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Chris Kaba case verdict 'must be respected,' says Justice Secretary after police officer cleared of his murder

The Cabinet minister saids the ‘due process of law’ had taken place

Evening Standard

Campaigners and police call for change following death of Chris Kaba

Martyn Blake, 40, faced a trial at the Old Bailey after fatally shooting the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5 2022.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary grilled on use of Treasury reserves to fund asylum hotels

Her shadow James Cleverly rejected allegations that the previous government left accommodation costs undisclosed.

Evening Standard

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Taylor Swift 'request for armed police guard for Wembley gigs was refused by Met'

Taylor Swift was given a blue light escort to her Wembley gigs but police reportedly assessed she did not warrant an armed guard

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer faces fresh questions after PM's office admits he met Taylor Swift backstage at Wembley gig

No10 has rejected suggestion Government ministers got free tickets to singer’s gig as ‘thank you’ for intervening in her security arrangements

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at London gig as questions continue over her blue-light escort

No 10 rejects claims the prime minister was given tickets as a ‘thank-you’ for taxpayer-funded police escort

The Independent UK

Downing Street denies Keir Starmer got Taylor Swift tickets as 'thank you' for arranging her police escort

It emerged on Tuesday that Prime Minister and his family met with the pop star and her mother after Wembley show this summer

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Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at Wembley concert, No 10 confirms

Source says backstage ‘brush-by’ did not include discussion of VIP protection given to star, a decision made by Scotland Yard

The Guardian - UK

Susan Hall demands inquiry into Taylor Swift blue light escort to Wembley

Former mayoral candidate also asks why senior Labour figures including the prime minister and Sadiq Khan were handed freebies to her shows

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift’s mother ‘negotiated police escort with Sue Gray’ as security row deepens

The Metropolitan Police is believed to have asked for legal advice about the motorcycle escort amid fears officers could be held responsible for any accidents

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper’s husband’s advice was to ‘shake it off’ over Taylor Swift protection questions

The Shake it Off singer finished her worldwide Eras Tour with three nights at Wembley Stadium in August

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift police escort claims: how much of a problem is this for Labour?

‘Undue influence’ from politicians is said to have led to Met giving US star VVIP protection en route to Wembley shows

The Guardian - UK

How the UK Attorney General found himself at centre of Taylor Swift’s police escort row

The government’s top lawyer was engulfed in ‘Swiftgate’ probe after he reportedly intervened in the pop star’s security

The Independent UK

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper did go to Taylor Swift concert, admits Cabinet minister despite earlier denial

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper did go to a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley, a minister admitted on Thursday despite a Cabinet colleague denying just 24 hours earlier that she had.

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Home Secretary got free Taylor Swift tickets after talks about star's VIP escort

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper attended one of Taylor Swift’s Wembley concerts with her husband after being involved in talks about the singer’s…

The Guardian - UK

Ministers facing questions over Met’s VIP protection for Taylor Swift

James Cleverly asks Yvette Cooper if she intervened to ensure popstar’s London concerts went ahead

International Business Times

Taylor Swift Got Police Escort To London Gigs After Austria Terror Plot

US star Taylor Swift got a special police escort for her London concerts after an alleged suicide attack plot led to the cancellation of three performances in Vienna.

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift police convoy through London for Wembley gigs was Met Police decision, insists No10

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy insisted the decision for a motorbike escort was an operational decision by the Met Police

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The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper’s plans to reopen immigration detention centre opposed by Labour-led council

Labour are pressing ahead with Conservative plans to reopen two immigration removal centres - but in Oxford, the Labour-led council wants a more ‘humane’ approach

The Guardian - UK

Farage backtracks on claim he was advised not to hold constituency surgeries

Reform leader also says he and other MPs have sent letter to home secretary over Manchester airport incident

Evening Standard

Total of 973 migrants cross Channel in busiest day of year so far

The crossings were made in 17 boats on the same day four people died off the coast of France.

Al Jazeera

Toddler ‘trampled to death’ as migrants try to cross English Channel

At least four people, including a two-year-old, die in two attempts to cross the channel on crowded boats.

Evening Standard

Major new plan to smash criminal people smuggling gangs agreed by UK and G7 nations

More than 25,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, according to Home Office data

The Independent UK

Oldest asylum claim is nearly 17 years old, Home Office records show

Nineteen asylum cases have been waiting over a decade for a decision, new figures show

The Independent UK

Migrants to be stuck in hotels for up to three years due to asylum backlog

Yvette Cooper has realised that delivering on Labour’s promise to clear the asylum backlog will take longer than she had hoped

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