Tories in call to arm specialist prison officers to counter Islamist gangs Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi targeted prison staff with boiling oil and homemade weapons. Evening Standard · May 31, 2025
Voices: Robert Jenrick’s TfL stunt reminds us how simple politics can be COMMENT: ‘Do you want to go back and pay like everybody else?’ Jenrick’s public transport vigilante video conveyed a brilliantly effective message – and was another example of how successful political stunts can be, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · May 31, 2025
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy Maltesers and crisps in prison' despite throwing scorching water over guard in horror attack Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has called for Rudakubana’s privileges to be taken away Evening Standard · May 31, 2025
It’s easy to dismiss Robert Jenrick’s fare-dodging stunt. But he understands something Keir Starmer doesn’t The shadow justice secretary is eyeing Kemi Badenoch’s job – but he’s released a video that highlights a weakness in our technocratic PM, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
Fact check: Video has been online for months before Robert Jenrick ‘expose’ Action by police in a video from months ago could not have been a response to Mr Jenrick’s actions earlier this week. Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
Robert Jenrick criticised for TfL video as London fare dodgers ordered to pay £350k last week alone Last week prosecuted London fare dodgers were ordered to shell out around £345,000 Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
Fare evasion costs Transport for London £130m a year Fare evasion in the capital has fallen to 3.5% from 3.8% in the 2023/24 financial year Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
Voices: I’m glad Robert Jenrick has joined my one-woman battle against fare-dodgers COMMENT: When the Conservative front-bencher challenged a series of barrier hoppers on the London Underground, it was a personal vindication – for too long a time, it’s only been middle-aged women like me who step in and do anything, says Clair Woodward The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Watch: Robert Jenrick confronts TfL ‘fare dodgers’ in social media video Robert Jenrick has released a video of himself confronting alleged fare dodgers on the London Underground, as he claimed lawbreakers are “chipping away at society”. The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Robert Jenrick turns vigilante in bid to tackle London’s fare dodgers Tory MP claims ‘law breaking is out of control’ in video in which he accosts travellers on the underground The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
Jenrick says authorities should ‘reassert basic rules’ after fare dodging video The shadow justice secretary posted a video on social media on Thursday in which he confronted people who forced their way through ticket barriers. Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
Almost one in 20 people fare dodge on Tube and it’s costing TfL millions Fare dodging costs Transport for London £130m a year in lost revenue – which could be spent on maintenance The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Top Tory Robert Jenrick posts video of him chasing brazen fare dodgers in London Shadow justice secretary accuses mayor Sir Sadiq Khan of ‘driving a proud city into the ground’ Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
Kemi Badenoch facing ‘inevitable’ leadership challenge as Tories battle dire poll ratings It comes after The Independent revealed that Tory MPs are plotting to remove Mrs Badenoch The Independent UK · May 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025 Yeah but no but yeah but no but surrender. Life’s just one big betrayal for Kemi and co Be it winter fuel, criminal justice, the EU or Chagos Islands, never miss a chance to try to rewrite Tory history
Evening Standard · May 22, 2025 Low-cost supermarkets would ‘blush’ at sentence review ‘discounts’, says Jenrick Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood accused the Conservatives of doing a ‘runner’ on prisons.
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 ‘Tough on crime’ politics has not made us safer – the prisons crisis has forced a rethink ANALYSIS : As justice secretary Shabana Mahmood agrees to the biggest overhaul to sentencing in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin considers whether the new approach – to refocus the system on rehabilitation and reducing reoffending – will be effective
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Voices: Well done, Rishi – you handed Keir Starmer his immigration ‘win’ on a plate COMMENT: By taking office just as net migration was passing its peak, the prime minister has been a lucky general, says John Rentoul – but there is more than meets the eye in new figures showing it has halved in a year
The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025 Tories must ‘get moving’ on new policies or face crisis, says Robert Jenrick Former leadership hopeful says party now has ‘serious competition on the right’ and cannot afford to wait too long
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Plans to use mandatory chemical castration on serious sexual offenders after prison review Long-awaited review by former Tory justice secretary David Gauke says government must stop ‘overreliance’ on jail time to tackle overcrowding
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 Government urged to empower police with more force to bring offenders to court Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said guilty defendants avoiding court was a ‘final insult to victims and their families’.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Third man arrested over fires at homes linked to Sir Keir Starmer The 34-year-old was held in Chelsea, south-west London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Speaker urges Government to apologise for not taking Ministerial Code seriously For the second time this month, Sir Lindsay Hoyle berated ministers in the chamber for making policy announcements to the media.
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025 ‘Island of strangers’ speech echoes of past discordant voices over immigration Keir Starmer’s latest salvo over curbing migration to the UK has resurrected unsavoury ghosts from the past
Evening Standard · May 13, 2025 Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech The Prime Minister warned the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’ if migration controls were not tightened.