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A former Tory MP has warned that she does not “feel safe” in the UK any more, and blamed previous governments – including ones she served in – for this. Dame Andrea Jenkyns has claimed the country is becoming “soft touch Britain”, with crime going unpunished. The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire was speaking at a…

Yvette Cooper has defended the arrest of more than 500 people for holding signs supporting Palestine Action. The home secretary said protesters over the weekend may have been objecting to the group being proscribed as a terror group because they “don’t know the full nature of this organisation”. Ms Cooper said that could be due…

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Over 70s could be made to take compulsory eye tests every three years – and will be banned from driving if they fail, it is understood. Ministers are said to be considering “tougher” measures to tackle road deaths and injuries in England and Wales, which they believe have “remained stubbornly high under successive Conservative governments”….

A hostile environment era deportation policy for criminals is being expanded by the Labour government as it continues its migration crackdown. The government wants to go further in extraditing foreign offenders before they have a chance to appeal by including more countries in the existing scheme. Offenders that have a human right appeal rejected will…

Foreign criminals will be deported from the UK immediately after they are sentenced, the justice secretary has said. The law change proposed by Shabana Mahmood could save taxpayers an average of £54,000 a year per prison place. The changes would apply to prisoners serving fixed-term “determinate” sentences. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…

Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about the “mental torture” of being investigated by police in her new book. Frankly, which will be published on Thursday, also details her miscarriage in 2010 and rumours about an affair with a female French ambassador to the UK. In an excerpt published in The Times, Ms Sturgeon, 55, describes…

The UK and four allies have criticised Israel’s decision to launch a new large-scale military operation in Gaza – warning it will “aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the territory. The foreign ministers of Britain, Australia, Germany, Italy and New Zealand said in a joint statement that the offensive will “endanger the lives of hostages”…

He was cordial, but he was candid. Sitting next to his best British buddy, David Lammy, US vice president JD Vance politely but firmly spelt out how the two countries are deeply divided on the Middle East and free speech. As the pair met on Friday, first came the cordial part of the VP’s remarks….

Welcome to the house of scandal, scares and squabbles, Mr Vice President. Chevening is the ultimate ministerial perk. Apart from the prime minister’s hideaway, Chequers, it’s the most lavish of all government grace-and-favour mansions. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he and his weekend house guest JD Vance get on because they “share a similar working-class…