‘No one loves me’ – House reflects on Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death
Nadhim Zahawi said it was “impossible to imagine how any adult could commit such evil acts against a child”, as he provided a statement to the House of Commons on the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Arthur was killed in June 2020 by his stepmother Emma Tustin, after being submitted to a campaign of torture and […]
The amendment threatening to derail the domestic abuse bill
The push to recognise a dubious notion called “parental alienation”.
The fight to ban virginity testing
Richard Holden, the Conservative MP for North West Durham, has launched a new bill to outlaw virginity testing. The practice, which is still offered by some clinics in the UK, has been described as a violation of human rights by the WHO and the UN. Mr Holden stated that the practice was “medieval”, as he […]
Comment: The world must act to end the abuse of children in war zones
Evidence emerges of child abuse by UN peacekeepers
Comment: Jailing social workers is a political PR stunt
Putting social workers in prison is not only unhelpful – it’s not going to happen, either.
Preventing another Savile: The next child abuse scandal is in our prisons
Even after the Jimmy Saville scandal and allegations of institutional abuse, a culture of secrecy is preventing a probe of children’s safety in England’s jails
Could children in prisons be the next abuse scandal?
As child abuse scandals sweep the country, we ask if we’re doing enough to protect children in prisons
Rotherham abuse: The man Westminster wants to quit defies MPs
The man who ran Rotherham’s children’s services for five years while authorities took a “blatant” disregard to widespread child sexual exploitation faces MPs later.
Comment: Rotherham abuse shows the danger of only having men in charge
Male voices in the debate on Rotherham abuse are not part of the solution. They’re part of the problem.
Rotherham abuse: Senior MP demands resignations
Officers at Rotherham council should lose their jobs over the child sexual exploitation scandal which saw 1,400 young people victimised, Clive Betts has told Politics.co.uk.
