UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns Minister hints at restriction on selling technology ‘to certain users’ amid worries over surreptitious filming of women The Guardian - UK · Nov 4
Smart glasses could face UK restrictions over secret filming of women and girls The government said it is considering banning smart glasses ‘in certain settings’ and restricting the sale of them to certain users The Independent UK · Nov 4
Burnham picks three new PIO MPs from 2024 intake to join front bench; Malhotra and Gill return to backbenches TOI correspondent from London: T hree Indian-origin young Labour MPs elected at the July 2024 general election have been given front bench roles in UK PM Andy Burnham’s new govt. The Times of India · Jul 24
Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’ Senior police figures are pushing back against politicians they accuse of stoking tensions over Henry Nowak’s murder The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
‘It’s horrible how scared people were’: Southampton picks up the pieces after night of violence Clear-up has begun but psychological impact likely to last much longer, as community reels from riots over Henry Nowak case The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
Henry Nowak protests: ‘Rioters smashed cars as our kids slept upstairs – we were terrified’ ON THE GROUND: After violent disorder broke out in Southampton in response to the murder of Henry Nowak, residents tell Dan Haygarth of the terror and chaos that unfolded around them The Independent UK · Jun 3
Labour appears to back recording Sikh as ethnicity in UK census The UK government is considering a campaign by British Sikh groups and MP Preet Kaur Gill to record Sikhs as an ethnicity, not just a religion. This move, supported by Cabinet Office minister Satvir Kaur, aims to better understand and address inequalities and discrimination faced by the Sikh community. The Times of India · Mar 13
Labour accepted £40k donations from criminal it kicked out of party Keir Starmer’s party said it is returning the money from Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod who was convicted of actual bodily harm in 2022 The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025
Labour MP says she faces racist abuse almost every day Satvir Kaur has been in public office for more than a decade but said the abuse has escalated since she became MP for Southampton Test. Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2024
Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government Party hopes to usher in a different generation of politicians – with some likely to be quickly promoted to ministers. Here are 10 to watch The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024