Archive: Theresa May

Week in Review: The ugliness of a Ukip Britain

Farage crosses a line - and takes Britain with him

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.
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.
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.
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.

Home Office slips out immigration report under cover of police inquiry

Government slips out long-awaited report into immigration just as home secretary announces public inquiry into undercover policing
Undercover policing inquiry ordered after Stephen Lawrence review shocks ministers

Undercover policing by the Metropolitan police faces scrutiny from a judge-led inquiry, the home secretary has announced, in a major move revealing the true extent of ministers' collapsed confidence in the police.

May Day: Downing Street withholds report which humiliates home secretary

Report which would show immigration figures cited by home secretary to be false is been withheld by Downing Street
The court judgement on loving an immigrant

Nestled away in the court of appeal: a case which decides whether Brits can live with the person they love

Comment: This anti-immigrant hysteria means I won't study here anymore

Returning to the UK feels like going back to an abusive boyfriend
The Political Week Online: A tax - the best form of defence?

The top rate of tax, immigration panic, rebellious Tories, smoking in cars with kids, and racist yoga.

Theresa May under fire for plans to make Brits stateless

British subjects could be stripped of their citizenship and left stateless, under plans being brought forward by Theresa May
May urged to stop Hungarian 'Nazis' coming to London

Theresa May faces pressure to ban a looming protest by Hungarian far-right politicians in London

Cameron suppresses report showing immigration good for UK

The report, commissioned by Theresa May, was due to be published at the end of last year but was shelved "indefinitely" by David Cameron after it failed to find evidence to support cutting immigration.
Abandoned: Theresa May turns back on American-held terror suspect

A man facing terrorism charges in the US who appealed for consular assistance was told he could not receive it because the home secretary had revoked his UK citizenship.

Deadline: The last-gasp battle to save Isa Muazu

The legal fight to save Nigerian asylum seeker Isa Muazu from deportation is going right down to the wire, ahead of a chartered flight due to remove him tomorrow.
Theresa May's EU immigration cap is illegal says Clegg

Proposals by Theresa May to cap immigration from EU countries would be "illegal and undeliverable" and cause massive harm to the economy, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said today.

May's cynical attempt to create division will lead to racist attacks on our streets

Theresa May's appeal to hysteria over an influx of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants on our streets could trigger a violent backlash against the newcomers.
The Week in Review: Are the Tories too cack-handed to deliver the smack of firm government?

This is not the smack of firm government. It's a violent assault by someone who forgot to tie their shoelaces.

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.
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.

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.
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

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.
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?

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.
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.

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.
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.