Sexual abuse victims ‘exhausted’ by fears over early release scheme Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sat alongside campaigners as she called for emergency laws to ensure abusers are not released early. Evening Standard · Jul 28
Victims of sexual violence distressed by MPs’ ‘pugnacious’ questioning Exclusive: Victims’ commissioner makes formal complaint after committee session left one attender ‘shocked, upset and extremely distressed’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
London Assembly demands apology for sacked 'hero' bus driver as 137,000 people sign petition David Lammy told the House of Commons: ‘I’m very grateful, Mark is of course a hero and deserves our support’ Evening Standard · Feb 3
Bus theft victim felt ‘so guilty’ after hero driver lost his job More than 125,000 people have signed a petition in support The Independent UK · Feb 3
‘Hero’ bus driver says he wants apology after he was sacked after catching thief More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to support Mark Hehir, 62, who was sacked after he chased a thief who stole a passenger’s necklace. Evening Standard · Feb 1
‘Hero’ bus driver who was sacked after catching a thief demands apology as he slams former employer Mark Hehir, 62, was sacked after chasing a thief who stole a passenger’s necklace The Independent UK · Feb 1
Sentencing reforms clear the Commons despite concerns over early releases The Sentencing Bill aims to ease the crisis in prison places by restricting the use of short sentences and strengthening community punishments. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Home Office minister defends plans to house asylum seekers on military bases Asylum minister Alex Norris said the two sites in Inverness and East Sussex are an ‘important part’ of driving down hotel use. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Tories will seek to prevent early release of rapists in sentencing reforms The Sentencing Bill will include an ‘earned progression scheme’, which allows prisoners who demonstrate good behaviour to be freed earlier. Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025
Jail term of Luton triple-murderer to be reviewed after MP’s referral Shadow justice minister claims Nicholas Prosper’s life sentence with minimum of 49 years is unduly lenient The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
Triple killer’s 49-year jail term referred to Court of Appeal Questions were raised over whether Nicholas Prosper, 19, should have received a whole-life order after murdering his mother, brother and sister. Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Scottish millionaire chairman of Reform UK among tonight's guests on Question Time THE BBC’s weekly debate programme Question Time is being broadcast live from Melton Mowbray this evening. The National (Scotland) · Jan 30, 2025
Government urged to grant more court sitting days to tackle prison population Tory Kieran Mullan said: ‘If the judiciary had come to us and asked for more sitting days, we would have responded to that, not told them no.’ The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
UK interest rates now expected to peak at 5.5%; offshore wind power auction flops – as it happened Government criticised as Britain’s latest subsidy auction to help support new renewable energy projects awarded no contracts for offshore wind projects The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023
Birmingham Post · Jun 2, 2023 Geothermal energy could create jobs in deprived areas, MP says Kieran Mullan has worked with academics from Durham University on the research
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023 Network of geothermal power stations ‘could help level up UK’ Many of Britain’s poorest towns are in areas with greatest potential for renewable energy, says report
Nottingham Post · Jun 2, 2023 5 Nottinghamshire areas named as potential locations for underground hot water plans The selection came as part of a report delivered to the Prime Minister
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022 Tories in hiding as Commons scrutinises Michelle Mone’s Covid fortunes Tory peer not the only one to make herself scarce as Labour queries VIP access for vendor of dodgy PPE
Manchester Evening News · Nov 1, 2022 Police release CCTV image of man they want to speak to after lock on MP's office was glued "It compromises the security of the office and it’s never far from my mind that my colleague David Amess was murdered a year ago"
Daily Record · May 20, 2022 MP calls for parents who do not pay child maintenance to face home curfew At the end of September 2021, £436 million in payments was owed.