Labour to ‘boost’ enforcement around illegal immigrants
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Labour to ‘boost’ enforcement around illegal immigrants
Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, promises to “boost” enforcement on illegal immigrants after footage of raids were released as part of a border security crackdown.
Cooper says, "the rules need to be respected and enforced".
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Chris Philp has joined the daughter of Sir David Amess to call for a public inquiry into his death. It comes just two days after Home Secretary Yvette Cooper rejected the MP's family's calls for the inquiry. Speaking during a meeting with the daughter of the late MP, Mr Philp said: "We do need to properly get to the bottom of the systemic failings in the Prevent system and only a proper inquiry can do that." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has rejected calls from the family of Sir David Amess for a public inquiry into his death. The Conservative MP was murdered at his constituency surgery in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in October 2021. Sir David’s family have described the government’s decision as “unacceptable” and “insulting”. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government ministers arrive in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting with the prime minister. Arrivals include Yvette Cooper, David Lammy, Ed Miliband, John Healey, Bridget Philipson and others.
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Stricter rules for retailers selling knives online, along with tougher penalties for those who break the rules, have been announced by the home secretary. Yvette Cooper announced unveiled a raft of anti-knife crime plans, including making retailers report bulk or suspicious sales to police, and increasing the jail sentence for selling weapons to children or illegal blades such as zombie knives, to two years. The laws will collectively be known as 'Ronan's Law', named after 16-year-old Ronan Kanda who was murdered in Wolverhampton in 2022.
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The shadow education secretary says schools "desperately" need to ban pupils from using phones during the school day. Neil O'Brien adds that phones cause "a huge amount of disruption in class, lower educational standards and it's also bad for kids' mental health". The government has so far resisted calls from the Conservative Party to ban the devices. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The economic secretary to the Treasury says the welfare system needs reform to deliver "targeted support" to help more people get back into work. Emma Reynolds' comments come ahead of an expected announcement on benefits reforms. She adds, "there's been a lot of media speculation about what we're going to do, I would just encourage colleagues to bear with us". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Newcastle United fans celebrate their 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final, which sees the club win its first major trophy in 70 years. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott claims the government are “all over the place” with welfare reforms as uncertainty continues around what will be announced this week. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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