision to increase minimum sentence for domestic murder victims follows years of tireless lobbying

The Guardian - UK

I’ve fought for victims’ rights for decades. Sarah Steele’s story has stunned me

A US military court denied her so many of the rights we have secured in the UK. I will do all I can to stop this happening again, says MP for Birmingham Yardley Jess Phillips

The Guardian - UK

‘Geldof started flicking Vs at Farage’: the story of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front-row seat

How five months in 2016 that encompassed Boris Johnson siding with Vote Leave, Jo Cox’s murder and David Cameron’s resignation shaped the UK’s future

The Guardian - UK

Starmer on the brink: PM and Burnham ‘working towards’ handover in September

Tech secretary Peter Kyle said that the PM is discussing the ‘political realities’ of his position as foreign secretary Yvette Cooper becomes the most senior minister to tell him to go but MPs warn Starmer may have to go by mid-July

The Independent UK

The business secretary knows about jobs, and seems pretty sure Keir is out of one

Doing the rounds of the Sunday studios, Peter Kyle sounded like someone who knew it would all be over come Monday

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Jo Cox’s murder prompted calls for a ‘kinder, gentler politics’. Why has intolerance prevailed?

The late MP’s family, politicians and academics on the factors they believe have heightened division in the last 10 years

The Independent UK

All the politicians who have left Keir Starmer’s government since 2024 election

Defence secretary John Healey is the sixth Labour minister to resign in the past month alone

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on children and the internet: rolling back big tech’s untrammelled power

Editorial: A belated change of policy on nude digital images of children must be part of a wider reset

The Independent UK

Starmer issues three-month ultimatum for tech firms to ban nude images on children’s phones

Tech bosses could face criminal prosecution if they fail to implement changes

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Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PM

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Former Minister rings warning bell for public safety after recent SA sentences focus on perpetrator vulnerabilities rather than victims

If true, this could feel like impunity for the attackers.

The Guardian - UK

Victims of sexual offences denied justice for sake of child perpetrators, says Jess Phillips

Former safeguarding minister calls for sentencing guidelines review and fears crime now seen as ‘content for an eyeball economy’

Evening Standard

Victims asked to ‘suck it up’ for benefit of attackers, says former minister

Jess Phillips said sentencing guidelines did not take into account a ‘growing trend’ of children sexually abusing other children.

The Independent UK

Former minister Jess Phillips threatened to resign multiple times over Mandelson concerns

Lord Mandelson was sacked from the role in September last year over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips predicts Starmer will be ousted regardless of Makerfield by-election result

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The Guardian - UK

Labour has never had a female leader as ‘it’s a bit sexist’, says Jess Phillips

Former minister also tells Hay festival that the UK’s female leaders have not necessarily made things better for women

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