Archive: Theresa May
Red-faced: Home Office mistakenly publishes thousands of people's immigration details
An internal investigation into the behaviour of the Home Office is being conducted after it admitted publishing the details of thousands of people going through the immigration system.
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NARPO "surprised" by Theresa May's choice of candidate for HMCIC
The National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) has been watching with interest the recent developments in policing and was surprised not only at the Home Secretary’s choice of candidate for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMCIC) but also at the comment that he was head and shoulders above any other candidate.
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Unite: G4S civilian investigators should send shock waves across the country
Unite the union, which represents police staff has demanded that home secretary, Theresa May steps in to halt police privatisation as the disgraced security company G4S advertises for civilian investigators to work for Warwickshire police.
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BHA: Scrapping the Human Rights Act would be 'an international embarrassment' for the UK
Scrapping the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) would be an international embarrassment for the UK, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has said as it urged parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to defend the law.
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BSIA welcomes Lord Henley to new government role
Following last week’s announcement that Baroness Browning has stepped down as Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction for health reasons, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has wished her well, and welcomed the new appointment of Lord Henley to the post.
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Ketamine users face long jail sentences as drug set to become Class B
Ketamine users could face significantly higher jail sentences, after government advisers suggested the drug be upgraded to Class B from Class C.
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Botched Isa Muazu deportation opens door to judicial review
Theresa May's failure to follow official rules in the deportation of Isa Muazu has opened the door to a legal challenge, Politics.co.uk can reveal.
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London Assembly demands Boris Johnson intervenes in Isa Muazu row
The London Assembly today voted unanimously for the mayor to intervene in the Isa Muazu case, in a move which significantly ratchets up the pressure on Theresa May
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Protesters gather outside Home Office demanding mercy for Isa Muazu
Theresa May must explain why up to £180,000 was wasted on a botched deportation attempt, the TaxPayers' Alliance said today.
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Comment: Theresa May can't even get moral failure right
Theresa May has committed an act of barbarism with so little competence that it did not even succeed. SO why have no MPs asked about Isa Muazu?
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May escapes Commons scrutiny despite botched Isa Muazu deportation
Theresa May once again escaped facing questions about her conduct in the Isa Muazu case today, despite a botched deportation attempt which cost the taxpayer up to £180,000.
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Theresa May humiliated as MPs reject call to ban khat
Theresa May's ban on khat was not based on any evidence of medical or social harm and must be stopped before it becomes law, an influential committee of MPs found today.
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Exclusive: Muazu's fate rests on rearguard legal defence
Lawyers were engaged in a frantic behind-the-scenes battle to save a Nigerian asylum seeker today, after a last-minute reprieve won him another two days in the UK.
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Comment: The case that tells us what kind of country Britain is
He cannot stand or see, but this week we will deport Isa Muazu and dump him in Nigeria, where he fears being targeted by Islamic extremists.
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Deadline for deportation: Home secretary must show mercy or 'consider her position'
A Liberal Democrat peer has urged Theresa May to show mercy to a Nigerian asylum seeker or "consider her position" if he is forcibly deported from the UK tomorrow night.
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Starving asylum seeker loses appeal against deportation
An asylum seeker who is thought to be on the verge of death will be deported later this week, after he lost his court appeal.
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Hunger strike: Theresa May ignores appeals for mercy from MPs
Theresa May has failed to reply to a letter from over 40 MPs and peers calling on her to show mercy to an asylum seeker who is expected to die soon unless he is released from detention.
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Theresa May next in queue for Tory BBC threats
Theresa May has followed up on Grant Shapps' attack on the BBC by suggesting its online dominance is damaging local newspapers.
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Jeremy Hunt and his magic numbers
Jeremy Hunt has invented a problem which he can fix with a solution which does not fix the problem he has invented.
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May admits it: 'Go home' vans were a bad idea
The government's controversial 'racist van' scheme has been permanently scrapped after just one person was persuaded to leave the country.
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The Week in Review: Clegg brings Theresa May under control
Theresa May has a bad reshuffle, as the Liberal Democrats consolidate their control of the Home Office.
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The Political Week Online: race to the racist bottom
As Theresa May turns up the heat on immigration, she is criticised from both left and right.
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May's plan for 'landlord spies' hits opposition
Theresa May's plans to demand landlords check the immigration papers of people renting their properties have come to a screeching halt following opposition from the Liberal Democrats.
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Theresa May livid at having to work with 'conspiracy theory' Lib Dem minister
Theresa May was said to be outraged last night after she learned she would have to work with a Liberal Democrat minister who believes an Iraqi hit squad killed David Kelly.
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May ready to retreat on stop and search
Theresa May won approval for a watering-down of the police's stop-and-search powers in her speech to Conservative party members in Manchester this afternoon.
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'Racist' Home Office vans grounded after legal battle
The Home Office was forced to back down in the battle over its so-called 'racist vans' today, after clients of a migrant's rights groups won a key legal battle.
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Home Office under investigation after hard-line immigration drive
The Home Office is facing numerous investigations into its conduct after a spate of hard-line initiatives against immigration raised concerns about its conduct.
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Theresa May accused of cover up after she redacts immigration report
The home secretary was accused of censoring an official report in order to save her own skin today, after a document on UK border controls was extensively redacted before being presented to parliament.
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The Political Week Online: Top Marx for Michael Gove
Is racial profiling no longer racist? Are rape threats hilarious? Are free schools Marxist? Is Robert Mugabe good for Zimbabwe? Trolls compete for the ego-validating wrath of the internet.
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