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Archive: Police
Eric Joyce arrested again in Edinburgh Airport
Former Labour MP Eric Joyce has been arrested once again following an altercation with airport staff in Edinburgh, the police have revealed.
Eric Joyce resigns from Labour
Not again: MP arrested after yet another Commons brawl
Commons assault MP Eric Joyce escapes jail sentence
Police search MP's office over 'serious offence'
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans' Westminster office is believed to have been searched by police, it has emerged.
May is creating a hierarchy of murder
The home secretary's plan to punish cop-killers suggests some lives matter more than others.
Police killers 'will go to jail for the rest of their lives'
Those convicted of murdering police officers should go to jail for the rest of their life, the home secretary said today.
Comment: What future for Britain's surveillance laws?
Surveillance laws are not about absolute. There needs to be a balance between protecting protection and privacy.
Stephen Lawrence: 20 years on the police are still considered racist
On the 20th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's murder, two in three black and Asian people still consider the police force to be "institutionally racist", a poll has found.
Video: Police move in as Brixton celebrates Thatcher's death
Police moved in last night to forcibly break up a spur-of-the-moment street party in Brixton celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher.
Comment: Attacks against Goths are hate crimes
Attacks on members of alternative subcultures should be classified as hate crimes as they are rooted in how the person looks and nothing else.
Watchdog appalled at Hillsborough police chief's gross misconduct
The inspector in charge of the police operation at Hillsborough's attempts to "manipulate and manage" the public outcry last autumn should have cost him his job, the police watchdog has found.
The Week in Westminster: 11-15 February 2013
Plan for the next week in politics with our Westminster guide.
Police must no longer investigate themselves: Judgement day for the IPCC
The body tasked with investigating complaints against the police is unable to do its job and has perilously little public trust, an influential committee of MPs said today.
Under-ten arrests count collapses by 98%
The number of annual arrests of children under ten has collapsed over the last five years from around 800 to just 23.
Analysis: How did Jimmy Savile escape justice?
In Jimmy Savile's "staggering and unprecedented" case, more could have been done to put two and two together. That doesn't mean officials can guarantee it won't happen again.
The Political Week Online: Police power, Tory squabbles, and the rise of UKIP
To some people, asking yourself whether you feel more inclined to trust the tabloid press, the police, or a politician is like asking whether you'd prefer to swim with a crocodile, a shark, or a bunch of hungry piranhas.
Plebgate: Mitchell ups pressure on Met commissioner
Former chief whip Andrew Mitchell has no confidence in Metropolitan police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, according to reports.
Are you a have-a-go hero? Probably not
Citizen police academies could help reluctant members of the public become more actively involved in keeping their communities safe, a report out today argues.
May: People will die if you don't back 'snooper's charter' bill
More people could lose their lives if the government's new communications data bill is not passed, the home secretary has warned.
First chief constable casualty of PCC era
Avon and Somerset constabulary has seen the first public spat between a police chief constable and the newly elected police & crime commissioner, leading to the resignation of Chief Constable Colin Port.
Clegg: "PCC elections not my policy"
Nick Clegg looked to distance himself and his party from last week's disastrous police commissioner elections during deputy prime ministers questions today.
Serious questions over record low turnout at PCC elections
The first police and crime commissioner elections are set to break the record for the lowest ever turnout at a national election.
Comment: Farcical police commissioner elections show disdain for democracy
Unloved and neglected, this week's elections to politicise our police have been treated with contempt by the government officials supposed to cherish them.
Andrew Mitchell: The noose tightens
Andrew Mitchell was hanging onto his job by a thread today, as senior figures from the press, politics and the police demanded his resignation.
Comment: After Super Thursday, British policing will never be the same
A Home Office minister argues for the democratic legitimacy of local police and crime commissioners
Yvette Cooper: I won't let Tories privatise the police
Labour police commissioners will prevent any efforts to privatise local police forces, Yvette Cooper promised today.
On the naughty step: Mitchell dragged in to meet Police Federation
Andrew Mitchell is to meet with representatives of the Police Federation, as he tries to draw a line under his "pleb" outburst outside Downing Street.
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