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22 Feb 2008, 1:28 am
“Police officers knew they were covertly bugging conversations between a terror suspect and his MP, but were not breaking any rules when they did so, an official report said yesterday. [read post]
20 Aug 2012, 2:36 am by sally
“The Ministry of Justice must do more to stop reoffending in England and Wales including giving probation more importance, MPs have said in a report.” Full story BBC News, 18th August 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk [read post]
16 May 2008, 5:00 am
“Rebel Labour MPs today tabled an amendment to the counter-terrorism bill that could block Gordon Brown’s attempts to extend the detention without charge limit to 42 days. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 1:27 am
“Some of the most sweeping changes to the powers of Parliament are to be announced today, including a guarantee that MPs will have a vote before British troops can go to war. [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 1:24 am
MPs have criticised the effectiveness of the police complaints watchdog in monitoring its own recommendations, claiming systems for checking the quality of its work were ‘conspicuously absent’. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 1:59 am by sally
“The Office of Fair Trading should investigate the recent trend of councils producing their own local newspapers, according to a committee of MPs that accuses some authorities of using public cash to finance publications that are little more than political propaganda. [read post]
11 Sep 2012, 1:47 am by tracey
“Siobhain McDonagh, a Labour MP, has launched a legal action against News International and the Sun in relation to the theft of her mobile phone and is seeking damages for alleged invasion of privacy and breach of confidence.” Full story The Guardian, 10th September 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 1:28 am by sally
“‘Byzantine’ laws in England and Wales determining the affairs of those who go missing are so bewildering that they should be replaced with a simplified presumption of death act, a report by MPs proposes.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd February 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 1:47 am by sally
Philip Hollobone, the MP for Kettering, was the subject of a complaint to police from the Northamptonshire Race Equality Council five months ago because of remarks he made about burkas. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 1:31 am by sally
“The text of the superinjunction obtained by the banker Sir Fred Goodwin has been handed to the Treasury select committee so that MPs can examine whether it raises public interest issues. [read post]
8 Oct 2007, 1:45 am
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be accused tomorrow of failing to supervise Northern Rock when MPs grill officials over the watchdog's role in the crisis. [read post]
19 Mar 2008, 1:39 am
“The police are developing the first national database of mugshots so that they can use face recognition technology to match CCTV images with details of offenders, MPs were told yesterday. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 9:06 am by sally
“The former Labour MP Eric Illsley has been jailed for 12 months at Southwark crown court after pleading guilty to charges of false accounting concerning nearly £14,500 in parliamentary expenses. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 5:58 am by sally
“A 21-year-old student has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 2:13 am by sally
“Supreme Court President Lord Phillips has said parliamentary privilege does not protect MPs from being prosecuted for ‘ordinary crimes’. [read post]
7 Mar 2008, 1:46 am
“The use of restraint techniques involving deliberate physical pain in privately run child prisons should be abolished without delay, according to a report from MPs and peers published today. [read post]
14 Sep 2010, 4:49 am by traceydennis
“Three former Labour MPs facing criminal trials over expenses-fiddling allegations have been cleared to go to the Supreme Court in their bid to have the charges thrown out. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 1:27 am by tracey
“England’s NHS regulator should not be allowed to take on new responsibilities planned under the government’s health reforms, according to a damning report by MPs.” Full story The Guardian, 30th March 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 2:42 am by sally
“Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP, the new Justice Secretary, is interviewed in front of an audience at Gray’s Inn by presenter Joshua Rozenberg. [read post]