Human rights

Keir Starmer is under pressure to tear up Suella Braverman and Priti Patel's botched asylum clampdowns. The heads of three of the UK's biggest human rights groups have said the new Prime Minister must repeal Tory legislation criminalising…

Veterans minister Johnny Mercer and his wife appeared to call the police on Gulf War veterans protesting against him in Plymouth. The day before the General Election, a group of veterans who say they are suffering from Gulf War Syndrome…

He is on the cusp of becoming our PM - and will be carrying the hopes of millions into No10.But many are still wondering what kind of a leader Keir Starmer will be. How can we expect him to conduct himself, make the biggest calls, organise…

Rainbow flags, flamboyant outfits and outrageous parties - this is what comes to mind for many when they think of Pride. But it's so much more. It's a time for celebration and acceptance, with parades taking place in cities across the month…

Keir Starmer appears to have just a few days left of his relatively normal life before his family are thrust into the spotlight when he takes up his position as the newly elected Prime Minister of the UK. But less than 10 years ago the…

Two activists disrupted the Amazon Web Services Summit in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to protest Project Nimbus, Amazon and Google’s $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.The protest, which interrupted the…

It is a bold political strategy to say 'don't vote for the other team - they might get ELECTED'.It's even braver to suggest that, once in power, your opponent might actually CHANGE stuff. It merely proves that, even when you're about to…

With just two weeks left to go until the nation decides which party will lead the UK following the General Election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did little to drum up support from voters when his policies drew cries of “shame” from the…

The Ministry of Defence has been accused of deliberately stalling moves to win compensation for survivors of Cold War radiation experiments.Lawyers say that, while politicians fight the general election, civil service officials have…

Former Labour leader Gordon Brown has been awarded with a top award in the King's Birthday Honours list.The ex-Prime Minister, 73, was recognised for "public and charitable services in the UK and abroad" as he became a Member of the Order…